Management Support

Résumé

Rodney M. Jackson

**** ****** **., *****, ** 22015

703-***-**** home ********@*****.*** 571-***-**** cell

Summary of Experience

Senior Fundraising Professional:

Grant-writing (foundations, corporations, government, and individuals);

Major gifts, annual funds, capital campaigns;

Fundraising appeals and marketing materials;

Fundraising consultant and trainer.

Consultant, Trainer, Adult Educator

Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC, 1995 – 1997, Capacity Development and Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations (assessed management and fundraising capacities of 40 youth serving organizations nation-wide, developed and led both individual and group fundraising workshops).

The National Black MBA Association, Planned Giving, Washington, DC, 20038, 2008 (conducted workshop in Planned and Deferred giving)

Endowment Development for Nonprofit Organizations, National Center for Black Philanthropy, Inc., Washington, DC, 2001 – 2008 (subject: endowment fundraising and management – multiple workshops over 10 years)

Fundraising for Communities of Color, National Center for Black Philanthropy, Inc., Washington, DC, 2007 (subject: grant writing - multiple workshops over 3 years)

The Support Center of Washington, DC, 1995 – 1997 (2 grant writing workshops)

The Support Centers of New York and New Jersey, 1992 – 1994 (3 grant writing and general fundraising workshops)

The Grantsmanship Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1985 (multiple workshops in grant writing and non-grant fundraising, nationwide)

The Support Center of Massachusetts, 1983 – 1992 (multi - grant writing and general fundraising workshops)

Lesley College, Cambridge, MA, 1974 (subject: grant writing)

University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, College of Public and Community Service, 1973 (subject: grant writing)

Harvard University Extension College, Cambridge, MA, 1991 – 1992, Expository Writing

Employment History

Campaign Consultant/Corporate and Foundation Relations (part-time)

FRANCISEMMA, INC. 2013 – April 2016

Duties: Initially, responsible for assisting client with planning and implementation of FE’s “…until the 7th Generation” $7 million Capital Campaign. Final responsibility: corporate and foundation relations and special event fundraising.

Achievements:

Conducted and wrote campaign feasibility study and case statement, assisted with campaign visioning and goal setting, developed overall fundraising plan, and planned and implemented professional theater event. Also, wrote 15 grant submissions of which more than half were funded ranging from $200,000 to $10,000.

Founder, President and CEO

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR BLACK PHILANTHROPY, INC. 1997 – 2011 Washington, DC

Duties: The President and CEO is (1) the chief administrative officer, (2) in cooperation with the board of directors, initiates and evaluates programs, efficiently and effectively; (3) hires and supervises Center staff, (4) ensures the efficient management of agency finances, (5) raises funds and (6) seeks opportunities to promote and strengthen Black Philanthropy.

Achievements: (1) Raised more than $6 million since the inception of the National Center to support Center programs. (2) Significantly elevated the national profile of African-American philanthropy through nation-wide conferences, attended by thousands, and broadcast and print media. (3) Instrumental in introducing new ideas in philanthropy and fundraising such as Endowment Development for African-American organizations, and Fundraising for Communities of Color.

Consultant and Trainer

MILTON S. EISENHOWER FOUNDATION, Washington, DC, 1995 – 1997, Capacity Development Program for Nonprofit Organizations

Duties: Responsible for (1) developing, organizing and conducting workshops in fundraising and organizational management for NP organizations, (2) conducting management assessments and providing one-on-one management and fundraising consulting services, (3) evaluation of project.

Achievements: 40 nonprofit organizations involved in criminal justice and youth services successfully completed the program.

Director of Development

THE COMMUNICATIONS CONSORTIUM MEDIA CENTER, 1994 – 1995, Washington, DC, a media and communications company for nonprofit organizations

Duties: The Director of Development was primarily responsible (1) for writing grant proposals to support the agency’s progressive agenda, (2) working with the Executive Director, board members and other senior staff as necessary; (3) submitting reports to funders as necessary, and (4) maintaining fundraising records. My main function was to serve as part of a fundraising team composed of board members and senior staff.

Achievements: Successfully raised funds for operating purposes and the Consortium’s research and publications.

Director of Development

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN INSTITUTE, 1992 – 1994, New York, NY

NGO affiliated with the United Nations

Duties: As Director of Development, I was responsible for (1) developing a campaign for endowment and (2) fundraising to support an annual dinner event, usually held at the United Nations. My duties required working closely with the executive director, board members and senior staff; writing grant proposals and seeking individual gifts.

Achievements: My biggest achievement was increasing revenue for AAI’s annual dinner for two straight years, including by a nearly 50 percent gain in the second year.

Director of Development and Public Relations

JUDGE BAKER CHILDREN’S CENTER, 1986 – 1992, Boston, MA

An affiliate of Harvard Medical School and Boston Childrens Hospital

Duties: I was hired primarily to restart and complete a $2 million-dollar endowment campaign to support the Camille Cosby Center, an outpatient mental service for inner-city children. My duties also included redesigning and making profitable a major special event, the Camille Cosby World of Children Awards Gala.

Achievements: In concert with board members and senior staff, I successfully reorganized and completed the endowment campaign whose final total was about $2.25 million. I built up successful annual and planned giving program, while reducing expenses and increasing fundraising income, overall.

Senior Development Officer

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 1984 – 1986, Boston MA

Duties: Hired to help prepare the School of Social Work, School of Nursing and Commonwealth College to Participate in B.U.’s $200 million capital campaign.

Achievements: Helped establish school campaign committees, conducted prospect research and screenings, set-up solicitations and wrote grant proposals.

Publications

Editor and contributing author, A Philanthropic Covenant with Black America, Wiley and Sons, April 2009

…. “Time and Talent: Volunteerism as a Resource for Black Communities,”

…. “A Philanthropic Covenant with Black America,”

“Embracing Our African Past and Future,” Partners for Africa, 2008

Editor and contributing author, Members Newsletter, National Center for Black Philanthropy, Inc., July 2008

…. “Tiger Woods and AT&T National Return to Congressional Country Club”

… “New Study finds Increase in Grants”

Editor and Contributing Author, At the Crossroads: The Proceedings of the First National Conference on Black Philanthropy, The Corporation for Philanthropy, Inc., Vienna, VA, 2000

… “Strengthening African American Philanthropy: Fundraising.” 1998

Editor, Moving the Agenda Forward: The Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Black Philanthropy,” The National Center for Black Philanthropy, Inc., 2000

Editor and contributing author, Philanthropy and the Black Church: New Problems/New Visions, The Corporation for Philanthropy, Inc., Vienna, VA, 2000

Editor, Publisher, Writer, Black Philanthropy: The Newsletter of the People, Places and Issues in African-American Philanthropy, The Corporation for Philanthropy, Inc., Vienna, VA, 1997 – 2000

Education

A.B./M.A. Sociology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

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