Nicole Bronzan
Vice President, Communications and Content at Council on Foundations- Claim this Profile
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Charles Knittle
Nicole is great: smart, perceptive, focused and empathetic. She demands as much from herself as from others. Anyone who has the chance to work with her should jump at the opportunity.
Paul Samuels
Nicole was a great asset to the Legal Action Center (LAC) during her time working for us. As our very first Communications Director, she pioneered LAC's entry into social media; integrated the many systems we had for e-advocacy, donations, web forms, and purchases into a single system; and played a leadership role in our strategic planning process, including facilitating staff feedback, that resulted in a new management structure. Equally important, she is an absolute pleasure to work with!
Charles Knittle
Nicole is great: smart, perceptive, focused and empathetic. She demands as much from herself as from others. Anyone who has the chance to work with her should jump at the opportunity.
Paul Samuels
Nicole was a great asset to the Legal Action Center (LAC) during her time working for us. As our very first Communications Director, she pioneered LAC's entry into social media; integrated the many systems we had for e-advocacy, donations, web forms, and purchases into a single system; and played a leadership role in our strategic planning process, including facilitating staff feedback, that resulted in a new management structure. Equally important, she is an absolute pleasure to work with!
Charles Knittle
Nicole is great: smart, perceptive, focused and empathetic. She demands as much from herself as from others. Anyone who has the chance to work with her should jump at the opportunity.
Paul Samuels
Nicole was a great asset to the Legal Action Center (LAC) during her time working for us. As our very first Communications Director, she pioneered LAC's entry into social media; integrated the many systems we had for e-advocacy, donations, web forms, and purchases into a single system; and played a leadership role in our strategic planning process, including facilitating staff feedback, that resulted in a new management structure. Equally important, she is an absolute pleasure to work with!
Charles Knittle
Nicole is great: smart, perceptive, focused and empathetic. She demands as much from herself as from others. Anyone who has the chance to work with her should jump at the opportunity.
Paul Samuels
Nicole was a great asset to the Legal Action Center (LAC) during her time working for us. As our very first Communications Director, she pioneered LAC's entry into social media; integrated the many systems we had for e-advocacy, donations, web forms, and purchases into a single system; and played a leadership role in our strategic planning process, including facilitating staff feedback, that resulted in a new management structure. Equally important, she is an absolute pleasure to work with!
Experience
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Council on Foundations
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Vice President, Communications and Content
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Communications Officer
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2015 - Jan 2022
• Directed communications for the Healthy Communities portfolio, managing a team of consultants and a multimillion-dollar budget (previously held this role on the New Jersey and Equity teams) • Set strategy and oversaw top-level work such as audience research, message development, and staff training • Served as an ambassador for RWJF’s health equity work, developing tools and sharing learning with the field • Wrote regularly for the CEO and other foundation executives, from speeches to op-eds • Oversaw promotional campaigns, media relations, and events Show less
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ProPublica
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United States
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Media Production
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100 - 200 Employee
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Communications Director
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2013 - 2015
Oversaw promotion of ProPublica, its articles, and its journalists: • Directed media relations, including co-publishing partnerships, booking, events, and media training • Served as key adviser to president on organizational messaging and public statements • As chief editor and producer of weekly podcasts, boosted subscribers 300% in six months • Hired and supervised freelancers in production of events and promotional materials, including videos • Organized and edited ProPublica's applications for journalism awards Show less
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Freedom to Marry
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Director
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2012 - 2013
Worked with top management and the new media team to elevate Freedom to Marry’s message and work in the media and in public opinion: • Directed all media relations, including story pitches and press events for multiple national programs; key placements include The Atlantic, The New York Times op-ed page, Face the Nation, and America Live • Crafted messaging for national coalition on historic Supreme Court decision against the Defense of Marriage Act; managed national communications firms, and ran media training for spokespeople • Served as main press contact and wrote and edited op-eds, talking points, press releases, and blog posts Show less
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Legal Action Center
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United States
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Director
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2010 - 2012
• Directed media and grassroots outreach for national and state policy advocacy, including coalition messaging for Capitol Hill work on the Affordable Care Act and mental health parity laws • Overhauled LAC and coalition websites and oversaw new social media program • Integrated multiple systems into a single CRM for e-advocacy, donations and purchases, and web forms • Led strategic planning resulting in new management structure and facilitated staff feedback • Wrote and edited LAC materials, including op-eds, weekly newsletters, action alerts, web articles, press releases, board reports, and promotional publications Show less
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The New York Times
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Metro Editor
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2003 - 2009
Assistant Metro Editor (2008-09) • Managed coverage of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and urban arts, with emphasis on web-first publishing and multimedia, and helped edit City Room blog and curate content for its print counterpart • Conceived and edited weekly print and online features, including profiles of the city’s workforce and hyper-local accounts of the recession’s effects • Managed and edited in-depth series, including an investigation of the police response to hate crimes on Long Island and an in-depth series on an Obama-inspired political awakening in Queens Deputy Copy Desk Chief, Metro (2007-08) • Co-managed and trained staff of 20 editors, managed copy flow and approved articles for publication • Evaluated editors and ran weeklong tryouts of prospective new hires • Organized and led editing workshops at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, University of Miami, and Florida A&M University and trained college-age journalists at The NYT student journalism institute Copy Editor, Metro (2003-07) • Praised for sharp, fast work, substantive editing for fairness and clarity and inventive display type • Handled investigative front-page series on Medicaid fraud, the rise in Pentecostalism, and systemic failings in the New York City foster care system • Filled in as copy chief, assigning editor, and late editor, running Metro after hours Show less
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Tampa Bay Times
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Copy Editor
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2002 - 2003
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Education
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Bachelor of Science