Director Of Strategy And Partnerships
Greater Chicago Area
• Developed and cultivated relationships with community-based partners, academic and civic institutions, and government entities. • Established linkages with suburban churches, corporate partners, executive clubs, individuals, and foundations to promote financial and volunteer support. • Created a 6-person team of volunteer business mentors and subject matter experts to help encourage, coach, and support program graduates. • Built and managed a process for marketing and communications efforts, maintaining outreach and correspondence with funders, partners, and clients. • Created marketing materials and collateral, as well as managed projects to establish the Sunshine Enterprises brand in digital, online and print media. • Added more staff to the team to further build capacity• Helped lead Sunshine Enterprises to become its own 501c3 with an annual budget of nearly $1M, serving 250+ clients, annually