Brett P. Harrison Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, US

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

Washington, DC, US

Washington, DC, US

• Increased Pride membership recruitment by 12% (36,268 to 40,543) and fundraising by 10% ($617K to $676K) over one fiscal year
• Oversaw budgeting, online fundraising campaigns, and execution of Gift Membership program
• Developed training curriculum on how to host creative, profitable, and successful community events
• Led watch party strategy for largest-ever presidential town hall on LGBTQ issues by designing three comprehensive toolkits for volunteers, homeowners, and third-party organizations
• Managed portfolio of 13 volunteer steering committees nationwide on community event fundraising, Pride membership recruitment, and outreach engagement

West Hollywood, CA, US

• Grew third party fundraising line by $600K, from $900K to $1.5M, over one fiscal year
• Partnered with Fortune 500 companies, corporations, and businesses to run co-branded marketing campaigns and fundraising activations
• Led and wrote corporate grant proposals for multi-billion dollar companies
• Managed stewardship and engagement strategies to retain giving among an extensive portfolio of donors—major gifts, legacy, corporate, third party, individuals, etc.
• Initiated a fundraising pipeline and other backend processes to track, organize, and solicit third party funds from key organizational constituents

West Hollywood, CA, US

• Created organization’s Outreach Strategic Plan from the-bottom-up as first employee in this newly-developed position, thereby setting role’s priority initiatives and framework
• Developed Youth Ambassador Council (YAC) of 20 diverse LGBTQ representatives nationwide who advise Trevor on how to make resources more youth-centric and champion outreach in their local communities
• Stewarded corporations who contribute five to seven-figure donations—Deloitte, Viacom, EY, HBO, AT&T, etc.—through creating corporate days of service and other impactful forms of engagement
• Inspired award-winning celebrity with over 3 million social media followers to lead Suicide Prevention Month outreach PSA about Trevor’s lifesaving services: Connect Digitally with The Trevor Project
• Increased visibility through managing and expanding Ambassador groups’ outreach efforts nationwide and mobilizing local communities through representing organization at local functions

West Hollywood, CA, US

• Implemented volunteer recruitment, appreciation, and retention strategies to ensure that organization had capacity to serve an annual 200,000 suicidal and in-crisis LGBTQ youth
• Supported prospective volunteers from the beginning-to-end of their application processes by conducting orientations, analyzing profiles, evaluating screenings, and proving recommendations
• Managed database of roughly 1,000 volunteers and served as main liaison for inquiries and needs
• Pioneered social media and digital campaigns as strategic platforms to increase the scope of volunteer recruitment, which significantly heightened the quality and quantity of programmatic volunteers
• Oversaw organization’s participation in Pride nationwide—and trained and supervised Pride volunteers to maintain quality control in educating about Trevor’s work and disseminating lifesaving resources

Los Angeles, California, US

• Supported bullied and suicidal LGBTQ youth through conveying how ‘It Gets Better’—while showing the happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach and inspiring changes to make it better for them
• Managed ‘It Gets Better’ video overview process and social media pages through enforcing safe messaging guidelines to maintain appropriate support for audience and protect brand integrity
• Aided International Program by creating country-specific YouTube playlists to provide specialized support for worldwide LGBTQ youth and provide It Gets Better Project Affiliates’ graphics for marketing materialso.
• Supported Development Program by creating an inventory of Fortune 1000 companies’ executive contacts and LGBTQ employee resource groups for outreach and funding
• Facilitated company partnerships through producing key materials, such as “Best of It Gets Better” video list, proof of celebrity endorsements, inspirational ‘It Gets Better’ quotes, and evidence of LGBTQ support

West Hollywood, CA, US

• Served as Marketing and Communications Department representative for the world’s largest organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth
• Pitched, edited, and wrote pieces for The Trevor Project’s national blog, TrevorNews
• Created blogging best practices guide through integrating diverse social media and blogging platforms’ techniques to increase readership and scope
• Participated in marketing and design, outreach, and non-profit communications trainings to promote Trevor’s brand and expand its audience
• Proposed editorial plan for TrevorNews and suggestions for The Trevor Project to more effectively relay its life-saving services

Tampa, Florida, US

• Trained over 300 students, staff, and community members in 15, 3-hour sessions on “LGBTQ 101,” the “coming out” process, how to be an ally, LGBTQ resources, bullying, and suicide
• Revamped SafeZone training curriculum to ensure inclusivity of all intersectional identities and experiences, add engaging programming, and foster conducive educational environment
• Represented SafeZone training team on Office of Multicultural Affairs’ Internal Departmental Review Committee to provide resources and advocacy for marginalized populations

Tampa, Florida, US

• Planned and created Florida’s largest nonprofit LGBTQ and ally college conference from scratch, welcoming over 100 attendees from across the state
• Directed and supervised all workshop and educational initiatives, including organizational strategy, curriculum, host solicitations, workshop approvals, volunteers, and logistics
• Collaborated on marketing and communications, fundraising and budgeting, talent management, and a myriad of additional conference responsibilities
• Constructed the conference’s framework through proposing its selected theme, "Unite"

Burbank, CA, US

• Provided best-in-class customer service to give all guests the ultimate Disney experience
• Facilitated transactions and encouraged guests to purchase products
• Organized merchandise to ensure stores were presentable and met quality standards

Tampa, Florida, US

• Fostered a supportive, safe, and thriving residential environment for 30 diverse college students
• Fulfilled community developer, resource and educator, programmer, administrator, facility manager, policy enforcer, and emergency responder roles
• Designed engaging programs and events that welcomed anywhere from 15 to 200 USF students, staff, and community members
• Resolved emergency situations, such as contacting health professionals during medical accidents, using conflict resolution skills to diffuse violent encounters, and facilitating Baker Act on suicidal resident
• Promoted to Residence Life Mentor, a leadership position responsible for training and supporting first-year Resident Assistants, developing residential curriculum, and acting as department liaison