Meghan Herbert Email & Phone Number

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)