Shirley Vilca Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Oakland, California, US

• Through in-depth and thought-provoking journalism, Prism reflects the lived experiences of people most impacted by injustice. As an independent and nonprofit newsroom led by journalists of color, we tell stories from.
• Responsible for Prism’s budgeted revenue of $1.94M, with active support from the BOD, editor-in-chief, and COO.
• Sits on the leadership team to help set and progress organizational goals, develop strategic policy, and lead organizational priorities.
• Manages a portfolio of current and prospective foundations and major donors, including cultivating those relationships.
• Supports the COO in building, updating, and reporting organizational budget lines for income to ensure all projected foundation and major donor revenue is on track throughout the year.
• Leads in the development of fundraising materials, including emails, program updates, impact reports, slide presentations, and mailings.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Competitively selected to be a part of the 2021-2022 Lead SoCal 1 program, a part-time leadership development program for cross-sectoral professionals from across Southern California. The Lead SoCal program aims to provide regional professionals the leadership and management skills, create spaces to practice professional growth, and develop meaningful.

Washington, DC, US

NLC works to train and promote the progressive political entrepreneurs of tomorrow - trendsetters, elected officials, and civically-engaged leaders in business and industry who will shape the future landscape.

US

• Rock the Vote is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to building the political power of young people. For over 30 years, Rock the Vote has revolutionized the way they use pop culture, music, art, and technology to engage.
• As the first-ever Associate Director of Development at Rock the Vote, I spearheaded the 2020 fundraising efforts and established systems for donor stewardship/relations, foundation giving, and board development.
• Lead efforts in raising $5.6M in the 2020 election cycle, with $3.7M coming from grants/foundations, $1M from corporate partnerships, and $730k from email programs, fundraisers/events, and mid-level donors.
• Directed an integrated annual fund program, which included developing a donor communications strategy.
• Managed the development of assets and publications to support fundraising activities, such as a monthly email update to major donors, decks/memos for potential donors, and annual reports.
• Managed grant writing and reports, collaborating with grant writer, executive director, and other programming staff. Oversaw foundation agreements to ensure deliverables and deadlines were met.

• For more than 40 years, Liberty Hill Foundation has been the Los Angeles epicenter for social justice, incubating cutting-edge social movements, transforming neighborhoods, and empowering the leaders of tomorrow..
• Led Communications department during the interim period of new CCO search. Oversaw and managed department needs around written and visual content, external communications with media and org stakeholders, social media.
• Launched and oversaw institutional 2018 Leaders to Watch grant program.
• Oversaw and managed relationships and project communications with outside consultants including proactively monitoring contract and project deliverables.
• Developed systems to streamlined internal processes for interdepartmental projects and cross-functional collaboration.
• Built and maintained relationships with local and national partners/grantees such as The Obama Foundation, The California Endowment, Community Coalition, LA Voice, and the City of Los Angeles.

• Lead and managed CA ReLeaf 2018 Grants initiative in collaboration with Environmental Justice team.
• Conducted research on National Youth Diversion Funding in collaboration with Youth Justice team.
• Conducted research on boards and commissions in support of the WMLI Commissions program.

• Directed the “Be More Heroic” team through an organizational revamp of mission, vision, and philosophies. Assisted in Marketing, Communications, Program Development, and Fundraising of their annual camp.
• Evaluated current strategic strategy at “Dreamfilm” and “CM Dance Company” to devise an updated personalized 5-year strategic plans.
• Co-authored policies for the “Q Youth Foundation” on program development, implementation, and partnerships.
• Collaborated with “Building Allies” Director to refine hiring policies, recruit additional staff, and upgrade the curriculum of workshops.
• Social Media Consultant for “Building Allies”. This included management of Editorial Calendar, Data Collection and Reporting, and creation and implementation of a more broad/diverse community engagement strategy.

US

• Oversaw the operational and logistical aspects of the Parent College program at its three regional sites (Watts, South Los Angeles, and Boyle Heights). This included managing the parent outreach and communications.
• Coached 8 community outreach staff - who assisted with outreach, logistics, and implementation of programming.
• Developed and led targeted outreach strategies to reach a higher number of families; particularly families of LAUSD students with significant academic and socio-emotional needs.
• Co-authored bilingual (English/Spanish) Parent Learning Curriculum. Topics included: Testing, Language Arts, and College-Going Culture, Leadership/Advocacy.
• Managed all logistics for Parent College events (18/year, 1900+ participants), including site-based “Comes to You” (11/year), & annual University Day (1000+ participants).
• Managed Parent College fiscal responsibilities -$150,000+ Budget & Invoice Tracking, found ways to cut program costs, and save over $15K.

New York, NY, US

• Coordinated Lambda’s Writers in Schools program, which connects educators (cross country) to LGBTQ literature and authors.
• Facilitated the partnership with San Diego School District (SDUSD), which resulted in an approved board memorandum and program access to 24 new high schools in the county.
• Collaborated with Education Professionals to create and implement a language arts curriculum (elementary-high school) that incorporated LGBTQ authors and literature.
• Cultivated and grew the program from hosting authors in single digits to over 30 school visits in a year.

West Hollywood, CA, US

• Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay.
• Developed policies for volunteers in financial aid, screening, background checks, training, and communication.
• Spearheaded and implemented a new volunteer on-boarding procedure. The redesign improved the effectiveness of screening, collection of data, and training of new and active volunteers. This reduced on-boarding time by.
• Trained as a volunteer to answer calls from LGBTQ youth ages 13-24, providing guidance and support through crisis situations.
• Volunteered additional time in training new volunteers. Trained 5 incoming classes (total of over 120 hrs. of training) and led several training seminars.

Seattle, WA, US

• Art sales, handling original works of art, hanging art, filing and database related tasks, communicating with artists and clients of SAM Gallery.
• Maintained a thorough knowledge of inventory, the Museum, membership and shop policies to aid customers with purchasing needs.
• Opened and closed shop registers – daily cash counting.
• Unpacked shipments as they arrive and arrange products in SAM Shop stockroom.
• Assisted Managers, Lead Sales Associate and Buyer with daily duties and special projects.
• Assisted with the annual physical inventory.

Seattle, WA, US

• The Washington Service Corps Individual Placement Program engages AmeriCorps members in service with local community-based and nonprofit organizations, schools, city, county, and federal government entities to address.
• Created/Implemented a yearlong mentorship program for youth with influential community mentors. Coordinated logistical needs of bi-monthly events and outings.
• Created and Introduced 10-week Youth Program in Winter 2011; this included strategizing workshops and lesson plans with community partners, teachers, and school staff.

Olympia, WA, US

• Admissions and overnight representative for on-campus and local western Washington events.
• Campus Tour Guide; included tours of 1,000-acre campus, forest, and beach waterfront
• Hosted and engaged perspective students during overnight campus visits, dinners, and events
• Blogged for Evergreen student life blog, and was often featured on university website homepage
• Upheld responsibilities of live-in employee for Evergreen admissions office

Olympia, WA, US

• As a Resident Assistants for The Evergreen State College, I supported the mission of Residential and Dining Services to be a purposeful, just and sustainable community by fostering safe, healthy, inclusive, and.
• Created, collaborated on, and executed three monthly community life events
• Maintained budget for student activities, events, and maintenance
• Worked with campus police to ensure resident safety
• Upheld responsibilities of live-in employee for Evergreen Residential & Dining Services office

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Music Theory & Visual Arts

Master’S Degree, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management & Leadership