Lucia Crossley, Mas Organizational Development Email & Phone Number

Work with staff, partners and grantees to help advance the nonprofit organization's mission and help close the gap between actual and desired results. Guide organizations and teams with professional leadership, multi-disciplinary thinking and management of complex projects. Provide program strategic design and development to generate evidence of progress and impact throughout all stages of the initiative's lifecycle to create fundable strategies and opportunities for continuous improvement and resource development. Along the nonprofit continuum with professional leadership, multi-disciplinary thinking and management of complex projects. Create fundable strategies and opportunities for resource development while expanding organizational reach and impact. Developed a proprietary 9 step process. Generated individualized grant profile documents. Provide training and ongoing support throughout program implementations.Sample Clients:• The K.I.N.G. Movement - NBA Analyst (ESPN and Fox Sports), Chris Broussard’s national foundation with a mission to empower men by providing community leadership and mentorship for becoming positive male role models throughout chapters across the country. Provide Mentoring through workshops in Community and Schools across the country to young men of color.• Playwright and theatre production company national tour delivering educational performances on college campuses through the Arts. Drive educational dialogue with Student Affairs on University Campuses addressing dating and domestic violence awareness among college students. Develop program initiatives and partnership opportunities; Manage corporate sponsorships, community partnerships, align with (NASPA) National Organization for Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA).

Delivered innovative client consulting and advisory with the express intent of moving nonprofit organizations from good-to-great. Provided strategic life-cycle support along the nonprofit continuum; problem solving and best approaches to nonprofit management from strategy to execution, implementation and fund development. Collaboration of business, government, nonprofit and other civic organizations for community engagement and development. Engagements included program development, technical assistance for grants, capacity building and sustainability of organizations across diverse landscapes including churches and faith-based nonprofits, youth education organizations, professional athletes and celebrities, theatre arts, and museums,

Launched and directed Development Department for multi-site mega-church across two campus locations with population of 7,000 members, representing a multicultural and diverse population. Drove development efforts for $10 million organization. Optimized revenue through cultivation and solicitation of new and existing individual, corporate and foundation donors. Engaged in strategic relationship building, established vision, communicated social impact, cultivated partnership opportunities, and promoted stability. • Designed and implemented comprehensive strategies to identify and develop key external stakeholders, solicit major gifts, build corporate and foundation support opportunities, expand and diversify donor base. Developed strategic marketing and branding approach.• Cultivated strategic community alliances and partnerships to align our many program initiatives serving the community at large in areas such as education, human services, and community development with organizations and corporations, foundations, and intermediaries such as TD Bank, Verizon Foundation, Community Foundation of New Jersey, Jersey Battered Women Services of Morris County (JBWS), United Way of Northern New Jersey.

Directed all operational, financial, and programmatic development functions of 501c(3) faith-based nonprofit organization. Cast vision, provided staff leadership and management; resource development, grant oversight, fiscal management, board development, and community relationship building. Developed and maintained strategic alliances and partnerships with state and local government, community organizations, churches and civic organizations.• Program Development and Grant Management: Designed and launched programs; raised $4.5M through grant funding in areas of youth education and leadership, human services, and community development. Professionally developed staff and directed volunteer development strategy. Managed $950k annual budget in grant programs.• Youth Education and Leadership: Impacted lives of close to 10K youth over five year period; Designed, developed, and implemented three year $1.3M grant and subsequent $3M grant funded classroom program designed to reduce at-risk behaviors in students ages 12-18. Designed, developed, and transitioned Youth Leadership Institute into revenue generating, fee-for-service Summer Intensive Partnership Program with Montclair State University on New Jersey campus. Offering expanded to include after-school programs providing academic tutorial; leadership skills training; and life-coaching for teens. • Community Development: Designed and Developed The ABIGAIL Project Transitional Living Facility to provide Comprehensive Services for Women and Children Victims of Domestic Violence. Launched and received $1.5M in State grant funding. The ABIGAIL Project remains as a Model today serving women and children throughout the state of NJ.

South Orange, Nj, Us

Partner with nonprofit organizations, lenders, and grant funding institutions statewide to negotiate and collaborate around university resources for The Institute On Work. Initiated and cultivated strategic relationships, partnerships, and collaborations with corporations, foundations, public officials, public policy agencies, trade associations, arts & cultural, and community-based organizations.• Provided growth opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs in partnership with the NJ State Economic Development Authority by providing business plan development consulting, training, and capital fundraising assistance to nonprofit organizations in preparation for business plan presentations to potential investors and lenders.• Received grant funding from New Jersey State Office of Faith Based Initiatives to convene and lead statewide conference engaging organizations across all faiths within the state of NJ

Led planning, design, and implementation of $15M partnership program funded by Ford Foundation to provide Newark Public School students greater access to higher education. Managed $700K annual budget.• Doubled the number of participating colleges and programs statewide by developing new partnerships and negotiating contracts.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology

Master Of Administrative Science, Mas, Nonprofit/Public/Organizational Development

The Center For Excellence - Executive Philanthropy & Resource Development Certification

Leadership Fellow

Graduate-The Center For Nonprofit Leaders

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Bachelors, Psychology

Psychology, Psychology