Meghan Herbert Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

• Tides’ Partner Services team delivers fiscal sponsorship services, strategic advising, and capacity building to Tides Center's 130+ fiscally sponsored projects (FSPs) • Serves as the relationship manager to a portfolio of FSPs, leading a cross-functional team to identify and tailor financial, HR, legal, compliance, and grantmaking services • Supports partners’ operations by assisting development and execution of contracts, reviewing financial and grant documents, training staff on our systems, and resolving or escalating areas of concern• Supports the department’s development of a strategy for creative engagement and exceptional service delivery that accelerates the impact of each partner

San Francisco Bay Area

• Serves as the relationship manager to a small portfolio of FSPs • Leads on internal projects to improve cross-portfolio service offerings by developing documentation, collaborating with stakeholders across Tides and external vendors, and evaluating the service’s impact • Produces a monthly newsletter to announce important operational updates and support partner’s understanding, adoption, and compliance with Tides' policies and procedures

San Francisco Bay Area

• Supported 3-4 attorneys specializing in labor union representation and employment law, constitutional and election law, environmental law, and other public interest litigation• Prepared, formatted, and filed briefs, exhibits, and other documents by set deadlines, researching relevant federal, state, and local court rules and coordinating with attorneys • Managed all case deadlines, meetings, and files for attorneys and clients for 10-15 cases at a time• Performed administrative tasks such as arranging travel, managing expenses, proofing and mailing correspondence and service documents, and keeping record of attorneys' time • Knowledge of filing protocol of numerous U.S. District Courts, California State Courts, and U.S. Courts of Appeal

Greater Boston Area

• Supported emotional, social, and behavioral needs of underserved middle school students in an academic program designed to prepare students for success at top independent and public schools• Built relationships with students, teachers, and families and worked with Advisors to create plans to support students’ needs• Co-taught a class about identity, stereotypes, and challenges facing students as they entered new schools, covering topics such as code switching and self-advocacy• Conducted one-on-one and group meetings with students to ascertain students’ goals, social and emotional development, and academic progress

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Attended treatment team meetings and court proceedings with indigent clients in the public mental health system in Washington, D.C. • Acted as a liaison between the Mental Health Division, the client, social service agencies, and hospital staff• Researched information from available social service agencies to a client’s suitability for services

San Francisco, Ca

• Responded to prisoner letters regarding criminal law, reentry issues, and attorney referrals• Drafted and sent Public Records Act requests to counties to analyze compliance with California law regarding shackling policies for pregnant incarcerated women and hiring practices of applicants with criminal records• Assisted fund development by tracking or writing up grant applications

Strafford, Nh

Village Head (Summer 2017): • Ran a “village” (group of 4 cabins containing about 50 campers and 7 staff members)• Created village-wide activities for the campers and coordinates with Programs Director• Supervised village staff and advises in counselor placement as a member of Senior StaffCouselor, Leadership Cabin (Summer 2016 & Summer 2017)• Helped prepare the oldest campers (age 13-15) to become Counselors in Training through leadership development and teambuilding activities

Berkeley, Ca

• Worked on a team to facilitate high and low ropes courses for a client, including teambuilding activities• Set up, used, and took down high ropes equipment (belay trained)