Cheryl Schaffer Email & Phone Number

• Responsible for financial management and strategy, information technology and space management for $50M, 210 staff national science advocacy organization.• Serves on the senior management team, overseeing long range planning and strategy and operations for rapidly expanding, dynamic organization.• Staffs the Board of Directors’ Finance and Investment Committees, managing the organization’s budget and $50M Board reserve.• Manages all leasing and operations for organization’s four… Show more • Responsible for financial management and strategy, information technology and space management for $50M, 210 staff national science advocacy organization.• Serves on the senior management team, overseeing long range planning and strategy and operations for rapidly expanding, dynamic organization.• Staffs the Board of Directors’ Finance and Investment Committees, managing the organization’s budget and $50M Board reserve.• Manages all leasing and operations for organization’s four offices nationwide.• Redesigned information technology services to improve security, customer services and better match our technology infrastructure to the organization’s future needs.• Develops ongoing staff training and education program designed to mentor future leaders and provide staff with skills needed to work collaboratively. Show less

• Led a year-long strategic planning process for staff and corporate board to redefine the Center’s mission and create a focus on social justice.• Managed a $4.5M budget and 27 staff. Reduced internal bureaucracy and increased effectiveness by serving as primary liaison with central university administration for all budget, human resources, and management. Reframed and communicated accomplishments to larger university audience.• Developed financial and management reporting systems and… Show more • Led a year-long strategic planning process for staff and corporate board to redefine the Center’s mission and create a focus on social justice.• Managed a $4.5M budget and 27 staff. Reduced internal bureaucracy and increased effectiveness by serving as primary liaison with central university administration for all budget, human resources, and management. Reframed and communicated accomplishments to larger university audience.• Developed financial and management reporting systems and created contract management and risk management systems leading to operating efficiencies and improved program oversight. Improved grant reporting and relationships with funders. Designed monthly financials and grew reserve to $500,000.• Redesigned staffing functions and implemented performance management system, generating annual cost savings and more effective and efficient hiring.• Managed successful grant seeking operations for the Institute for Responsible Investing, a think tank for the socially responsible investment field. Show less

•Responsible for all day-to-day organizational management as well as short and long-term business and strategic planning. Led senior management team for client services, education, advocacy and communications, development, finance, administration and human resources.Oversaw transformation from a small grassroots non-profit into a nationally recognized leader in the field. Directed organization’s operations as it grew from an annual budget of $4.5M to $11M and expanded clients served from… Show more •Responsible for all day-to-day organizational management as well as short and long-term business and strategic planning. Led senior management team for client services, education, advocacy and communications, development, finance, administration and human resources.Oversaw transformation from a small grassroots non-profit into a nationally recognized leader in the field. Directed organization’s operations as it grew from an annual budget of $4.5M to $11M and expanded clients served from 150 to 2,300. •Established fiscal policies, instituted controls and risk management procedures, created and managed budget processes. Built financial management systems, reporting systems and managed $4+M in government contracts. Created a team-based budget management process that invested stakeholders in the decision-making process and resulted in a more strategic approach to program investments. Built a capital reserve of $3+M.•Developed policies to create a positive, success oriented work environment for over 100 employees and 2,300 volunteers. Initiated diversity planning improving recruitment and retention of staff of color and increasing cultural competency of organization. Developed performance management and compensation system. Trained, supervised and mentored senior staff, coaching to increase personal effectiveness and team productivity.•Managed and provided strategic direction to development department which raised money through events, individuals, foundations, and direct mail. Secured new private and government funding for innovative programs. Initiated and managed a strategic shift in fundraising strategy from events-based fundraising to development of major donors.•Developed, in collaboration with grassroots AIDS activists, a pilot service and education project in Botswana which enabled the first organization of openly HIV+ people to obtain and use western grant funds Show less

• Directed national operations for large, progressive labor organization representing more than 10,000 office workers. Managed a $2.5M budget and staff of 35.• Funded by national union to launch groundbreaking organizing campaign in the insurance industry. Led all political, lobbying, and community organizing around campaigns.• Negotiated labor agreements and high-profile public campaigns, including 3,000 clerical workers at the University of Washington at Seattle and Equitable Life… Show more • Directed national operations for large, progressive labor organization representing more than 10,000 office workers. Managed a $2.5M budget and staff of 35.• Funded by national union to launch groundbreaking organizing campaign in the insurance industry. Led all political, lobbying, and community organizing around campaigns.• Negotiated labor agreements and high-profile public campaigns, including 3,000 clerical workers at the University of Washington at Seattle and Equitable Life Insurance. • Developed innovative methodologies to effectively organize women workers nationwide.• Pioneered the usage of issues-based media campaigns in labor organizing. Show less

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