Heather Lenz Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Sangfroid Strategy specializes in Program Development, Evaluation, Improvement and Strategy. Working with local nonprofit organizations and socially responsible businesses, I collaborate with other consultant teams to drive the development of strategies that connect current practice to short- and long-term vision. We're navigators from plan to action; helping organizations map strategies that enhance project efficiency, track progress, and produce timely, quality products that exceed expectation every time.Customers: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum, Cleveland Transformation Alliance, SoulCraft Woodshop, Zygote Press, Motogo, and The City of Lakewood

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Program Evaluation and Needs Assessment for students pursuing a Master's in Social Service Administration and/or a Master's in Nonprofit Organizations from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University.

Provide assistance in launching an applied arm of the Center for Urban Poverty and Community Development focused on bridging the divide between institutions and the communities they serve.

At Advocacy and Communication Solution, LLC (ACS) I specialized in strategic communication, government relations, policy analysis, media relations and strategy development services for national, state and local organizations. Cross-Sector Collaboration: Facilitated 60+ member task force, and 10 subcommittees to develop city-wide implementation plan for universal a preschool expansion program; facilitated strategy development among eight hospital/health center networks, a city government agency, and a county government agency to reduce infant mortality; facilitated 30+ statewide leaders for strategic direction of statewide quality improvement system; facilitated 25+ statewide leaders to develop strategy to improve early intervention health screenings. Communication Planning: Develop, train, implement and track 10+ communication and media strategy plans for national, state, and local governmental agencies, public-private partnerships, and nonprofit organizations. Database Development/Management: Develop data collection methodology and points to guide tracking contracts and impact related to county youth investment funding; county early childhood investment funding; county workforce funding. Connect data collection points with evidence-based industry best practice outcomes, indicators, and metrics.Organizational Development/Infrastructure: Facilitated strategy sessions among leadership of a county agency and developed recommendations around internal infrastructure, policies and processes, technology, professional development, training, and implementation.Strategy Planning: Develop several strategies for national, state, and local governmental agencies, public-private partnerships, and nonprofit organizations to help guide them from point ‘A’ to point ‘B,’ while navigating a complex political and social landscape and serving vulnerable populations.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

Program and impact evaluation for: Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Measureable Outcomes Report assessing Y.O.U.s impact and evaluation; published by Y.O.U. in March, 2012; and Safe Haven Program (alternative learning program in North Broadway/Slavic Village neighborhood), Community Efficacy and Capacity Building Report Cross-sector Nonprofit Partnerships: interviewed over 20 Executive Directors of local nonprofits to gather information on building and maintaining cross sector nonprofit partnershipsManagement: Supervised 3 student employees to assist with administrative tasks, data collection and researchCleveland Nonprofit Leadership: Mapped nonprofit knowledge concentration throughout the United States using Geographical Information Systems to support claim

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

Program Administration and Curriculum Development: Developed curriculum plans for courses in: Nonprofit Administration and Leadership, Nonprofit Accounting, Nonprofit Management, Contemporary Urban Studies

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Event Coordination and Planning: organized events for over 120 companies to participate in workplace campaigns; consultant for 4 company campaign budgets exceeding $40,000 Development: Worked with team to raise $3.8 million dollars through workplace campaigns, corporate matches, grants and eventsPublic Speaking: Represented United Way at over 150 presentations to local professionals about the organizations investments, spending and impact Program Engagement: Led an internal ‘Employee Activities Committee’ to engage employees in the workplace by organizing internal events, team building activities and employee appreciationManagement: Assisted in Training and supervising temporary campaign staff to assist in coordinating workplace fundraising campaigns, make public presentations, and track fundraising efforts

Organized, processed, and sought funding for local projects; wrote international grant proposals; prepare/organize donation allocation and response; oversee fundraiser organization; Development of environmental conservation projects, habitat restoration projects, and agro-forestry; teach the importance of environmental conservation and habitat restoration among the local population.Development: Secured $10,000 USAID federal grant and led a 5 person project team for the economic development and restoration of a Cacao Plantation in a rural community in the Amazon Rainforest; managed project budget. Recruitment and Program Management: Led a separate 6 person project team to plan and implement a library exchange system between 7 remote communities in the Amazon Rainforest by coordinating efforts between community leaders, local schools and public officials to obtain, provide and transport library materials

Working to bridge the gap between the homeless population in Downtown Phoenix and the surrounding community, development of community outreach programs aimed to change the cultural ideology of class differences in Phoenix, AZ; campaign organization and development; community outreach.

Masters, Environmental Studies

Bachelors Of Science, Sociology, Human Communication