Jenny Thacker Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa

Seattle

Jenny Thacker has more than 15 years of project management and facilitation experience in the non-profit, higher education, and private sectors. She is adept at helping diverse groups come together to find where their interests align and working with stakeholders to solve difficult problems. Jenny is currently managing public engagement processes supporting transportation improvements along the I-90 corridor and is facilitating community outreach for corridor improvements along US 12, including facilitating internal working groups, developing and implementing engagement strategies, and preparing government officials to lead public meetings. In this work, Jenny strives to give community members a voice in changes that will impact their lives. Jenny currently participates in PRR’s internal facilitation practice group, ensuring facilitation best practices are clearly defined and applied across PRR, facilitating internal meetings and workshops and supporting peer-to-peer facilitation training for staff. Her steady style and commitment to moving successfully toward a goal help everyone feel valued, heard and successful.

Seattle, Wa

Research – Assist board and staff in the development of policy positions through research and analysis, including interviews, focus groups, public meetings and literature reviews.Project development and implementation – Work with internal staff and external partners to plan and implement projects to advance the policy positions of the organization. Public outreach and partner development – Develop positive and productive relationships with staff and officials at all levels of government. Maintain good working relationships with peer organizations throughout Washington State.Grant discovery and writing – Work with program staff to write between 60 and 70 letters of inquiry, grant proposals and RFP responses annually. Successfully pursue foundation and local, state and federal grants ranging from $2,500 to $750,000.Relationship management and stewardship – Collaborate with program staff to ensure open communication with funding partners and timely reporting of deliverables. Draft briefing materials for program staff, board members and organization leadership. Facilitate site visits and meetings with funders, public officials and partners.Leadership – Serve on a leadership team to provide insight and advice to Tilth Alliance Board and Interim Executive Director from May 2017 – present. Serve on the Equity Team to advance the value of equity in the organization, including researching and making recommendations on best practices.

Greater Seattle Area

Direction – Collaboratively managed staff of ten to create work plans, evaluate performance, and make staffing adjustments as needed to meet program goals.Leadership – Served on a management team to ensure consistency across programs. Partner development – Cultivated and maintained relationships with diverse program partners including government, non-profit and small business contacts to expand program reach.Contract compliance – Maintained quality assurance, budget and expense tracking. Compiled and evaluated program data and reported on the effectiveness of programs. Made recommendations for improvements and adjustments as needed. Responsibly managed a budget of over $700,000.

Greater Seattle Area

Strategy identification – Researched innovative anti-poverty strategies and best practices that could serve as models for Washington State.Partner development – Identified and recruited partners to assist in realizing new programs.Project planning – Worked with partners to facilitate the project planning process.Grant writing – Researched grant opportunities and wrote federal, state, and local grants to support program implementation and evaluation. Over $800,000 raised in 18 months.Project management – Facilitated and managed program implementation through all project phases including developing and managing budgets, writing contracts, expediting effective team communication, ensuring contract compliance, and planning for and assisting in project evaluation.

Greater Seattle Area

Sole proprietor of consulting firm providing policy evaluation and analysis to non-profits and state, city and county governments.

Greater Seattle Area

Used database segmentation and analysis of publicly available information to identify and qualify donor prospects for the University of Washington. Wrote detailed briefing materials to assist relationship managers in understanding prospect and preparing a compelling proposal.

Greater Seattle Area

Supported busy Director of Development in the day to day work of fundraising for the Humanities Department. Assisted in facilitating multiple advisory boards, planned and executed compelling donor events for small and large groups, and helped to maintain productive working relationships with Humanities faculty and Advancement staff.

Greater Seattle Area

Ensure excellent relationships with corporate clients by understanding their talent needs and matching those needs with the skills of job seekers in the Another Source network.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Relations And Affairs