Molly Harmon

I believe philanthropy and development when done well, invite people into a relationship of common purpose, offer hope and contribute to each others' lives. Both demand a radical generosity of spirit, money, tenacity and time; one is not possible w/o the other.

• Review & conduct due diligence on 300+ grant proposals annually, representing over $15M in requests, to add value and insight to grant-making decisions through applicant interviews and project research while evaluating impact to inform future grantmaking decisions.
• Impact Investing Committee Chairperson; leading committee of 10 through integrating ESG and mission-aligned investing opportunities into the decision-making process. Creating a scorecard to guide how we harness our social justice faith values, data & metrics to inform developed investment strategies of a $200M portfolio.
• Instrumental on leadership board committee tasked with developing long-term strategic vision, annual work plan, and design transition to integrated trust-based grant model to inform Foundation's strategy and decision-making
• Collaboratively designed a multi-year, trust-based grant model representing 1/3 of $9M annual distribution.

My critical thinking skills allowed me to envision, lead, and implement a strategy solution for hyper-local community connection to healthy, culturally desired foods. Using my collaborative leadership, I built community through relationship-focused programming, group interaction, and consensus-based outcomes.

• Solved the "last-mile" logistical problem by organizing community groups, food agencies, and volunteers to build over 250 food pantries while distributing thousands of lbs of food weekly.
• Gathered and synthesized data to inform pantry location strategy and culturally desired foods. Mapped city demographics to assist volunteers with understanding cultural communities while working with team of graphic designers to message animated graphics of culturally desired foods on social media channels.
• Responsible for recruiting and forming board of directors that took on fundraising, marketing, and community engagement. Led process of developing theory of change and mission statement.
• Supported agency/non-profit internal process to develop a food collection/distribution system for over eight neighborhood pantry networks.

Professionally trained in plant-based nutrition. Pioneered a profitable private chef business in Seattle, providing tailored meals to clients with specialized dietary and medical needs.

• Increased client base by 4x on the strength of service and client referrals, achieved client retention rate of 85%, with high net-worth client base.
• Used cloud-based software to manage medically directed diets through calorie monitoring & nutrition Rx with a team of caregivers while regularly apprising medical team on progress by ensuring accurate and up-to-date records.
• Hired and managed team of chefs to meet growth demands; established employee-centered, flexible work environment and created unique profit-sharing program to motivate and incentivize.
• Responsible for employee operations, including payroll & compensation packages, L&I, and tax reporting. Led operational oversight and budgetary supervision for 10-20 simultaneous clients
• Track and manage clients' menus and dietary needs through customized CRM & GDrive of over 5,000 recipes.

A social enterprise that helps individuals scale world-changing ideas. The organization partners with strategic corporations, impact investors, accelerators, and foundations to design programs that deliver world-changing outcomes and contribute towards the United Nations' SDGs

• Selected into a competitive global program to develop skills in social enterprise, cross-sector partnerships, and human-centered design