Jessica Brown Email & Phone Number

Bentonville, AR, US

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

• Assists foundation staff in the grant making process, including editing and strengthening grant write-ups, tracking grant payments, and monitoring grantee reporting
• Maintains a schedule of reporting deadlines and tracking of grantee compliance
• Conducts financial due diligence of grantee organizations, documenting all required information
• Prepares documents, takes minutes, and compiles follow-up notes for the foundation's grant making strategy and internal team meetings
• Assists program officers with reviewing financial and narrative reports on grants and tracking progress in meeting grant deliverables
• Liaises directly with grantees and stakeholders on various foundation-wide programs or projects

• Developed grant proposals and assisted in managing the grant development process to procure funds that sustain and expand program and operational needs
• Researched, solicited and cultivated new streams of revenue and funding
• Gathered and organized national research and state and local data on priority issues connecting to concentrated collective efforts, impact planning and grant pursuits
• Prepared reports, statements, records, analyses, and financial compilations for federal, state, and local regulatory agencies according to specific program needs
• Analyzed budget plans to ensure funds are spent-down efficiently and in line with terms and agreements

Bentonville, AR

• Oversaw program development and implementation, program schedules and calendars and program quality assessment
• Assisted in developing and cultivating partnerships within community organizations and regional school systems to advance programs at the Club
• Met and exceeded all grant requirements and deadlines for grants restricted to Club, including, but not limited to all BGCA and government grants
• Coordinated volunteers & community partners to ensure successful community engagement
• Managed budgets and controlled expenditures for programming

Ukraine

• Partnered with 4 local English language teachers in a co-teaching environment, and taught English to students in grades 6-11 by incorporating communicative methodologies with an emphasis on critical thinking skills.
• Conducted biannual regional English Language methodology seminars focused on the capacity building of local teachers in the areas of English language proficiency, student-centered learning, lesson planning, classroom.
• Secured a grant to establish an English Language Technology and Resource Center in a local Ukrainian school
• Facilitated lessons for youth addressing healthy relationships, safe sexual practices, HIV/AIDS prevention and reducing stigma and discrimination related to sexually transmitted diseases

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

• Conducted oral history interviews of local community members
• Transcribed, audited, and indexed oral history interviews to be deposited in the LSU Libraries Special Collections
• Generated short, detailed descriptions of current oral history collections that were published on the Center’s website

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Supervised a group of 45 volunteers in working with at-risk children at a public elementary school for 12 hours a week
• Trained a group of 16 new volunteers in the program’s policies and provided best practices and resources to all volunteers in tutoring math and English
• Provided whole school support by organizing school supply drives and preparing monthly staff appreciation gifts

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Completed over 1,800 hours of public service.
• Tutored 10 at-risk fifth grade students in literacy and math and devised intensive and creative lesson plans each week focused on strengthening these skills
• Collaborated with a group of 7 other volunteers and implemented an after school program in a local elementary school for students in grades 3 to 5, focused on promoting leadership and teamwork skills as well as.
• Assisted in organizing and planning 20 different service projects engaging over 200 volunteers for City Year Baton Rouge’s Martin Luther King Day of Service and supervised a group of 25 volunteers on that day in.