Fundraiser and strategic leader

REBECCA NEUWIRTH

New York, NY *****

adz53l@r.postjobfree.com 917-***-****

linkedin.com/in/rebecca-neuwirth

Experience

Executive Director

Define American

May 2023 - Oct 2023 (6 months)

Led founder-based organization dedicated to humanizing immigrant narratives through media into a critical strategic planning process.

● opened new and meaningful avenues of impact and growth through partnership opportunities with foundations and in workforce, direct service and government sectors at a critical historic moment

● chose to end the connection as visions were not aligned Executive Vice President

Upwardly Global

Mar 2020 - Apr 2023 (3 years 2 months)

Ran operations, development, Board management, communications, policy, and finance and budgeting to support immigrant and refugee professionals into skill-aligned jobs.

● supported and managed massive growth (from $6.2M in 2019 to $19.3M+ in 2022); built strategy plans with Oliver Wyman, McKinsey and Bridgespan; structured laddered annual goals and reporting

● increased staff from 55 to 92 and retention from 60% to 89%; led 2-year DEI process to improve equity, transparency and accountability on a highly diverse team with a focus on iterative learning

● re-envisioned communications, policy and development strategies, doubled earned and social media presence, and elevated and started to scale volunteer engagement through new technologies Director of Development

Center for Popular Democracy

Oct 2018 - Feb 2020 (1 year 5 months)

Managed fundraising at $40-million C3 and C4 organizations dedicated to empowering racial and social justice organizations to promote inclusive democracy.

● oversaw a portfolio of 50+ foundation grants, working with program staff and development operations

● initiated high-net-worth donor cultivation and led donor marketing and direct mail Director of Strategy Engagement and Senior Development Officer JDC (The Joint)

Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 (6 years 7 months)

Built individual gifts strategy and relationships for $250+ million Jewish humanitarian organization.

● created cultivation and stewardship program for individual major donors and foundations; raised over

$65 million in gifts working with global development, program, operations, and marketing teams

● built annual and lifetime stewardship groups across a spectrum from $10K to $18M, created giving circles, missions, and managed programs to engage volunteers REBECCA NEUWIRTH - page 1

Director, ACCESS

American Jewish Committee (AJC)

Dec 1999 - Mar 2012 (12 years 4 months)

Created and led high-profile young leadership division in 12 cities.

● built vision and strategy and recruited founding Board and staff; created and managed programs for Muslim-, German- and Black-Jewish relations, missions to Argentina, Austria, Ethiopia, New Orleans, conflict resolution and facilitation training, 500+ person global conference; and created the Goldman Fellowships for 25+ students annually; raised over $3 million to fund programs; recognized as one of the most innovative Jewish projects by Slingshot

● served on AJC senior management; worked with leadership on Track 2 diplomacy and $2M global aid Executive Director

Thanks To Scandinavia

Jan 2002 - Jan 2012 (10 years 1 month)

Ran $6+ million international Holocaust memory scholarship program founded by entertainer Victor Borge and Richard Netter.

● awarded 30+ annual scholarships with partners in Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Norway and Sweden and universities across the U.S.; ran all aspects of the program and administration, including communications, Board development and events

Education

Freie Universität Berlin

M.A, Education, Comparative Literature and Political Science Yale University

B.A. Magna Cum Laude, German Studies and Ethics, Politics & Economics Honors & Awards

Multi-generational Philanthropic Advisor - 21/64

Convener - Resetting the Table

Co-Founder, High 5 Tickets to the Arts - ArtsConnection Multigenerational Community Dinners & Chess Club - Penn South Social Services Board - Thanks To Scandinavia

Advisory Board, Jewish Studies Department - Baruch College Patron of the Arts Award - Montblanc

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