Erica Mesker Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Responsible for fundraising and partnership development; oversee philanthropic program implementation, financial planning and analysis, and grants compliance (particularly for federal awards per 2 CFR 200); keystone team member ensuring cross-org collaboration and strategic alignment• Manage a team of seven, with four direct reports, covering program design and implementation teams (Appalachia Digital Accelerator, Rio Grande Valley Broadband Coalition, International Programs), communications and outreach, plus finance, operations, and compliance• Provide team coaching and leadership, with the goal of practicing radical candor and maintaining camaraderie, professional development, and work-life balance in a fully remote organization

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Joined as one of the first employees of Connect Humanity, working internally across the Investment and Philanthropic Programs teams, and externally to build strategic partnerships and secure grant funding. • Led the development of our first 18-month strategy and organizational budget• Managed spin-out from our initial fiscal sponsor, Tides Center• Built up fundraising and organizational operations from scratch• Raised tens of millions of dollars to launch impactful programs including the Appalachian Digital Accelerator, the Indigenous Connectivity Institute, the Rio Grande Valley Broadband Coalition, and a Broadband and Digital Equity training program in Brazil• Successfully incubated and spun out the Indigenous Connectivity Institute to its own Indigenous-led organization as planned• Financial analysis and management for all grant-funded programs, including grantee selection and management

Washington , Dc, Us

Led the Development Team at the World Wide Web Foundation, co-founded by web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Owned full fundraising lifecycle, from donor cultivation, to pitch, to proposal and budget development, to reporting and ongoing stewardship. • Exceeded first year fundraising goal of $5.1M • Developed first Development Dashboard tracking fundraising pipeline, revenue recognition, and cash flow projections used for monthly organizational tracking and quarter Board reports• Led the first Board Development Committee, working closely with Committee Chair to implement Boar-led initiatives and provide support for Board-level donor cultivation and stewardship; resulted in two Board-led initiatives, and the first year in which the Web Foundation reached 100% Board giving• Member of the Executive Team and key leader to the organizational strategic planning process; acted as Gender Lead as part of the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion team

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Managed an $8M portfolio across the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Highlights include:• Brought transparency, cross-border collaboration and communication, and operational processes to an international development team directly resulting in a year-over-year fund increase of 200% in FY19• Led fundraising in the APAC region, resulting in a year-over-year fund increase of 280% in FY20• Led program and partnership development for the largest award in organizational history ($4.5M across two years; U.S. Department of State) for a project spanning 14 countries across Central and Eastern Europe. Funder relationship owner and coordination lead across 4 subgrantees and multiple contracts. Owned oversight of federal award compliance• Led the development of operational processes to streamline work and ensure grant compliance and globalized those processes by providing documentation and training across the organization. I was the person to increase transparency and communication, which was instrumental to de-siloing the globally dispersed team, becoming the central hub for organizational knowledge and communication across teams and program areas.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Managed a varied portfolio of funded projects and donor relationships to align external and internal programmatic goals, vision, and objectives, including regular communication and program updates with partners, donors, across teams, and to executive leadership. Developed and managed operational processes across global development teams in the US, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Rapidly became an organizational hub of knowledge, partnerships, and program design across globally distributed teams.

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Program managed a $6 million scholarship fund including donor solicitation, establishing named scholarship funds and endowments, event planning, and working across departments to prepare grant proposals. Managed 100+ student volunteers during the two-month Campaign for Student Success to raise $1m.

Successful grant writer for public, private, and state and federal funding. Wrote and distributed press releases, community-outreach material, and research reports.

Subjects include Organic Chemistry, AP Chemistry, AP Economics

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Taught and advised 70+ undergraduate students per course in the Global and International Studies department at UCSB. Facilitated classroom discussions, graded all student written assignments, proctored examinations, developed examinations and provided individual and group tutorials. Maintained and submitted student grades.Courses: Global 1: Global History, Culture, and Ideology, Winter 2011 (Lead TA), Fall 2011 (Lead TA); Global 110: Global Culture and Ethics, Summer 2011 (Lead TA); Global 120: Global Ideologies and World Order, Fall 2009

Conducted internet research to identify and recruit experts in specified fields and maintained all contacted individuals and accepted authors a large and complex data set with the use of Excel spreadsheets. In charge of the final submission process style editing and assisted with article editing. Position required incredible organizational skills and attention to detail.

New York, New York, Us

Conducted outreach and assisted in planning and execution of the Clinton Foundation Millennium Network Event; ran the backstage and VIP areas during the event in coordination with Secret Service, which was attended by President Clinton, celebrities and musicians, and key Foundation supporters. Conducted priority research the led to a winning proposal to the Gates Foundation for the Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative. Was invited to stay on board after the initial Fellowship period, and worked remote for an additional semester from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Planned and led daily activities within the community for clients with developmental disabilities and aided clients in obtaining volunteer and paid job positions. Maintained client files tracking job/volunteer performance and behavioral performance and interactions.

Ma, Global & International Studies

Ba Summa Cum Laude, Psychology/Biology

Associate'S Degree, Psychology And Biology