David Coffman Email & Phone Number

Leading a team of portfolio managers in providing technical assistance and grants management to national service grantees in Florida with a state-wide impact of more than $56 million.

Provide grants management and technical assistance to a portfolio of grantees in Georgia and South Carolina.

Greater Atlanta Area

• We are honoring parents, grandparents, and mentors by raising funds and providing grants to programs and services for seniors. In this role, I am strengthening organizational operations and streamlining grant making.
• Directing Senior Center Innovation grant program with special emphasis on sharing best practices
• Managing grant-making process from review to reporting for 80+ grantees annually
• Providing technical assistance and support to grantees and potential grantees
• Increasing government contract revenue by 50% and diversified individual donor revenue streams

Greater Atlanta Area

• Staff support for Council and Coalition of Advocates for Georgia's Elderly helping identify policy priorities, advocate for funding and program changes, and researching policy changes to improve the lives of older.
• Coordinated advocacy coalition of 800 community and organizational advocates from policy development to post-session reviews
• Improved communications and branding through newsletter, social media, and digital content
• Created video and other communications to engage coalition members on complex legislative issues leading to 20% increased grassroots engagement over Georgia legislative session
• Developed strategic relationships with underrepresented constituencies within the coalition
• Communicated complex policy and proposed legislation to varied constituencies including legislators and grassroots

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Responsible for leading and managing small but tenacious nonprofit with a mission to end hunger through advocacy, fundraising, and marketing. Results included raising substantial funds from public and private donors to.
• Developed and executed advocacy and communications planning across network to obtain state funding for anti-hunger programs resulting in more than $1 million in new funding
• Provided training and advocacy support for members and food bank network
• Managed government contracts to ensure compliance leading to funding for statewide expansion
• Led strategic planning for a statewide program using data from a variety of sources to develop innovative outreach and social benefit program across five food banks
• Administered and managed state, federal, and corporate grants and sub-grants to achieve desired outcomes

Roanoke, Virginia Area

• Responsibilities included leading a team of eight in identifying opportunities to improve emergency food assistance to urban and rural communities in Virginia while developing and enhancing organizational structure and.
• Responsible for department with goal to raise $1 million in earned income revenue and government reimbursement programs of $800,000 annually
• Led a team of eight programs staff to ensure work plan goals achieved while providing cross functional support for fundraising and operations
• Developed organizational realignment to improve work efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Reviewed and evaluated programs to identify efficient business practices to meet organization goals
• Provided 400 partner organizations with leadership to help develop a community response to hunger

New Orleans

• I worked within food bank and communities across Louisiana to develop innovative solutions to root causes of hunger in the region. This worked created programs to connect families to benefits, grow food production in.
• Responsible for department with goal to raise $1 million in earned income revenue and government reimbursement programs of $800,000 annually
• Led a team of eight programs staff to ensure work plan goals achieved while providing cross functional support for fundraising and operations
• Developed organizational realignment to improve work efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Reviewed and evaluated programs to identify efficient business practices to meet organization goals
• Provided 400 partner organizations with leadership to help develop a community response to hunger

New Orleans And Washington DC

Selected to participate in national leadership development fellowship aimed at training leaders in anti-hunger, anti-poverty, and anti-racism movement in the United States through field and policy work. This included analyzing state and national policies affecting civil rights and liberties of individuals who are homeless and the “You Don’t Need A Home to.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Sustainable Development

An independent major designed to incorporate sociology, political science, economics, and environmental studies.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management