Bob Wolfson Email & Phone Number

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

I do not use the term Non-Profit as it encourages tax status as the prime descriptor of the field of Social Impact.

Greater Omaha Area And Nationally

Full service consulting for philanthropists and social impact organizations who are interested in investing in positive change in the organizations they support. Consulting with the leadership in organizations we focus on impact, change and improvements with an eye to value added results. Seasoned and expert in all aspects of social impact organizations: Program, people, process and practice.

Greater New York City Area And National In 27 Locations

Provided overall direction and management for 27 regional offices in North America with a $22 million budget; Key participant on all executive leadership committees including Strategic Planning, Internal Operations and Performance Management. Served as closing speaker at the Conference Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials.Elevated the strategic planning and implementation strategies in all locations, resulting in clarity, focus and engagement in the future direction. Increased and enhanced board involvement.Strengthened the relations between the national organization and the regional boards, staff, donors and constituents.Effectively navigated fiscal challenges while maintaining a high degree of professional service and commitment to mission. Reduced staff, worked with a large team to renegotiated union contract and implemented significant cost saving measures.Hires and on-boarded senior regional management, supervises senior regional leadership hiring practices, manages and monitors all employee relations issues. Team led and established the first agency-wide online performance management system and the first e-learning management training program, generating a fundamental culture shift achieving 100% participation in goal setting and developmental planning. Lead organizational crisis management in the 27 regional offices, providing counsel to deal with media inquiries, board and donor briefings, and broader Jewish communal constituent partners and to the community at large.

Omaha, Nebraska Covering Nebraska, Kansas And Iowa

Initiated two sustainable programmatic initiatives which have developed into successful independent organizations serving the entire state of Nebraska (Institute for Holocaust Education and Project Interfaith). Spearheaded the successful nine year effort to pass Nebraska's Hates Crimes legislation.Responsible for writing, obtaining and managing a three year federal grant for Hate Crimes Education, resulting in widespread awareness of the State of Nebraska Hates Crimes Law and increased collaboration of community based organizations in responding to Hates Crimes incidentsFrequently sought out public speaker and analyst on the issues of concern to the ADL including civil rights, religious freedom, monitoring extremists, Jewish institutional security, addressing anti-Semitism, Hate Crimes, anti-bias and diversity education, Holocaust education, interfaith outreach, global anti-Semitism and Israel. Obtained grants for more than ten years to organize and implement a youth mission to Washington, D.C., concentrating on diversity education, combined with a visit to the U.S. Holocaust Museum.Led a successful campaign to raise over $1 million to endow a portion of the annual costs of the Plains States Regional office.

Greater Omaha Area

Resolved complex family dynamics in a grocery and liquor business with difficult generational issues, which successfully resulted in the sale of this family business while maintaining family harmony.

Greater Omaha Area

Active daily business management, leadership roles and management of all legal issues in extensive family business. Holdings included real estate, restaurants, grocery store, liquor stores, and a chain of nine donut shops including franchised operations. Active family involvement from childhood in Nebraska Foundation for Visually Impaired Children, co-founded by mother.Served six years as an Administrative Law Judge for the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission. Served a three year term as a Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commissioner appointed by Governor. General practice of law concentrating on discrimination issues, as well as a clinic style practice working with under-represented clients.

Omaha, Nebraska

General practitioner with concentration on Employment Law. Administrative Law Judge for the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission hearing cases and rendering decisions for over 6 years. Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commissioner.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Board Member of Public Interest Law firm that concentrated on social change litigation and policy engagement.

Greater Omaha Area

Worked in extensive family franchise donut and restaurant businesses during law school and beyond. Had major role in day to day managment of business involving multiple locations and hundreds of employees.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

J.D., Law

Ba, Social Work

Was in first class of experimental undergraduate social work program under guidance of Charles Grosser. Two year program counted as first.

Two Years Undergraduate Studies, Education