Jill Laufenberg Email & Phone Number

West Chester, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

490 Lancaster Ave, Frazer, Pa 19355

Gender inequality in the workplace isn’t limited to unequal wages; women, especially black women, LGBTQ+ women, and women of color, face barriers to advancing in their careers. As Executive Director, I work alongside Program Managers, Board of Directors, Volunteers, Funders, and Community Partners to empower underserved women and girls in need to achieve career and economic security. Wings is a multi-site organization, where we provide education, apparel, and advocacy to the unemployed and underemployed as they meet the challenges of obtaining and sustaining financial independence. My role as the Executive Director is to cast a vision for the future, manage and grow the staff and volunteers, oversee fundraising efforts, grant writing, and develop and support a strategic plan while making a positive difference in Chester County and metro-Philadelphia/Wilmington region.

Chester County, Pennsylvania

Wings for Success's mission is to empower women in need to pursue employment and economic security through advice, apparel, and advocacy. I research, write, edit, and oversee the preparation of persuasive solicitations, proposals, reports, correspondence, and other development-related communication materials in support of Wings' funding. Assist the Board in short and long-range strategic planning to create and implement fund-raising goals and objectives. Plan and oversee events designed to increase the visibility of Wings for Success to internal and external constituencies.

Philadelphia, Pa

This council was formed under the leadership of the Superintendent of the Philadelphia School District, Dr.Arlene Ackerman, recognizing that faith leaders were central to supporting the students and their families across the city. Our Executive Council worked with the many inter-faith leaders of the city to assist the Philadelphia schools by implementing a career exploration and mentorship program. The program has been published and recognized by the on-going support of the Philadelphia School District, City Hall and the Presidents of Temple, Drexel, Penn and LaSalle Universities. I would represent the organization by speaking at schools and to local professionals interested in mentoring. In addition to volunteering my time for speaking engagements, I would procure funding for the mentorship programs through donations and grant writing.

Eastern Division

A first for the national organization, my role was specific to the Eastern Division (11 states), cultivating transformational giving in the lives of female philanthropists looking to make a substantial impact through their giving. I designed opportunities to connect with other like-minded women, nurturing enthusiasm for the broad work of Young Life. In addition to the relational work, I also wrote, designed, and submitted grants to further "Young Lives" work with teen moms.

CityTeam International is a non-profit organization that specializes in long-term recovery for addicts, and those struggling with housing and food insecurity in San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, and Philadelphia with partnerships in 49 other countries around the world. My role was to share the return on their investment with Cityteam's major donors and corporate partners. Working with teams in Development and Marketing, I designed unique fundraising events, and created experiences for donor outreach and cultivation. Major donors gave gifts in the range of 5-7 figures. I served as one of three staff on the national grant writing team, responsible for creating grant templates, and designing infographics to procure funding for a 26 million dollar budget.

Paoli, Pa

Responsible for selecting, developing, and evaluating volunteer leaders in a ministry that serves a congregation on the mainline of Philadelphia. Coordinated idea development, planning efforts, and leadership training. Developed on-going youth development experiences such as leadership teams, outreach events, retreats, service projects, camps and missions trips. Other responsibilities also included: creating and maintaining the youth ministry budget, individual and family counseling, speaking in the public schools, communications, overseeing a part-time ministry coordinator, curriculum development and preaching.

Chester, Pa

Performed need assessments across the five counties of metro-Philadelphia to determine the best location for a pilot chapter. Identified partnerships and a location to hold a drop-in center in the city of Chester. Raised funds, designed programing, established a donor base and hired staff. Continue to provide workshops and consultations that assist churches, schools, and community groups in building relationships with adolescents and their families.

Drexel & Temple Universities

Alongside the Board of Directors of the Wesley Foundation, I oversaw the Protestant ministries for Drexel & Temple Universities on an interim level. Responsibilities included working with the Board of Directors in restructuring. Had to form committees, rewrote the mission statement, cause to decide a strategic focus and creating a new job description for the Executive Director position. Also worked with the Universities in teaching classes, seminars and graduations.

West Chester, Pa

Designed and facilitated programs and participation of all youth and young adults, ages 11-30 years old, within a congregation with a membership of 1,200. Managed the adult leadership team, encouraged student leadership, and set goals for ministry growth.

Chester, New Jersey

Developed and ran after school program for children grades K-3, and evening programs for middle school & high school students.

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