RESUME

Brittany Nicole Jarabek

(530) 263-1133

brittany[at]brittanyjarabek.com

www.brittanyjarabek.com

EDUCATION

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada—M.A. Art History, 2006

Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA—B.A. Art History, French Minor with a course-load emphasis in the biological sciences, Cum Laude, 2004

EXPERIENCE

Grant Writer & Consultant, Non-Profit Sector, San Francisco- October 2010-Present

Grant Writing, Prospect Research, Donor Correspondence, Strategic Planning, Corporate Relations, and Research for several small arts-education-vocational training non-profits working with youth in the Juvenile Justice System in San Francisco, health and wellness programs, and theater arts organizations.
Clients include but are not limited to Old Skool Cafe, Each One Reach One, Sonrisas Dental Health, Mobility Service Dogs West Coast Project, San Francisco Juvenile Justice Department, The HEAL Project, Sustainable San Mateo County, Homework Central, Institute of Poetic Medicine, The Beat Within, Community Outreach Medical, and Huntington Orthopedics Outreach Program.

Assistant Director, Part-time, Each One Reach One, South San Francisco, April- August 2011

Grant writing, donor prospect research, program oversight, strategic planning, and development tasks for this small non-profit providing detention based programming to youth in San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Research Analyst, San Francisco Juvenile probation Department- November 2010-April 2011

Research and writing of key local ordinance for non-violent reentry for the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) in San Francisco and city-wide Violence Prevention Plan.
Authoring local ordinance to establish the authority of the JJCC.
Creating a bi-weekly capacity building workshop series addressing issues ranging from work-life balance to crisis intervention to case processing overview for community based organizations.

Executive and Program Directors, City Youth Now, San Francisco, CA — January 2007- October 2010

Dedicated, enthusiastic non-profit leader with extensive experience in program development, corporate philanthropy, grant writing, fundraising, and non-profit management.
Diversified background that includes expanding program capacity and offerings while building operational budget through strategy, increasing grant awards by over 40%, creating long-term relationships with local corporations, and awareness efforts.
Excellent communicator, with great success in varied environments such as juvenile hall, with other community-based organizations, in the classroom, with corporate sponsors and foundations and with staff.
Launched a successful career as Executive Director after just four months in the non-profit sector.
Single-handedly organized and executed two very different annual fundraising events—a seated dinner with live entertainment and silent auction, and a large scale cocktail party, to attract donors from different backgrounds with varied giving agendas and interests.
Keen fundraising skills through community outreach, viral marketing, networking, public outreach, donor relationships, foundation outreach, and both small and large scale event planning.
During tenure, increased corporate and individual sponsorship/partnerships by 20% for fundraising events as well as by 18% for over all unrestricted giving to the organization.
Non-traditional approach to corporate philanthropy by creating relationship with employees through volunteer programs, employee match programs, and in turn corporate giving.
During tenure cash flow operating budget increased from the $200K range to roughly $400K.
Changed and explored funding sources moving to a more sustainable model of 50-55% foundation support, 30-40% event income, and 20% individual and corporate unrestricted donations versus 80% event income and individual donations and 20% foundation support and corporate giving.
Motivated professional adept at working with a group and independently to complete the tasks at hand with a deep understanding of team work.
Excellent management skills, supervising over 200 volunteers and small staff of four part-time employees.
Increased volunteer outreach from 10-20 volunteers to 100-150 volunteers annually through partnerships with corporations, universities, fraternal social organizations, and outreach.
Program development of progressive programs such as a Laptop Program for foster youth and youth detained in Juvenile Hall, and maintenance of programs with a sixty year history.

SKILLS & SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

5 years in leadership positions for nonprofit organizations
Lead with energy, humor and enthusiasm to motivate.
Computer Skills: Google Apps including Gmail, Docs and Calendar, Excel, Power Point, Raiser’s Edge, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, Fundraiser Basic, Donor Perfect Quickbooks, Illustrator, SAGE, and SalesForce.
Excellent time management and highly organized, with enhanced problem solving skills.
Exceptional program development, implementation, and evaluation skills.
Creative and thoughtful fundraiser with keen event planning and corporate outreach abilities.
Foreign Languages: French- fluent written, oral, and expression skills. German- reading knowledge.
Passionate for the arts, philanthropy, creative output, teaching, travel, food, mentoring, yoga, and thinking outside of the box.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

BOARD MEMBER, MOBILITY SERVICE DOGS-WEST COAST PROJECT, PASADENA, CA- January 2018-Present

MSDWCP puts the fun in FUNctional independence for the mobility impaired community. MSDWCP raises service dogs in training, offers life tools, educates the mobility impaired community and their team to improve their quality of life, and provides a voice to those impaired.

LAKESHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA, MEMBER, SAN FRANCISCO, CA- AUG 2018-Present

Organize and facilitate annual Halloween Carnival for 2018 and 2019. Grant writing efforts including securing a grant for a large scale mosaic mural designed and created by the students with the Create Peace Project and other grants. Volunteer for PTA sponsored programs at the public elementary school in San Francisco.

BOARD MEMBER, EAST BAY CHILDREN’S LAW OFFICES, OAKLAND, CA- MAY, 2010- 2012

EBCLO provides legal services for children in the Alameda County foster care system through a holistic approach that enables the children to have a voice in decisions that determine their future.

References Available Upon Request