Dan Lipka Email & Phone Number

Chappaqua, NY

• The Making Headway Foundation provides care, comfort, and a cure for children with brain or spinal cord tumors. For the past 27 years, Making Headway has addressed the issues of reconstructing a life and nurturing a.
• Developing a vision for the future and setting the strategic direction for Making Headway.
• Partnering with… Show more The Making Headway Foundation provides care, comfort, and a cure for children with brain or spinal cord tumors. For the past 27 years, Making Headway has addressed the issues of.
• Partnering with, motivating, and inspiring a committed corps of specialists.
• Serving as Making Headway’s principal representative and spokesperson.Development
• Crafting and implementing a development plan to increase fundraising from current sources and to expand the donor base.

Yonkers, NY

• Financial Management: Oversee the BID's finances, including budget, audit preparation, and long-term financial sustainability. Balanced budget and increased fund balance from zero to 20% of year’s revenue (there was a.
• Management: Increased staffing by 50% in order to more effectively meet mission, including the addition of two senior level positions. Currently manage a staff of… Show more
• Management: Increased staffing by 50% in order to more effectively meet mission, including the addition of two senior level positions. Currently manage a staff of 11.
• Development: Manage all current grants and seek new grants to further diversify funding.
• Cultivate a growing network of businesses, government agencies, and community partners.
• Events: Supervise, produce, and promote over 40 annual BID events, including the Yonkers Riverfest (Westchester’s largest free festival, 25,000+ people), the Jazz on the Waterfront series, Restaurant Week, The.

Port Chester, NY

• Management: Responsible for all organizational activities, including events, development, government relations, community programs, and coordination of local services.
• Financial Management: Created yearly budgets and oversaw all organizational financials.
• Development: Responsible for significant increases in donations, membership dues, and grants. Funds were used to increase programs and create a sustainable fund balance.
• Community Partnerships: Managed 10 community… Show more
• Community Partnerships: Managed 10 community networks, bringing together civic, non-profit, business and government leaders to address the most important issues in our community.
• Planning: Oversaw the development and implementation of an organizational strategic plan, including reorganization of the Board of Directors and establishment of an Advisory Committee. Show less

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Conducted research and wrote a 40-page narrative report highlighting the statistical and qualitative aspects of women and girls in Westchester. This report was used to guide public policy, grant-development, and to.
• Performed in-depth research and analysis into a wide range of demographic sectors.
• Interviewed technical experts and public policy makers to collect both qualitative and quantitative data.

White Plains, NY

• Responsible for all aspects of a two-year program to create a comprehensive data and records management system, hardcopy data book, and an online statistical research tool. This custom information management system.
• Collect and analyze documents of all types, including the creation of systems to convert data into a consistent format, ensure accuracy, import updated… Show more
• Collect and analyze documents of all types, including the creation of systems to convert data into a consistent format, ensure accuracy, import updated information, and organize source data.
• Designed an in-house information management system to help staff easily track, identify, and analyze data and files.
• Work with staff and other stakeholders to ensure ease of use, accuracy of information, and appropriate implementation of advances features.
• Oversee budgets, timelines, contracts, consultants, problem solving, innovation, team building, software development, reporting, marketing, and project launch. Show less

New York, NY

• Development: Managed the domestic grants and development network for IRC’s Resettlement Division. Under my supervision, annual development revenue increased by more than 50%.We raised over $17.5 million each year from.
• Grants: Responsible for writing, editing, and development of all local and national grants, which were each funded in the range of… Show more
• Grants: Responsible for writing, editing, and development of all local and national grants, which were each funded in the range of $5,000 to over $1,000,000.
• Data Management: Implemented and managed two national information management systems. This included IRC’s international data sharing and file management intranet as well as eTapestry, an online resource development.
• Training: Provided development expertise and management to each of IRC’s 22 domestic offices. Organized annual yearly training conferences. Designed and led training sessions on information management, team building.

New York NY

• Provided consulting services to political candidates and officials on a variety of issues, including office management, outsourcings, evaluations, strategic planning, use of technology, and leadership.
• Wrote and edited research proposals, analysis questionnaires, and implication presentations to provide actionable solutions for Fortune 100 companies such as AIG, Microsoft, and Verizon.
• Analyzed poll results and made recommendations regarding marketing, customer acquisition, brand… Show more
• Analyzed poll results and made recommendations regarding marketing, customer acquisition, brand identity, corporate positioning, intra-company attitudes, and global competition. Show less

Mpa, Public Administration, 4.0

Activities and Societies: EMPA Forum – Columbia University, Board Member

Ba, Public Policy