Laura Weinbaum

Vice President, Strategy & Impact at Project HOME
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, US
Languages
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency
  • Hebrew Limited working proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency
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Credentials

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate
    USF Corporate Training and Professional Education
    May, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Leading for Change Fellow
    Drexel University
    Jan, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Education Policy Leadership Certificate
    Education Policy Leadership Center
    Jan, 2005
    - Oct, 2024
  • Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institite
    Bryn Mawr College
    Jan, 2003
    - Oct, 2024
  • Real Estate Institute - Broker Fundamentals
    Temple University
    Jan, 1999
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Project HOME
    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Vice President, Strategy & Impact
      • Aug 2001 - Present

       Executive Leadership: Serve as executive management (reporting to Founder/Executive Director) in $130 million, 500-person organization seeking to end homelessness in Philadelphia Team & Portfolio Management: Lead a team of 20 staff to oversee data and quality assurance; strategic planning; diversity, equity, and inclusion; training and organizational learning; new business development; social enterprise; advocacy and public policy; mission nurture; government grants; impact investment; and external affairs Human Resources, Training, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Oversee Mission Nurture initiative, including creation and implementation of DEI action plan, supervision training, affinity groups, employee handbook, and beloved community; oversee training program in partnership with human resources. Social Enterprise & Employment: Oversee $800k Social Enterprise programs (online bookstore, resale boutique, restroom attendant program), employing 75 formerly homeless individuals annually. Healthcare & Housing Advocacy: Lead and coordinate advocacy, public education, and policy campaigns associated with ending homelessness and poverty; register and mobilize thousands of Philadelphians and oversee the Vote for Homes coalition of 200 organizations Project Management: Spearheaded implementation of $300 million multi-year initiative targeting chronic street homelessness; coordinated real estate development, fundraising, and residential efforts; oversee interdepartmental and cross-agency projects such as strategic planning, career pathways, and new projects Fundraising: Shepherded processes to develop new Medicaid-funded programs; raised $125 million for 802 units of affordable housing, technology, and wellness centers Strategic Planning, Data & Quality Assurance: Develop and implement organization-wide data systems and Quality Assurance strategy; create and maintain new enterprise-wide client service and compliance tracking tools

  • Rockefeller Technology Project/TechRocks
    • Director, Consulting Solutions
      • 2000 - 2001

       Operations: Generated and managed $1.6 million budget for start-up nonprofit tech consulting organization; managed seven staff in four U.S. locations Entrepreneurship & Events Management: Managed organizational effort to deploy technology and constituent engagement assistance to over 500 progressive nonprofit social change organizations nationwide; planned annual international conference Software Development: Oversaw design, maintenance, and dissemination of online technology assessment and planning tool; assisted organizations in developing and utilizing new media tools to further their missions

  • Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia
    • Assistant Director
      • 1997 - 1999

       Operations: Assisted Executive Director and Associate Executive Director in daily management of 150-person organization which facilitates the development of affordable housing, business, and open space Fiscal Management: Managed creation of $45 million annual program-delivery and administrative-services budgets and all contracting (approximately $500 million) with other city agencies and outside contractors Public Policy: Coordinated policy responses, strategic initiatives, and long-range planning; supervised project selection process; oversaw auditing, program monitoring, and reporting to government Technology Systems & Compliance: Wrote and compiled Contractor Guidebook with Building Industry Association; supervised project selection, systems planning and improvement, and Y2K conversion

  • LibertyNet
    • Acting Executive Director/Associate Director
      • 1995 - 1999

      Ran small start-up nonprofit providing consulting, communications, marketing, and strategic planning for Internet-based community network serving 1,000 organizations. Drove implementation of public computing centers and education throughout Empowerment Zones. Managed $700,000 budget and ten total reports. Participated in Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee. Ran small start-up nonprofit providing consulting, communications, marketing, and strategic planning for Internet-based community network serving 1,000 organizations. Drove implementation of public computing centers and education throughout Empowerment Zones. Managed $700,000 budget and ten total reports. Participated in Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee.

  • Mayor's Office of Defense Conversion/Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
    • Assistant to the Director
      • Aug 1994 - Dec 1995

      Mayor's Office of Defense Conversion – Philadelphia, PA, 1994-1995. Assisted displaced workers in accessing job training and securing new positions. Worked with companies leasing Naval Yard space to accommodate workforce needs. Conducted preliminary feasibility study of Naval Base reuse as a cruise port. Mayor's Office of Defense Conversion – Philadelphia, PA, 1994-1995. Assisted displaced workers in accessing job training and securing new positions. Worked with companies leasing Naval Yard space to accommodate workforce needs. Conducted preliminary feasibility study of Naval Base reuse as a cruise port.

  • Committee of Seventy
    • Research Director
      • May 1992 - Aug 1994

      Hired, trained, and managed team of five staff; served as liaison to Board; interacted with City officials at all levels. Prepared analytical documents on governance issues and wrote grant proposals for election watchdog, and good-government organization; served as an expert on election law; created political action committee for Charter change. Hired, trained, and managed team of five staff; served as liaison to Board; interacted with City officials at all levels. Prepared analytical documents on governance issues and wrote grant proposals for election watchdog, and good-government organization; served as an expert on election law; created political action committee for Charter change.

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania
    Master's degree, Political Science and Government
    1994 - 1996
  • Quantic School of Business and Technology
    Master of Business Administration - MBA
    2020 - 2022
  • Columbia University in the City of New York
    BA, Summa Cum Laude, Urban studies, Sociology
    1988 - 1992
  • Central High School
    Bachelor of Arts - BA
    1985 - 1988

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