Susannah Harris Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

*Primary writer and project manager on all public and institutional grant proposals for a portfolio of six City Year sites (Dallas, Philadelphia; Providence, RI; Manchester, NH; Columbia, SC; and Buffalo, NY). I produce 60-80 proposals annually. Each year, my proposals have raised between $2.5M and $3M for City Year's education, workforce development, and civic engagement programming. *Strategize across HQ and local teams—Finance, MarComm, Program Development—on project design and budget development, and to pull/synthesize grant results to demonstrate City Year’s impact on student achievement to external constituents.*Lead initiatives to improve network-wide grant-related systems and processes, including knowledge management efforts, onboarding, and cross-department collaboration.*Author a range of materials, including funder presentations, newsletters, fact sheets, and articles.

United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for the strategic development of partnerships and volunteer opportunities to fill service gaps and support children and youth in the Metro DC area. Oversaw a portfolio of 30+ education/youth development nonprofits, providing technical assistance and fundraising support. Wrote grant proposals to support local education and youth development initiatives. Recruited 50+ volunteer literacy tutors to work with elementary school students. With Deloitte CSR staff, cohosted Mentoring Matters convenings for youth-serving organizations. Represented the United Way-NCA in regional collective impact efforts—Raise DC and the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative. Authored web content, articles, community presentations, funder briefs, and e-newsletters.

Arlington, Virginia

Developed a multimedia adolescent literacy and college readiness initiative (AdLit.org) with instructional, professional development, and family-engagement resources. Collaborated with distinguished education researchers and master teachers from the AFT and NEA on instructional materials, articles, and research briefs. Produced webcasts and video interviews with education researchers/policymakers and YA authors. Built strategic partnerships with school districts and national education and youth development organizations. Led grant writing and administration work. Led a team of eight staff and contractors (editorial, technical, and video production).

Arlington,Va

Oversaw firm’s in-house publications function: worked closely with the Director of Research, established editorial calendars, and project-managed international cross-functional teams to complete 80+ data-intensive research titles annually on a range of higher education operations and investment management topics. Wrote and edited white papers, research reports, survey instruments, conference presentations, newsletter articles, and marketing materials. Oversaw and expanded the firm's Client Information Database and led internal knowledge management efforts. Worked directly with clients to address research requests. Led an eight-member team.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Project-managed and edited 30+ reports annually, coordinating the work of authors, data analysts, proofreaders, and out-of-house production staff. Administered client surveys, and prepared graphic analyses and narratives of survey results. Drafted marketing collateral and client newsletter articles. Fielded client questions about proprietary investment research and managed the Client Information Database. Managed a six-member team. Promoted from Senior Research Associate.

M.Ed., Social Foundations Of Education

Activities and Societies: American Educational Studies Association Emphasis on education policy

B.A., Government

Activities and Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society; Thomas Jefferson Public Policy Forum, Film Society Emphasis.