Adam Jacobs Email & Phone Number

New York, Us

Co-Executive Director working to support schools, districts, and state education departments to ensure a focus on positive learning environments for students, staff, and families. ● Supporting schools and districts nationally and internationally in engaging all members of the school community.● Prioritizing key elements of learning, like social emotional education, equity, inclusion, and justice. ● Working to expand a national research organization with nearly 3 decades of experience.● Reaching tens of thousands of students, staff, and families annually through school climate surveys, professional development, and advocacy.● Developing annual budget, financial and legal documents, and coordinating with Board of Directors.● Focusing on all sources of income, including fundraising, project management, and sales.● Co-leading the marketing and implementation of all new programs.● Co-supervising professional development programming and implementation.● Collaborating on all aspects of organizational operations.

New York, Us

Supported The National School Climate Center in once again returning to an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. I have been co-leading the organization's work on school climate measurement and action projects nationally and internationally● Worked with team to rebuild national research organization with nearly 3 decades of experience.● Developed annual budget, financial and legal documents, and coordinated with Board of Directors.● Secured nearly $500,000 in revenue in first quarter of being a newly independent organization.● Negotiated contracts with partners, school districts, and schools to focus on organizational mission.● Reached a projected 10,000 students in Q1 through school climate surveys and professional development.● Supported the marketing and implementation of all new programs.● Co-supervised professional development programming and implementation.

Consulting in grant-writing, fundraising, strategy and leadership development consulting, anti-racist parenting educator with a focus on youth development, the arts, and equity.•Design and co-facilitate anti-racist parenting trainings for hundreds of individuals throughout the United States through libraries, early childhood centers, schools, summer camp programs, organizations, etc.• Guide organizations in identifying and establishing equitable, anti-racist policies and procedures in pursuit of culture shifts and liberatory practices.• Co-develop unique workshops for families, children, educators, and organizational staff. • Edit articles and social media content centering justice, anti-oppression, youth development, and parenting.• Grant writing, fundraising, program strategy, and leadership and board consultant for several nonprofit organizations.• Strategized education programs and secured several grants totaling over $400,000.

Rhinebeck, Ny, Us

•Support the mergers of three nationally recognized education organizations with distinct missions.•Engage new and ongoing private foundations in expanding the organization and increasing work areas.•Wrote multiple successful foundation, corporate, and government proposals totaling over $4 million.•Coordinate participation in a national coalition of school climate and bullying prevention organizations.•Work with leaders in various program area teams to implement programs and reach key stakeholders.•Manage strategic communications including overseeing social media for all three organizations.•Communicate the outcomes of program evaluations to institutional funders.

Rhinebeck, Ny, Us

• Helped secure over $1 million in institutional funding and over $3 million in government contracts.• Developed strategy for funding national expansion of educator leadership and school climate programs.• Built new foundation relationships and aligned work plans to support organizational goals.• Engaged foundation leadership in sustainable support for National School Climate Center programming.• Created a communications strategy to engage partners and institutional funders.

New York, Us

• Built successful non-profit over 18+ years from zero to a $1.7 million annual budget serving 2,000 youth• Created hundreds of programs along with curricula and organizational policies to support them• Developed metrics in partnership with schools and community leaders; program goals were consistently met or exceeded• Secured Federal grants worth over $8 million. Raised roughly $500k annually over 10+ years• Wrote curricula and led countless train-the-trainer and direct service workshops. Reviews were consistently strong• Known for staff development. Retained top-performers over many years

• Co-founder, performer, lyricist and former manager for nationally acclaimed band for kids• Wrote and performed original music as the character Mr. Clown, touring nationally and internationally to perform for audiences of varying ages • Performed in music videos on "Jack's Big Music Show" on Nick, Jr. and co-wrote and performed in “The Dirty Sock Funtime Band” TV Show and DVD.• Live performance venues include (but not limited to): Summer Stage (NYC), Symphony Space (NYC), Central Park Bandshell (NYC), Ravinia Festival (Chicago), PNC Bank Arts Center (New Jersey), Sea World (Orlando), Lego Land (San Diego), Naval Bases around the World (Bahrain, Crete, Italy, Spain, Japan, Guam).

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Ma, Peace Education/Conflict Resolution

Certificate In Business Excellence, Executive Education, Senior Nonprofit Leaders Program

Bachelor'S Degree, Rabbinic Literature/Talmud