David Bresnahan Email and Phone Number

SELECTED CONSULTING ENGAGEMENTSNeighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH), East Boston, MA, 2021 - 2022• Assisting pandemic rental assistance funding applications Black Boston Covid-19 Coalition, Roxbury, MA, 2021 • Call center community outreach scheduling vaccine appointments at mass-vaccination site North Shore Community Development Coalition, Salem, MA, 2012 - 2013• Private grant writing Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, Richmond, VA… Show more SELECTED CONSULTING ENGAGEMENTSNeighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH), East Boston, MA, 2021 - 2022• Assisting pandemic rental assistance funding applications Black Boston Covid-19 Coalition, Roxbury, MA, 2021 • Call center community outreach scheduling vaccine appointments at mass-vaccination site North Shore Community Development Coalition, Salem, MA, 2012 - 2013• Private grant writing Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, Richmond, VA, 2011-2012• Projects to support statewide Rapid Re-Housing initiative and increase adoption of best practices North Shore Community Development Coalition, Salem, MA 2010 -- 2011• Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston AHP grant application • Merger-related funding applicationsNorth Shore Community Action Programs, Peabody, MA, 2011• Strategic planning• Grant writingInTeleSearch (for Philips Lighting), Chelmsford, MA, 2010 - 2011 • Sales lead qualification research for LED and other energy-efficient lightingGroundwork Lawrence, Lawrence, MA, 2010• Audit preparation Wellesley at Home, Wellesley, MA, 2009• Start-up business plan Prosperity Candle, Somerville, MA, 2009• Strategic marketing recommendations for start-up international social enterprise North Shore Community Development Coalition, Salem, MA, 2009• Financial projections for merger Show less

• Vibrant, growing congregation in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood with a mission to "Celebrate God's Rhythm, Delight in God's Flavor, Unite with God's Power"• Active social justice group conducting ongoing neighborhood listening campaign focusing on gentrification and displacement • Growing Spanish-language community with diocesan and national church support

Vice President for Resource Development (2018-2019)Director of Resource Development and Marketing (2013-2018)-Advised executive director to pursue collaborative partnerships for long-term organizational sustainability, resulting in the formation in 2018 of Opportunity Communities, an innovative joint venture that merges administrative functions while maintaining members’ autonomous identities and assets;-Served on senior management team, authoring annual and mutli-year strategic… Show more Vice President for Resource Development (2018-2019)Director of Resource Development and Marketing (2013-2018)-Advised executive director to pursue collaborative partnerships for long-term organizational sustainability, resulting in the formation in 2018 of Opportunity Communities, an innovative joint venture that merges administrative functions while maintaining members’ autonomous identities and assets;-Served on senior management team, authoring annual and mutli-year strategic work plans and participating in budget forecasting;-Oversaw development of theories of change for three main lines of business: economic development, health and wellness, and placemaking;-Leveraged volunteer consulting engagements to respond to agency management challenges, including from the Brandeis Heller School for Social Policy and Management and Deloitte;-Managed triennial survey of 200 neighborhood households to measure impact of the organization's work and conducted analysis showing improvement in neighborhood residents’ perceptions and experience of their community over time;-Managed marketing and branding efforts, including a community-focused rebranding process, the development of new logo and tag-line, and a revised website;-Oversaw large-scale events: annual meeting that brought together hundreds of members each year; a Gentrification Forum that brought together thought leaders and neighborhood residents to find solutions to displacement resulting from gentrification; inaugural community arts festival that attracted hundreds of neighborhood residents and artists on the site of a planned art park at the heart of an eight acre development;-Led efforts to raise $1 million dollars in grants and contracts annually, including new funding of $380,000 in major gifts through the MA Community Investment Tax Credit;-Supervised a Resource Development and Administration Manager and recruited and managed graduate school interns Show less

Full-time consulting engagement-Supported statewide efforts to increase investment in rapid re-housing to end family homelessness in collaboration with the local, state, and national partners; -Evaluated statewide achievement of the goals of the state plan to end homelessness;-Secured a greater share of $2.2m in federal funding for and in collaboration with homeless assistance agencies by conducting analysis and supporting process to merge rural regional planning groups to… Show more Full-time consulting engagement-Supported statewide efforts to increase investment in rapid re-housing to end family homelessness in collaboration with the local, state, and national partners; -Evaluated statewide achievement of the goals of the state plan to end homelessness;-Secured a greater share of $2.2m in federal funding for and in collaboration with homeless assistance agencies by conducting analysis and supporting process to merge rural regional planning groups to increase competitiveness for access to funding;-Developed and wrote in consultation with a regional planning group a Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness for the Northern Shenandoah Valley. Show less

