Sari Levinson Raskin
Potomac,MD
Summary
Highly accomplished and entrepreneurial philanthropic professional with extensive experience in leading, planning, and innovating organizational efforts and initiatives to realize objectives / goals according to emerging needs and demands. Demonstrated success in identifying and introducing collaborative, funding, and leadership opportunities for organizational growth. Proven track record of facilitating funding in multiple critical need focus areas. Expert in strategic organizational planning and decision-making, supervising and managing staff for performance improvement, and forging long term partnerships with social, private, and government sector entities. Excellent collaborator, strategic thinker, and community builder. Adept at cultivating leadership skills and engaging fellow staff, donors, and volunteers. Proficient in communication skills with the ability to persuade stakeholders through persuasive, clear, and lucid language, while forging strategic partnerships.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President of Grants and Community, Associate Director of Community Investment / Manager
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, CFNOVA
Oakton, VA
01.2012 - Current
- Oversee and direct all Community Foundation Discretionary Grantmaking processes ($1,236,720 in 2021)and Supervise Scholarship Program Management processes ($313,856 in 2021)
- Recognize, identify, and introduce leadership, collaborative, and co-funding window of opportunities for Foundation
- Deliver exceptional services on behalf of organization on projects including community wealth building which provides support, networking and resources for entrepreneurs and business owners; Count the Region, which focused on ensuring everyone was counted for 2020 Census; serve on Advisory Board of newly formed Virginia Funders Network, state-wide resource for funders in state of Virginia
- Collaborate closely with donors to secure funding and manage Request for Proposal (RFP) process
- Organize and summon meetings for donors / community members with a focus on assessing applications and supporting nonprofit grantees:
- Direct all community investment grantmaking including areas of child /youth development, education, poverty relief, military personnel, mental health, aging in place, arts, and environment
- Facilitate Healthy Kids Fund to provide micro-grants for schools with emphasis on healthy eating and child obesity
- Manage donor-driven grantmaking including Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund, Micron Opportunity Fund, and Kaiser Permanente Social Impact Fund
- Incubated and provide ongoing staff leadership including awarding over $400,000 in grants for Business Women’s Giving Circle which focuses on STEM, entrepreneurship, and leadership for young girls / women
- Oversee 31 scholarship processes – awarded 94 scholarships in FY 2020
- Facilitated Response Fund grant making effort with over $ 2,095,000 to 111 grantees in midst of COVID-19 pandemic
- Planned, established, and maintain Innovation Fund by granting over $275,000 that was disbursed to cybersecurity training programs, Mason Innovation Lab, and Smart City Works Mental Health Innovation Track
Director of Engagement & Programs / Engagement Manager
Dallas Social Venture Partners, DSVP
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Established means to engage with partners in short term projects as well as on-going positions
- Examined impact of DSVP engagement with nonprofits
- Delivered staff leadership for smooth functioning of grant committees processes
- Analyzed and measured impact of engagement with investors through educational sessions for partners and nonprofit Executive Directors
- Formulated guidelines / strategies and created tools / resources for donors/entrepreneurs
- Steered grant processes and disbursed over $1M ($250,000 average annually)
- Furnished insight to 120 partners related to social investment portfolio of 19 nonprofits.
Education
Master of Social Work -
University of Maryland
Master of Arts - undefined
Baltimore Hebrew University
Bachelor of Social Work - undefined
University of Texas
Skills
- Grantmaking
- Donor Relations
- Community Engagement
- Scholarships
- Community Leadership
- Non-Profit Management
- Convening Stakeholders
- Engagement Programs
- Innovative Problem Solving
- Entrepreneurship
- Staff Supervision
- Social Worker
Certification
Mental health First Aid Certification - 2022 - Council on Foundations Career Pathways program – Graduate, 2018 | Leadership Montgomery, 2015 | Certificate in Nonprofit Management, Center for Nonprofit Management, Dallas, Texas, 2009 | Melton Senior Educators, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel,1999-2000 | Social Work Field Instruction, Yeshiva University School of Social Work, 1998
Affiliations
Board Member, Sunflower Bakery,2015-present | Giving Circle Coach, Amplifier Giving, 2015 – 2017 | Founder, T’micha Giving Circle; Advisory Board Member, Priya: The Fund for Jewish Reproduction,2011- 2015, Dallas Women’s Foundation Grant Committee, Spring 2010 | United Way Grant Committee, Spring 2009 | Jewish Community Center of Dallas Board member, 2009 – 2010 | Yavneh High School of Dallas Board member, 2008 – 2010 | Girl Scout Troop Co-Leader, 2009-2011
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Leadership
SUNFLOWER
Timeline
Vice President of Grants and Community, Associate Director of Community Investment / Manager
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, CFNOVA
01.2012 - Current
Director of Engagement & Programs / Engagement Manager
Dallas Social Venture Partners, DSVP
01.2007 - 01.2011
Master of Social Work -
University of Maryland
Master of Arts - undefined
Baltimore Hebrew University
Bachelor of Social Work - undefined
University of Texas
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