Melissa Hart Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Slc, Ut

Salt Lake City, Ut

ACT NOW sees an America where people work to eliminate the root causes of poverty, racism, and the forces that bolster the social inequities that undermine and threaten too many of America’s communities.Established Salt Lake City as an ACT NOW site and working to make change at the neighborhood level. We build groups and organizations from the ground up to take on the challenges and opportunities they confront in their communities.

Salt Lake City, Ut

· Cultivated strong, extensive network of global social impact clients· Developed and implemented strategies for national campaigns, volunteer engagement, data collection, and fundraising· Successfully drove community impact across areas of expertise such as: women’s health, mental health, foster care, police reform, human trafficking, literacy, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ issues, and micro-lending· Managed multiple projects under high-pressure while meeting or exceeding deadlines and objectives· Executed successful initiatives with multiple clients and staff simultaneously at all times

Hadley Impact is a group of seasoned consultants, fundraisers, creatives and managers focused on strategic partnerships, client relationships, and measurable results.

Utah, United States

· Successfully pitched, fundraised, and launched a statewide foster care campaign with Utah’s First Lady Abby Cox and Governor Spencer Cox · Designed Utah’s convening campaign and built strong collaborative relationships between all state agencies and foster care non-profits to maximize social impact and messaging alignment · Planned, coordinated, and executed large public events with First Lady Abby Cox and Governor Spencer Cox centered around foster care· Ensured participation from all major state and private foster care entities within Utah in public events and campaigns· Recruited, trained, and motivated a team of 9 staff and volunteers· Ensured maximum impact results through effective role and responsibility design· Mentored staff members through weekly one-on-one meetings· Developed and managed marketing materials such as press releases, press kits, and live media interviews

· Forecasted endowment growth, fundraising needs, and budget through intensive financial modeling· Managed 3 cross-departmental teams to collaborate on philanthropic data and reporting· Executed reporting of impact through engaged storytelling at public speaking events· Built strong relationships with dignitaries and ambassadors · Hosted high profile philanthropic donor events· Developed and presented high fidelity annual reports for donors

· Collaborated with the NAACP for developing and implementing a historic financial literacy initiative· Co-wrote a 12-week financial literacy course with Reverend Theresa Dear, Board of Directors for the NAACP· Ensured successful risk assessment, progress reporting, and execution of deliverables by creating a collaborative culture between key stakeholders, researchers, and staff· Executed testing of materials, research review, and progress reporting, in collaboration with outside consultants

· Managed 3 international areas for student micro-lending program supporting 90,000+ loans across 70+ countries· Developed and implemented area-specific financial repayment processes according to the local regulatory rules· Supported the development of an updated loan processing software to meet local currencies and conditions· Managed international and multi-lingual staff based on Central America, South America, and Mexico

· Taught Demography 400 to graduating seniors at The University of Maryland, College Park· Developed all course curriculum, taught all courses without an assistant teacher, maintained weekly visiting hours, and graded and submitted all work online· Simultaneously worked as a fellow to the department chair conducting quantitative data analysis using extensive data coding and advanced statistical analyses of the US Census Bureau’s demographic and time use surveys

· Quantitative data analysis including extensive data coding and advanced statistical analysis in SAS and STATA of the US Census Bureau’s demographic and time use surveys· Compiled findings into detailed written research reports and publishing in peer-reviewed sociological journals

Bachelor’S Degree, Marketing & Sociology

· Graduated with honors. Jensen award recipient for excellence in service, scholarship, and leadership

Master’S Degree, Sociology

· C. Wright Mills Fellowship recipient, awarded to top graduate students

High School Diploma