Mission statement: Our parish family challenges itself - and our community around us - always to celebrate God's beauty, grace, and love in everyone and everything. • Spearheaded development of 2010-2014 Business Plan• Led Business Plan presentation to Diocesan Bishop and partnered with other parish leadership to manage its implementation• 1st Quarter 2011 Sunday attendance average was 59% higher than 2009 Sunday attendance average• Number of pledging units for 2011 grew… Show more Mission statement: Our parish family challenges itself - and our community around us - always to celebrate God's beauty, grace, and love in everyone and everything. • Spearheaded development of 2010-2014 Business Plan• Led Business Plan presentation to Diocesan Bishop and partnered with other parish leadership to manage its implementation• 1st Quarter 2011 Sunday attendance average was 59% higher than 2009 Sunday attendance average• Number of pledging units for 2011 grew 100% over 2010; value of 2011 pledges grew 50% Show less

• Managed fundraising, public relations, and community organizing programs to support the agency’s work in leveraging $30 million to develop 108 units of affordable housing in two developments • Assisted Executive Director to develop a strategic plan to regionalize the organization • Launched and coordinated, with local United Way, a community-wide collaborative of 20 service providers to complement the Coalition’s housing development efforts • Provided support for operations… Show more • Managed fundraising, public relations, and community organizing programs to support the agency’s work in leveraging $30 million to develop 108 units of affordable housing in two developments • Assisted Executive Director to develop a strategic plan to regionalize the organization • Launched and coordinated, with local United Way, a community-wide collaborative of 20 service providers to complement the Coalition’s housing development efforts • Provided support for operations management, real estate development, and property management • Managed student interns and local college partnerships as an ongoing source for volunteers• Raised over $120K in grant revenue annually • Led successful fundraising effort for green elements to be included in LEED-certified development• Coordinated two high profile, annual community fundraising events, each of which grew 50 to 100% to generate more than $25K apiece under my leadership• Increased pool of individual donors from a nominal number to over 600; increased mailing list from 500 to nearly 3,000; instituted donor cultivation strategy • Authored all press releases and frequently served as spokesperson to local media Show less

• Secured, as a member of a staff team, a nearly $13 million city-wide annual federal funding renewal through HUD’s homelessness Continuum of Care process • Co-led first post-Katrina city-wide homelessness census in consultation with Urban Institute; collaboratively recruited, trained, and coordinated extensive cadre of bilingual volunteers • Assisted with UNITY’s successful advocacy for a Congressional allocation for an unprecedented 3,000 units of supportive housing in Louisiana;… Show more • Secured, as a member of a staff team, a nearly $13 million city-wide annual federal funding renewal through HUD’s homelessness Continuum of Care process • Co-led first post-Katrina city-wide homelessness census in consultation with Urban Institute; collaboratively recruited, trained, and coordinated extensive cadre of bilingual volunteers • Assisted with UNITY’s successful advocacy for a Congressional allocation for an unprecedented 3,000 units of supportive housing in Louisiana; testified before Bring New Orleans Back Commission, city council, state agencies, and committees of the state legislature • Coordinated press requests from local, national, and international media, including Associated Press, CNN, NPR, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, National Geographic• Served on post-Katrina homelessness panel at American Public Health Association Conference • Coordinated press conferences (including for $2m gift from Qatar) and authored all press releases• Led agency’s private grant writing efforts ($340K + annually) • Wrote successful proposal to launch the groundbreaking centralized outreach, housing search, and housing placement initiative and community affordable housing database website• Maintained relationships with 60+ member agencies; participated in monitoring and evaluating nearly 100 contracts held by sub-grantees • Developed complex program budgets of more than $500K Show less

• Reviewed, as a team member, internal expense reports for compliance with company policy

• Co-founded West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, collaborating to build a coalition of agencies and advocates from around the state • Supported the Executive Director in the day-to-day operation of a two site $1 million agency • Contributed to successful $1.7 million application to HUD for funding for 35 of 55 counties in the state that previously did not receive federal funding for housing and services for homeless people• Wrote successful grant proposals (Federal Home… Show more • Co-founded West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, collaborating to build a coalition of agencies and advocates from around the state • Supported the Executive Director in the day-to-day operation of a two site $1 million agency • Contributed to successful $1.7 million application to HUD for funding for 35 of 55 counties in the state that previously did not receive federal funding for housing and services for homeless people• Wrote successful grant proposals (Federal Home Loan Bank, government, and private funders) Show less