Nurit Siegel Smith Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, CA, US

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Led rapid expansion and continuing evolution of a national nonprofit dedicated to an equitable and diversified music industry into a global philanthropic and service organization impacting 35,000 lives in 45 countries.
• Drives overall strategy, goals and operations for a national staff, developing a music industry diversity pipeline reaching 15,000 young lives, and a Covid/health relief fund supporting 15,000 music crew members.
• Oversees all operational, marketing, and fundraising functions ensuring a strong, integrated infrastructure, high-vis, tactical communications, and sustainable, diverse revenue streams for an efficient and effective.
• Identifies, recruits, trains and develops a talented team of employees who lead critical departments and manage strategic business functions. Develops the organizational culture and promotes transparency, inclusion.
• Acquires and cultivates purposeful partnerships with major corporations, high-profile artists, and global brands
• Supervises the development and execution of impactful programs and initiatives with educational institutions, social service agencies, and community organizations.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Built the organizational infrastructure to support the work of 9 full-time and 45 part-time staff presenting free performing arts with one of the most eclectic, relevant programs in the country.
• Set pace and drove organization with a focus on ensuring institutional resiliency. Served as a senior-level thought-partner, supporting and facilitating multiple departments in a dynamic environment.
• Integrated operating infrastructure and functions with programmatic goals. Arranged systems and managed internal needs while executing strategic priorities.
• Worked with Development Director to implement and advance fundraising strategies including annual giving campaigns, events, sponsorships and donor cultivation. Oversaw annual gala.
• Managed Program and Production departments executing 40+ shows reaching 40,000 people annually.
• Oversaw marketing staff and media consultants to establish and expand organizational and seasonal communications strategies.

• Grand Performances Interim Deputy Director: operations and business development
• Westside Jewish Community Center: organizational improvement project focusing on a site assessment review and plan.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Senior leader tasked with creating a development department and implementing a $3M fundraising plan for new initiatives and the expansion of existing national programs.
• Implemented office-wide Contact Management System (CMS); processed 5,000 donations annually.
• Secured, processed and executed grants, individual and corporate funding; raised $2 million annually.
• Secured significant sponsorships from studios, networks and corporations.
• Produced key events from concept design through execution; intimate cocktail parties at private homes to large events with thousands at major cultural institutions; golf and poker tournaments; raised $1 million annually.
• Established and updated policies and procedures around philanthropic initiatives, including financial assistance and scholarships to actors and their dependents. ($750,000 annually)

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Managed children’s literacy initiatives nationally, including 17 branch coordinators with 2,000 volunteers reading to 60,000 children monthly and the development of 600 children’s autobiographies.
• Managed the production and expansion of Storyline Online children’s literacy website with nearly 3 million views per month; hired, secured, directed and motivated creative talent, production staff and crews.
• Oversaw the creation of webinar series for educators on children’s theater.

• Oversaw all front of house procedures for premier Los Angeles alternativeperformance space with over 250 performances per year.
• Established website and created membership brochure.
• Curated performance evenings.

• Booked tours for a roster of dance, jazz music and world music.
• Negotiated artist contracts with presenting organizations.

New York, NY, US

• Oversaw all front of house procedures for the 360 seat Astor Place Theater.
• Processed weekly payments, deposits, accounts payable, payroll entries, and monthlybank reconciliation for Blue Man Group Productions.
• Coordinated and supervised nightly volunteers.

Leadership Fellows Program

Certificate In Nonprofit Management

Ba, Theater And Dance

Education record