Allison Kroner Barron Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Independent consultant providing Chief of Staff and project-based consulting services to mission-driven organizations and small businesses. I work with clients on organizational goal setting and prioritization, program development and implementation, project management, partnership building, outreach & community engagement, internal system-building, and more. Projects include: • Managing cross-sector research partnership for Rise Up Cambridge, a trailblazing guaranteed basic income program in Cambridge, MA. • Developing an implementation plan and collaborating on the design of a first-time homebuyer program for IBA Boston, a leading community development corporation.• Supporting the strategic planning process for the Massachusetts Coalition of Racial Equity in Housing, a 16-member, cross-sector coalition funded by The Boston Foundation.• Providing fractional Chief of Staff services for small businesses: set annual goals, create hiring plans, build business development strategies, advise on package and curriculum development, and provide executive coaching.• Serving as interim COO for a wellness practice doubling in size: support the launch of two new lines of service, update employee compensation strategy, overhaul payroll process, redesign client intake system, manage hiring and onboarding.

Cambridge, Ma

Project Director for a cross-sector research partnership for Rise Up, a trail-blazing guaranteed income program in Cambridge, MA. In this role I am responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of a research project with MDRC, coordinating lead nonprofit partners and the City of Cambridge, launching community engagement initiatives including a Research Advisory Council, creating fundraising and communications materials, and coordinating communications and advocacy efforts with other regional guaranteed income programs.

Boston, Ma

Allison Barron Consulting is a member of the vChief network. vChief connects independent LLCs to provide Chief of Staff services with a variety of organizations, including non-profits, foundations, small businesses, and start-ups.

Greater Boston Area

• Launched first-of-its-kind city-based credit and asset building initiative with focus on marginalized communities; managed partnership with the City of Boston and 30-plus partners; developed mission, vision, theory of change, logic model and other collateral.• Reached over 17,000 Bostonians through workshops and financial coaching.• Created racial equity strategy and governance system; oversaw two staff members, the Board, and four committees; stewarded high level donors; built Community Council of 30 leaders engaging 300+ community members.• Led strategic planning and annual goal setting process with the Board and Community Council; project-managed work for all focus areas including direct services, public policy, communications, financial products, and evaluation.• Managed partner recruitment and developed cross-sector partnerships, including a research partnership with TransUnion and product partnerships with local and national financial institutions.• Represented BBC on television and national conferences as pioneer city credit initiative, advised replicating cities.• Built monitoring system, managed ongoing data collection and analysis for use in strategic decision making, developed strategic learning priorities, implemented emergent learning strategies, oversaw external evaluators

Chestnut Hill, Ma

• Built curriculum and materials for Managing For Social Impact course. Topics covered included: people management, corporate giving, supply chains, social enterprises, and ESG reporting.• Taught course; provided student advising; graded and provided feedback on all assignments.• Received a rating of “excellent” or “very good” from 100% of students in year-end evaluation.

Greater Boston Area

• Built and directed a corporate citizenship strategy designed to grow with the business, support sales, strengthen local communities, position the company as a thought leader, and serve as a tool to engage customers, employees, and partners• Designed processes to systematize in-kind giving, in-store events, and oversaw implementation by franchise and regional managers• Acted as project manager for marketing department; instituted monthly editorial calendar planning meetings; managed work flow for remote graphic design team and coordinated marketing activities between CMO and franchise owners• Served as community engagement lead for 45 store chain; worked cross-functionally to coordinate outreach efforts with franchisees, local media outlets, and marketing and operations teams; sourced and managed nonprofit partner relationships• Managed East Coast team of local marketing and store managers to implement strategies in store.• Ran Foundation operations; managed grant program receiving on average 40 applications per quarter; oversaw Board of Directors; coordinated all volunteer and donor engagement, fundraising, events, accounting, and marketing efforts

Greater Boston Area

• Launched Foundation; developed mission, scope, and standard operating procedures; oversaw 501c3 application process; designed then launched grant program giving out 27 grants over four years and providing technical assistance and feedback to over 100 applicants • Ran Foundation operations; managed grant program receiving on average 40 applications per quarter; oversaw Board of Directors; coordinated all volunteer and donor engagement, fundraising, events, accounting, and marketing efforts

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted Program Officers in management of $22M portfolio; analyzed grant outcomes and evaluated for future support• Researched and implemented special projects, including development of a training program for nonprofit leaders, an analysis of NYC’s Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption, and an evaluation of grantmaking targeting toxic chemicals

Greater Boston Area

• Served as project manager for the development team; oversaw implementation of donor engagement strategy; built and ran Salesforce database• Wrote copy for grants, fundraising materials, and social media; planned events; managed department interns

Greater Boston Area

• Ran executive office and provided support to the development team• Served as the liaison to the Board of Directors

Greater Boston Area

• Ran executive office and provided support to senior leadership• Managed agency relationship with the Board of Trustees

Greater St. Louis Area

• Built and launched collegiate fellowship program focused on civic engagement and philanthropy• Planned corporate volunteer projects as philanthropic and employee engagement tool for local businesses

• Developed immersion curriculum for twice-weekly, one-hour Spanish 101 subsections • Ran twice-weekly, one-hour subsections for group of 10 students held entirely in Spanish

Master’S Degree, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Activities and Societies: Editor in Chief of The Wagner Review

Bachelor Of Arts, International Studies (European Studies), Anthropology, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, four years of collegiate study of the Spanish Language

Education record