Jennifer Cusack Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston

As an ESC Consultant, I work to enhance the impact and overall effectiveness of the New England nonprofit community. Multidisciplinary consulting teams are assigned to nonprofit clients seeking assistance with strategy, structure, management, and/or operations. We work collaboratively with ESC clients to understand the situation, make recommendations, and.

Greater Boston Area

• Built and managed relationships with 100+ leadership donors and increased individual giving from 28 to 40% of total revenue during my tenure
• Built an Executive Director Search Committee and managed search for a new Executive Director
• Built a Governance Committee of diverse stakeholders
• Led two-year Strategic Planning process with staff and outside consultants
• Created signature annual fundraising events to bring in new supporters and drive the organization's growth
• Managed a team of staff and freelance grant writers to raise $2.4 M each year

Greater Boston Area

• Led this small, non-profit literacy organization through creation and execution of a three-year Strategic Plan, which included re-defining the mission, recruiting an entirely new Board of Directors, creating a Program.
• Focused development efforts on major donors, family foundations, and mission-related events, resulting in a 100% increase in donor support during my tenure.
• Increased programs delivered by 50% in past year; doubled number of students served in past year.
• Produced 3-8 professional development events each year, serving 200+ librarians and teachers.
• Managed part-time Program Associates and Assistant Director, as well as 10-person Board and 10-person Program Advisory Committee.
• Developed effective partnerships with area non-profits, universities, publishers, and independent schools.

Boston

• Developed and wrote proposals and reports for national non-profit with $9 million budget to support projects in high school reform, transitions to higher education, and youth development
• Conceptualized and designed programs with the President, Development Director and senior staff to write more effective proposals
• Researched prospective funders for wide range of projects.

Washington, D.C.

• Co-founded the American Youth Policy Forum, a professional development organization for policymakers in the fields of education and youth development
• Designed, organized and conducted the Forum’s 35 annual events—site visits to exemplary programs around the United States and policy seminars on Capitol Hill
• Co-wrote proposals and funder reports for national foundations
• Edited 10 Forum publications on youth policy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Comparative Literature

Magna cum Laude

Ma, Journalism

Education record