Jon Marker Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

• Designed Foundation’s strategy for investing $4 million annually in Jewish Content and Open Orthodoxy through close collaboration with the Foundation’s board. • Collaborate with a team of six to review grant proposals and recommend grants towards an annual total of $37 million in new grants to Foundation’s strategic priorities. • Co-chair an advisory board overseeing the design of professional development for 100 staff of Jewish foundations.• Lead a multi-year initiative with a second foundation to support entrepreneurial rabbis to elevate shared priorities.• Steward relationships with senior staff at local, regional, national, and umbrella organizations across the Jewish communal ecosystem.• Cultivate strong collaborative relationships with dozens of peer funders.• Facilitated multiple sessions at Jewish Funders Network’s international conferences.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Collaborated with a team of six professionals to review grant proposals and align an annual $60 million in new awarded grants to Foundation’s strategic priorities related to Jewish education. • Designed and led a new grantmaking category investing in exceptional Jewish leaders and educators. • Conceived of, built, and co-managed a community of practice on Racial Equity in the Jewish communal world with 63 national and local funding partners who coinvested more than $5 million in their first 18 months while engaging in education and setting communal baselines.• Managed complex relationships with consultants to produce reports analyzing trends in leadership development across 11 grantees over 3 years.• Led an internal team which designed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) learning for the Foundation and served on Foundation’s Culture Committee. • Crafted new Foundation approach to grantmaking focused on individual experimenters with the Foundation’s Chief of Research & Development for the Future of Jewish Learning and Expression.• Participated in Gender Equity in Hiring Fellowship and Racial Equity Action Institute Fellowship.

• Led staff of 50 across the state of California to work with 2,000 youth annually.• Recruited 16 new board members to guide organization’s strategic development.• Set vision and executed strategy for organization alongside board and leadership team.• Grew organizational revenue 153% to $5.2 million.• Secured awards acknowledging the organization: "Excellence in Nonprofit Management," and "Family Friendly Workplace"

San Francisco Bay Area

• Collaborated with a team of six professionals to review grant proposals and align an annual $40 million in new awarded grants to Foundation’s strategic priorities. • Co-managed a Community of Practice on Teen Engagement with 15 national and local funding partners with the intent to invest $38 million over eight years. • Researched best practices in Knowledge Management/Organizational Learning and implemented techniques. • Managed RFP process and team of national and local funders in a $250,000 evaluation of the Jewish Outdoor, Food, and Environmental Education field. • Compiled a portfolio analysis of $304 million paid out over seven years. • Managed a portfolio spanning grantees focused on Teen Education, Outdoor, Food and Environmental Education, Service Learning, Leadership Development, Technology, and Alumni Networks. • Authored blog posts on Foundation grant making. • Developed a five part professional development webinar series for grantees and the general public to learn more about alumni networks with the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. • Investigated new opportunities for investments.

San Rafael, Ca

• Designed recruitment outreach with Teach For America to attract the highest number of applicants to date for a 10 day hands on learning experience: REALITY 2012. • Managed communication between Teach For America, CLSFF staff, participants and outside vendors• Conducted research and advised foundation on national education investments.

• Wrote and won a $3.1 million federal education grant to fund Teach For America for five years in the 18th largest school district in the country, Prince George’s County, MD. • Trained and managed a staff of 23 to support and develop the 383 new teachers to the D.C. Region.• Participated as a member on Maryland State Review Panel for Alternative Certification Programs. • Authored the Maryland State Review for Teach For America-Prince George’s County; a report analyzing teacher impact over 5 years and containing over 690 documents related to district collaboration, teacher training, and student achievement. • Coordinated the D.C. Regional Induction for 175 2011 corps members that included four days of continuous programming, the management of 25 Regional staff, community leaders and over 50 2010 corps members and a $100,000 budget. • Collaborated in creating a framework for an Innovation Challenge that allows teachers to develop creative ideas for improving their school system and share them directly with administrators and county leaders. Winners were paid by the district to execute their ideas and it has become an annual opportunity for teacher collaboration, leadership and innovation. • Served as one of 18 members on Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker’s Educational Transition Team.• Collaborated on authoring legislation to reduce truancy and improve school safety in D.C. schools. • Built and maintained relationships with principals at 60 schools across Prince George’s County. • Designed and carried out a placement strategy for 383 teachers.• Facilitated ongoing professional development for over 60 teachers, aligning school system practices with the Teaching As Leadership Rubric as part of a Gates funded merit pay teacher evaluation system . • Developed internship program, scope and sequence, and managed interns for D.C. Regional team.

• Developed and implemented an 8th grade Social Studies curriculum. • Served as the Team Leader of nine faculty and half of the 8th grade, School wide Professional Development Instructor, member of school wide Leadership Team, and sponsor of the Student Government Association.• Planned professional development with D.C. Region TFA as the Social Studies Content Team Leader.

• Managed a staff of four, coordinated campaign activities across 30 towns and created and executed a “Get Out The Vote” Plan for all Universities within the Commonwealth. • Organized consecutive events at four Universities for 1,000 students with 36 hours notice. • Held daily discussions with citizens in order to address concerns, win votes, and motivate them to action.• Represented campaign staff and spoke at the nationally televised Super Tuesday Get Out The Vote Rally with 10,000 participants, including Senators Kennedy and Kerry, Governor Patrick, and Barack Obama.• Delivered the majority of votes in Merrimack County to Senator Barack Obama in the New Hampshire Primary. • Organized a fundraiser and introduced Senator Obama to 5,000 attendees that raised $500,000 for his Presidential campaign.

• Recorded the stories of 3,000 same-sex married couples and encouraged them to meet with their state representatives.

Masters, Teaching

Bs, Political Science