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The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project is a collaborative advocacy effort to make trust-based practices the norm in philanthropy. Recognizing the inherent power imbalance between foundations and nonprofits, we believe philanthropy will be more successful, rewarding, and effective if funders approach their work with grantees with a goal of building mutual trust and partnership.

Color Congress is an ecosystem-builder that is committed to organizations led by people of color that serve nonfiction filmmakers, leaders, and audiences of color across the United States and US islands. We are a membership organization that includes film festivals, artist support and narrative change entities, micro cinemas, filmmaker collectives, and public media. We serve this ecosystem by supporting, resourcing, connecting and championing these organizations to build their collective power.

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Providing big picture strategies and practical tactics to social sector organizations looking to launch a project, actualize a big idea, raise their visibility, or influence the field in creative ways. Specializing in media, nonprofits, and philanthropy. Services include: strategic planning, communications strategy, targeted publicity campaigns, and translating vision to action.Past Clients: Perspective Fund, The Whitman Institute, Equal Rights Advocates, Wyncote Foundation, Kartemquin… Show more Providing big picture strategies and practical tactics to social sector organizations looking to launch a project, actualize a big idea, raise their visibility, or influence the field in creative ways. Specializing in media, nonprofits, and philanthropy. Services include: strategic planning, communications strategy, targeted publicity campaigns, and translating vision to action.Past Clients: Perspective Fund, The Whitman Institute, Equal Rights Advocates, Wyncote Foundation, Kartemquin Films, Children's Book Project, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, and ITVS. Show less

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Mission Minded is a branding agency that works exclusively with nonprofits. We believe that a brand that sets you apart is essential to a nonprofit’s success. Every day we guide nonprofits to uncover the big, bold idea that will attract more people to their work. Because in today’s world, a worthy mission is not enough. You’ve got to communicate what makes you unique at every opportunity.

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ITVS funds, presents, and promotes award-winning documentaries on public television and beyond. As a key member of ITVS's senior management team, I led the Distribution & Impact department, comprised of 11 staff focused on broadening the reach and impact of ITVS-funded documentaries.Accomplishments & Responsibilities:• Successfully built a new department that previously did not exist, including redefining staff roles, hiring new positions, and establishing a cohesive… Show more ITVS funds, presents, and promotes award-winning documentaries on public television and beyond. As a key member of ITVS's senior management team, I led the Distribution & Impact department, comprised of 11 staff focused on broadening the reach and impact of ITVS-funded documentaries.Accomplishments & Responsibilities:• Successfully built a new department that previously did not exist, including redefining staff roles, hiring new positions, and establishing a cohesive departmental vision • Led annual planning, budgeting, and key performance indicators for the department• Served on the senior management team, informing decisions related to organizational development, diversity & inclusion, staffing, office policies & systems, and internal communication• Served as a spokesperson for the organization’s impact and distribution work, including participating in interviews with industry press• Developed big picture strategies with regards to multi-platform film distribution, public television relations, community engagement campaigns, and audience development• Built and maintained relationships with key allies at PBS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Sundance Institute, and other major media organizations• Advised CEO and VPs on elevating the org’s visibility in the social impact film sector Show less

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Active Voice is a media strategy organization that specializes in using films as a tool to advance movement building and social change. As an intermediary organization, Active Voice's specialty was to work with social justice leaders to develop strategies for bringing timely documentaries to target audiences, with a vision toward long-term sustained impact. Active Voice concluded film campaigns in 2015, and now operates as a research and consulting organization, renamed as Active Voice… Show more Active Voice is a media strategy organization that specializes in using films as a tool to advance movement building and social change. As an intermediary organization, Active Voice's specialty was to work with social justice leaders to develop strategies for bringing timely documentaries to target audiences, with a vision toward long-term sustained impact. Active Voice concluded film campaigns in 2015, and now operates as a research and consulting organization, renamed as Active Voice Lab.As Executive Director, my responsibilities included the following:• Oversaw and maintained organizational budget • Responsible for overarching organizational strategy, fund & business development, staffing structure, communications, and evaluation• Maintained relationships with partners at the Ford Foundation, Participant Media, the Aspen Institute, and other nationally recognized organizations• Provided high-level consultation to film producers, media organizations, and foundations regarding using storytelling for social change Show less

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• Oversaw and managed all social issue film campaigns, including staff and task supervision, deliverables, partner and client relations and final reporting• Worked with Executive Director to track trends in the field and map out organizational strategy, business model and development of new initiatives• Developed new business and funding prospects• Served as editor-in-chief of all Active Voice publications, including discussion guides, toolkits, and organizational… Show more • Oversaw and managed all social issue film campaigns, including staff and task supervision, deliverables, partner and client relations and final reporting• Worked with Executive Director to track trends in the field and map out organizational strategy, business model and development of new initiatives• Developed new business and funding prospects• Served as editor-in-chief of all Active Voice publications, including discussion guides, toolkits, and organizational collateral• Led internal brand-building, peer learning, and communications Show less

• Directed staff, consultants and interns in the development and implementation of film campaigns, including major releases like Food Inc. and The Visitor• Led, facilitated, and analyzed results from cross-sector strategy meetings about the social impact potential of nationally distributed documentaries• Built partnerships with major think tanks and advocacy organizations, including the Brookings Institution, the ACLU, Amnesty International, and National League of Cities• Carried… Show more • Directed staff, consultants and interns in the development and implementation of film campaigns, including major releases like Food Inc. and The Visitor• Led, facilitated, and analyzed results from cross-sector strategy meetings about the social impact potential of nationally distributed documentaries• Built partnerships with major think tanks and advocacy organizations, including the Brookings Institution, the ACLU, Amnesty International, and National League of Cities• Carried out development of newsletters, brochures, discussion guides and web content Show less

M.S., Strategic Communications

M.A., Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Middle Eastern/South Asian Research Cluster Winner of Feminist Essay Prize

B.A., Anthropology

Graduated with High Honors