Sarah Berghorst Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Philanthropic advisor and social impact consultant. Select areas of philanthropic expertise include: launching family philanthropic platform and building team to craft strategy, manage grant making and partnerships. Trained in tenets of Trust Based Philanthropy.On the nonprofit side, worked with a large institution over two years to support leader in launch of an entrepreneurial program and build and diversify its BOD of Trustees. Authored strategic plan and provided executive coaching as well as fundraising and talent advising.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Sarah managed OneGoal-Chicago, the founding region of an innovative organization that works to close the college degree divide and create a more equitable future. Under her leadership, students served grew by 7x and revenue raised grew exponentially as persistence rates outperformed peer data. Sarah found particular joy in building a diverse and high impact team and Board of Directors. She also served on the OneGoal leadership team as the organization scaled to five additional cities across the U.S.

New York, Ny, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

The Economic Club of Chicago (ECC) fosters meaningful connections among Chicago leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues and to cultivate the next generation of civic leadership. Chicago is one of the most connected cities in the world. The ECC sparks those connections by providing a place for personal and professional relationships to develop, leading to remarkable collaboration between the leaders of our city.

Evanston, Illinois, Us

Youn Impact Scholars are an elite group of Kellogg students and alumni selected for their contributions to the field social impact. Highly regarded for their intellect, passion and drive, these innovators draw upon their business skills to create positive change in the world.

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il , Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Select client experience:• Improved project delivery across the software development life cycle at a global IT company, including working with business and IT stakeholders and leading a critical project management effort at CEO’s request• Developed strategy for Fortune 500 financial services company to redefine customer experience, including analyzing impact of location footprint and loyalty program and developing deployment plan for merchandising• Created and managed rotational leadership training program for 15 senior executives across the globe at Fortune 500 financial services company, resulting in plan to double revenue growth and increase global talent promotion• Restructured global marketing department of Fortune 500 medical device company, which resulted in efficiency gains of over $10M and included facilitating multiple workshops with senior management• Led Mexico private equity due diligence work stream, including interviewing diverse stakeholders in Spanish, conducting secondary research review of micro irrigation industry, and assessing industry growth trends

Evanston, Illinois, Us

• Orchestrated platform for convening global leaders in corporate innovation, nonprofit organizations and government to accelerate dialogue and action• Selected as student leader, researched and presented findings on cross-sector alliances in Colombia

Boston, Ma, Us

• Assessed organizational performance for the finance department of a $4B healthcare company, including developing an evaluation tool to assess return on management spend, which resulted in savings of over $3M

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Developed Ashoka Support Network (ASN) program strategy and coordinated roll-out across Latin America• Launched ASN Colombia and marketing partnerships, resulting in unprecedented local funding sustainability• Engaged regional entrepreneurs to commit time, financial and strategic resources to social entrepreneurs

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Built Global Development team in time of organizational change, recruited staff, and led team across five continents in increasing annual revenues from $17M to $33M over two years• Developed fundraising strategy and presented weekly to Executive Team and bi-annually to Board of Directors; participated in Executive Team meetings; held leadership role in annual budgeting process• Re-engineered fundraising tracking system and monthly reconciliation process with finance department, including implementing new processes and leading training for global staff

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Administered $19M U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) microfinance project in Ecuador; prepared and monitored budgets, subcontractor deliverables, and procurement process• Analyzed operational efficiency of small/medium enterprise lending program for Banco de Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second largest bank; developed market segmentation analysis and credit methodology• Provided technical assistance and managed client relationships, logistics and project budget for Inter-American Development Bank’s Uruguay Microfinance Study; co-authored Ecuadorian microfinance study

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Launched a rural information technology center, designed a successful grant proposal, and mobilized domestic and international stakeholders to establish the project and to train over 200 local community members• Pioneered the regional leader program; established and managed strategic alliances between Peace Corps, government agencies and NGOs; received Outstanding Service Award from Peace Corps• Led Women in Development/Gender and Development Committee; implemented two national conferences on HIV/AIDS awareness; oversaw scholarship program for young rural women

Mba, • Majors In Management And Strategy, Marketing And Social Enterprise

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics