Jhumpa Bhattacharya Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California, United States

Jhumpa is the Co-President and Co-Founder of The Maven Collaborative. She directly leads work identifying policy and narrative solutions to racial and gender income and wealth inequities and mitigating the harms of mass incarceration. She holds expertise in Guaranteed Income, narrative change and occupational segregation and is an avid believer in centering Black women and their families as a pathway to economic liberation for all.

Jhumpa is the Vice President of Programs and Strategy at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. In this role, Jhumpa is a key contributor to the thought leadership of the Insight Center, provides cross-program content support and strategic guidance, and oversees the racial and economic equity portfolio. She directly leads work identifying policy and narrative solutions to racial and gender wealth inequities. Grounded with a deep equity lens, Jhumpa has provided her… Show more Jhumpa is the Vice President of Programs and Strategy at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. In this role, Jhumpa is a key contributor to the thought leadership of the Insight Center, provides cross-program content support and strategic guidance, and oversees the racial and economic equity portfolio. She directly leads work identifying policy and narrative solutions to racial and gender wealth inequities. Grounded with a deep equity lens, Jhumpa has provided her leadership, racial justice analysis and thinking on various national and local research and capacity building projects focused on creating systems that address and meet the needs of communities of color, low-income communities and immigrants. Her expertise includes developing equity-based policies, practices tools and frameworks; conducting best practice research; technical assistance and capacity building; incorporating community and student voice into policy and programming; and facilitating complex dialogues on race, culture, and immigration.A former Director at California Tomorrow, Jhumpa has roots in youth organizing and youth development, and brings over 18 years of experience advocating for and creating policy and system changes towards racial and economic equity. She is a board member of the Pacifica Family Fund, which works to provide quality prenatal and birth midwifery care to low-income families, families of color, teenagers, trans and non-gender conforming people. She is a lover of music, the Lakers and fluent in Bengali. Show less

Oakland, Ca

Core Job Functions:• Develops new concepts and initiatives in partnership with other program directors and staff with a focus on racial equity• Replicates new ideas and proven models in multiple locations• Identifies and builds relationships with potential partners and funders• Manages a portfolio of projects with particular emphasis on racial equity• Helps raise Insight Center’s visibility • Builds collaborative leadership and advocacy efforts with others in the… Show more Core Job Functions:• Develops new concepts and initiatives in partnership with other program directors and staff with a focus on racial equity• Replicates new ideas and proven models in multiple locations• Identifies and builds relationships with potential partners and funders• Manages a portfolio of projects with particular emphasis on racial equity• Helps raise Insight Center’s visibility • Builds collaborative leadership and advocacy efforts with others in the field• Represents Insight Center publicly as an expert on racial equity • Conducts research, writing and analysis related to economic security• Builds capacity of organizational partners and networks• Cross-program content support and strategic guidance• Manages consultants and contracts as needed Show less

Oakland, Ca

Helps lead the overall management, development and vision of an organization that provides equity-based professional development, assessments, best practice research, tool and curriculum development, and training to education and youth development organizations. Specific tasks include:• Designing and facilitating equity-based Communities of Practice/Learning Communities and leadership development trainings • Delivering coaching to help organizations achieve their equity goals and… Show more Helps lead the overall management, development and vision of an organization that provides equity-based professional development, assessments, best practice research, tool and curriculum development, and training to education and youth development organizations. Specific tasks include:• Designing and facilitating equity-based Communities of Practice/Learning Communities and leadership development trainings • Delivering coaching to help organizations achieve their equity goals and outcomes• Providing advocacy and vision to embed equity on various state-wide committees and coalitions • Creating equity-based tools, assessments, and frameworks• Forging relationships with strategic partners• Conducting equity-based evaluative site visits Show less

Oakland, Ca

Founded and co-lead an education consulting organization that strived to improve the life and educational experiences and outcomes of children and youth who face inequities due to their race, class or immigration experience

• Managed the Equity and Diversity in After School and Youth Programs Initiative• Conducted national field research and wrote case studies for Language and Culture as Assets Project • Participated and provided leadership in statewide and national advocacy and policy efforts• Led and facilitated strategic project planning meetings• Provided visibility, advocacy and vision for initiative and organization overall• Supervised project staff• Designed issue-based convenings… Show more • Managed the Equity and Diversity in After School and Youth Programs Initiative• Conducted national field research and wrote case studies for Language and Culture as Assets Project • Participated and provided leadership in statewide and national advocacy and policy efforts• Led and facilitated strategic project planning meetings• Provided visibility, advocacy and vision for initiative and organization overall• Supervised project staff• Designed issue-based convenings for field leaders to spark dialogue and advance practice and policy• Responsible for quality control of all communication tools and publications• Advised Executive Director on leadership issues of the organization such as strategic planning, messaging, personnel and budgetary issues Show less

• Co-developed and implemented Bridging Multiple Worlds, a social justice youth program which fosters youth leadership, affirms identities, develops cross-cultural skills and teaches foundational concepts of social justice • Co-created trainings, toolkits and curriculum for the Equity and Diversity in After School and Youth Programs Initiative to improve systems, program structures and on-the-ground practice• Taught year long elective course and ran cohorts of multiple 5-day Student… Show more • Co-developed and implemented Bridging Multiple Worlds, a social justice youth program which fosters youth leadership, affirms identities, develops cross-cultural skills and teaches foundational concepts of social justice • Co-created trainings, toolkits and curriculum for the Equity and Diversity in After School and Youth Programs Initiative to improve systems, program structures and on-the-ground practice• Taught year long elective course and ran cohorts of multiple 5-day Student Leadership Series’• Completed all grant reporting and wrote grant proposals• Oversaw, tracked and created project budgets, timelines and evaluation systems • Conducted professional development and coaching for teachers and after school providers on issues of cultural relevancy, working with English Learner and immigrant youth, and improving practice• Developed youth internships and supervised high school interns• Ran student focus groups and created student surveys to elicit student voice • Analyzed student data to improve teacher practice and campus/program climates• Conceptualized and produced multiple films and accompanying facilitation guides • Conducted national field research including site visits and field interviews, and wrote profiles, case studies, promising practices and tools for multiple projects and organizational publications Show less

• Conducted national field research for the Equity, Access and Diversity in After School and Youth Programs Project and the Bilingual/Bicultural Youth, Families and Communities Project• Facilitated workshops and trainings for youth, teachers, policy makers and intermediaries on the importance of culture and language in young people’s lives, K-12 school reform, various “isms” and youth development

• Organized conferences, large meetings and events • Assistant to the Executive Director

Ba, Political Science And Third World Studies

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