REBECCA STICH
New York,NY
Summary
Strategic Manager with extensive program development experience. Certified project manager providing change management to scale social-sector programs.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Grant Writer
THE NEW JEWISH HOME
10.2022 - 03.2023
- Produced proposals and reporting for public and private donors to health care system for older adults.
Strategist
CODA SOCIETIES
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Advanced NYS Minority and Women-Owned Business Entity (MBWE) certification process
- Explored additional certifications for small firm in rapid growth phase
- Supported CEO in determining additional growth strategies and necessary processes to expand company, including developing strategic marketing materials.
Compliance Consultant
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION
10.2020 - 02.2021
- Ensured clean audit of $10M Federal COVID-19 relief grant program to Miami nonprofits, targeting harder-hit populations
- Reviewed documentation for sample of 91 (of 425) grants for completeness and allowability.
Grant Writer
HOUSINGPLUS/WOMEN’S COMMUNITY JUSTICE
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Produced grant proposals to fund alternatives to incarceration programs in communities impacted by mass incarceration
- Coordinated completion and submission of proposals, budgets, and financial reporting structures.
Business Development Manager (Interim)
HousingPlus/Women's Community Justice Association
06.2019 - 10.2019
- Cultivated new public and private revenue and built strategic partnerships with justice organizations to combat link between incarceration and homelessness
- With Development Associate, maintained database of 50+ donors and outreach development activities throughout lifecycle
- Wrote, edited, and assembled high-quality grant proposals, concept papers, letters of inquiry, and other fundraising materials, ensuring that proposals had strong logic models aligned to design.
Consultant
NYS ASSEMBLY MEMBER REBECCA SEAWRIGHT
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Redesigned CRM to improve ease of use and responsiveness to constituent issues
- Drafted sections of campaign briefing book for successful Assembly midterm election.
Business Development Manager
Concern Worldwide US
09.2013 - 07.2017
- Transformed Concern’s approach to USG fundraising, resulting in $10M increase in annual revenue over five years and successfully securing funding from four new branches of USG
- Worked with country teams to develop strong logical frameworks and Theories of Change, ensuring proposal compliance with RFA demands and best practices
- Designed and implemented new proposal development/approval policy and process map
- Negotiated partnerships with partners and prime awardees/contractors, ensuring advantageous roles and remuneration for Concern in subcontracts/subawards
- Disseminated learnings from successful proposals, facilitated evaluations & compilation of results.
Grants Development Manager
Concern Worldwide US
04.2011 - 09.2013
- Managed team to maintain >95% on-time reporting on complex humanitarian assistance grants
- Analyzed USAID policies on gender and education to encourage alignment with USG priorities
- Developed tracking tools to coordinate proposal submission, advised SalesForce customization
- Backstopped proposal submissions and grant compliance for grants in 18 countries.
Director
NYC FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Scaled up and maintained operations at Phipps Community Development Corporation’s financial counseling pilot program for low-income residents, increasing number of clients served by 400%
- Increased scope of services provided at pilot site, developing citywide model for low-income financial counseling and integration of social services
- Developed partnerships with stakeholders and peer organizations to increase awareness and client engagement in FEC and add-on services through community education presentations
- Improved Department of Consumer Affairs’ data system to document and demonstrate impact.
FREELANCE NONPROFIT CONSULTANT
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Conducted market analysis to accurately develop strategic direction, performance standards and metrics, and financing plan to meet or exceed business performance goals.
- Identified potential funding avenues and managed donor cultivation.
- Clients included Invisible Children, Jazz Museum of Harlem & Coro New York Leadership Center.
Business Development Manager
Catholic Relief Services / Cameroon
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Produced successful project grant proposals totaling over $2 million
- Analyzed funding environment, program priorities, and growth opportunities, developing growth and marketing strategy for program
- Designed and maintained Access database to track proposal production and reporting requirements
- Built office team’s capacity to develop proposals and efficiently respond to donor and press queries.
International Development Fellow
Catholic Relief Services / Rwanda
07.2005 - 05.2006
- Designed asset evaluation tool for safety-net centers for vulnerable populations such as orphanages, centers for street children, and homes for disabled people and seniors
- Conducted in-person, on-site self-sufficiency assessment of 60 centers, performing qualitative and quantitative analysis to increase revenue.
Education
MS - Social Work
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
New York, NY05.2004
MBA - Management/Social Enterprise
COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
New York, NY05.2004
AB - Social Studies
HARVARD & RADCLIFFE COLLEGES
Cambridge, MA1998
Skills
- Proposal Development
- Strategy
- Compliance
- Systems Design
- Program Management
- Developing Logic models and Measurement Tools
- Quantitative Assessment
- Partnerships
- Data analysis and Presentation
Certification
- PMD Pro (project management) Training - 2017
- NYS LMSW - 2007
Languages
French
Professional Working
Russian
Professional Working
Arabic
Elementary
Timeline
Grant Writer
THE NEW JEWISH HOME
10.2022 - 03.2023
Strategist
CODA SOCIETIES
05.2022 - 08.2022
Compliance Consultant
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION
10.2020 - 02.2021
Business Development Manager (Interim)
HousingPlus/Women's Community Justice Association
06.2019 - 10.2019
Grant Writer
HOUSINGPLUS/WOMEN’S COMMUNITY JUSTICE
01.2019 - 01.2020
Consultant
NYS ASSEMBLY MEMBER REBECCA SEAWRIGHT
01.2018 - 01.2019
Business Development Manager
Concern Worldwide US
09.2013 - 07.2017
Grants Development Manager
Concern Worldwide US
04.2011 - 09.2013
Director
NYC FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER
01.2008 - 01.2011
FREELANCE NONPROFIT CONSULTANT
01.2007 - 01.2008
Business Development Manager
Catholic Relief Services / Cameroon
01.2006 - 01.2007
International Development Fellow
Catholic Relief Services / Rwanda
07.2005 - 05.2006
MS - Social Work
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
MBA - Management/Social Enterprise
COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
AB - Social Studies
HARVARD & RADCLIFFE COLLEGES
- PMD Pro (project management) Training - 2017
- NYS LMSW - 2007
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