Jonathan White
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Bannigan McDade
I worked with Jonathan while managing an outsourced team supporting The Redford Center’s accounting processes. He was great to work with, both personally and professionally. He has great attention to detail, keeps things moving at the agreed to pace, and is always willing to try new things in order to improve and streamline systems. Even though his role encompassed far more than just accounting, we never had to chase him to get his part of the work done. The organization grew a lot during our work together, as did Jonathan’s understanding of the nuances of accounting. He asks great questions. He’s smart, hardworking, and trustworthy. I would be happy to work with him again.
Melissa Fondakowski
I worked with Jonathan for 6+ years in different capacities while at The Redford Center. I was a consultant to the organization when Jonathan was hired as one of its very first full time employees. During that time, in addition to building out the young organization's operations and administration policies and infrastructure, Jonathan developed the organization's Fiscal Sponsorship program, which is one of the organization's most important programs. For the filmmakers accepted into the program, Jonathan provides a level of care and attention that is uncommon in similar programs, offering individual advice, leadership, guidance and support with legal issues, contracts, fundraising, film production, and distribution. What has always made Jonathan a cut above in his position is that if he doesn't know the answer, he will take the time to find it for you. When I became a full time employee at The Redford Center to direct the program I developed - Redford Center Grants - I worked hand-in-hand with Jonathan to provide that same critical customized, bespoke level of attention to all the filmmakers and film teams in both of our programs. Having Jonathan on my team was assuring: if I needed help on anything, and in any way--from social media, to administrative and accounting, to database management, to media asset acquisition and management, to better learning how we could be great mentors to those we supervised--I could always rely on Jonathan's support to do and be our very best. Jonathan's work has helped to elevate the organization's brand and notoriety in the film community and beyond, and if given the chance to be on a work team with Jonathan again, I wouldn't hesitate!
Prabhakar Sinha
I worked with Jonathan quite closely during my initial days with RMF India as Director of Programs. I found Jonathan to be very cooperative who would always provide space to his new colleague for learning and understanding business. Jonathan is a good listener and which is why he would come out to be firm & articulate in providing administrative & logistical guidelines and way forward. Jonathan is good at keeping track of program processes and is excellent at communication. I wish him all the very best for his future endeavors.
Bannigan McDade
I worked with Jonathan while managing an outsourced team supporting The Redford Center’s accounting processes. He was great to work with, both personally and professionally. He has great attention to detail, keeps things moving at the agreed to pace, and is always willing to try new things in order to improve and streamline systems. Even though his role encompassed far more than just accounting, we never had to chase him to get his part of the work done. The organization grew a lot during our work together, as did Jonathan’s understanding of the nuances of accounting. He asks great questions. He’s smart, hardworking, and trustworthy. I would be happy to work with him again.
Melissa Fondakowski
I worked with Jonathan for 6+ years in different capacities while at The Redford Center. I was a consultant to the organization when Jonathan was hired as one of its very first full time employees. During that time, in addition to building out the young organization's operations and administration policies and infrastructure, Jonathan developed the organization's Fiscal Sponsorship program, which is one of the organization's most important programs. For the filmmakers accepted into the program, Jonathan provides a level of care and attention that is uncommon in similar programs, offering individual advice, leadership, guidance and support with legal issues, contracts, fundraising, film production, and distribution. What has always made Jonathan a cut above in his position is that if he doesn't know the answer, he will take the time to find it for you. When I became a full time employee at The Redford Center to direct the program I developed - Redford Center Grants - I worked hand-in-hand with Jonathan to provide that same critical customized, bespoke level of attention to all the filmmakers and film teams in both of our programs. Having Jonathan on my team was assuring: if I needed help on anything, and in any way--from social media, to administrative and accounting, to database management, to media asset acquisition and management, to better learning how we could be great mentors to those we supervised--I could always rely on Jonathan's support to do and be our very best. Jonathan's work has helped to elevate the organization's brand and notoriety in the film community and beyond, and if given the chance to be on a work team with Jonathan again, I wouldn't hesitate!
Prabhakar Sinha
I worked with Jonathan quite closely during my initial days with RMF India as Director of Programs. I found Jonathan to be very cooperative who would always provide space to his new colleague for learning and understanding business. Jonathan is a good listener and which is why he would come out to be firm & articulate in providing administrative & logistical guidelines and way forward. Jonathan is good at keeping track of program processes and is excellent at communication. I wish him all the very best for his future endeavors.
Bannigan McDade
I worked with Jonathan while managing an outsourced team supporting The Redford Center’s accounting processes. He was great to work with, both personally and professionally. He has great attention to detail, keeps things moving at the agreed to pace, and is always willing to try new things in order to improve and streamline systems. Even though his role encompassed far more than just accounting, we never had to chase him to get his part of the work done. The organization grew a lot during our work together, as did Jonathan’s understanding of the nuances of accounting. He asks great questions. He’s smart, hardworking, and trustworthy. I would be happy to work with him again.
Melissa Fondakowski
I worked with Jonathan for 6+ years in different capacities while at The Redford Center. I was a consultant to the organization when Jonathan was hired as one of its very first full time employees. During that time, in addition to building out the young organization's operations and administration policies and infrastructure, Jonathan developed the organization's Fiscal Sponsorship program, which is one of the organization's most important programs. For the filmmakers accepted into the program, Jonathan provides a level of care and attention that is uncommon in similar programs, offering individual advice, leadership, guidance and support with legal issues, contracts, fundraising, film production, and distribution. What has always made Jonathan a cut above in his position is that if he doesn't know the answer, he will take the time to find it for you. When I became a full time employee at The Redford Center to direct the program I developed - Redford Center Grants - I worked hand-in-hand with Jonathan to provide that same critical customized, bespoke level of attention to all the filmmakers and film teams in both of our programs. Having Jonathan on my team was assuring: if I needed help on anything, and in any way--from social media, to administrative and accounting, to database management, to media asset acquisition and management, to better learning how we could be great mentors to those we supervised--I could always rely on Jonathan's support to do and be our very best. Jonathan's work has helped to elevate the organization's brand and notoriety in the film community and beyond, and if given the chance to be on a work team with Jonathan again, I wouldn't hesitate!
Prabhakar Sinha
I worked with Jonathan quite closely during my initial days with RMF India as Director of Programs. I found Jonathan to be very cooperative who would always provide space to his new colleague for learning and understanding business. Jonathan is a good listener and which is why he would come out to be firm & articulate in providing administrative & logistical guidelines and way forward. Jonathan is good at keeping track of program processes and is excellent at communication. I wish him all the very best for his future endeavors.
Bannigan McDade
I worked with Jonathan while managing an outsourced team supporting The Redford Center’s accounting processes. He was great to work with, both personally and professionally. He has great attention to detail, keeps things moving at the agreed to pace, and is always willing to try new things in order to improve and streamline systems. Even though his role encompassed far more than just accounting, we never had to chase him to get his part of the work done. The organization grew a lot during our work together, as did Jonathan’s understanding of the nuances of accounting. He asks great questions. He’s smart, hardworking, and trustworthy. I would be happy to work with him again.
Melissa Fondakowski
I worked with Jonathan for 6+ years in different capacities while at The Redford Center. I was a consultant to the organization when Jonathan was hired as one of its very first full time employees. During that time, in addition to building out the young organization's operations and administration policies and infrastructure, Jonathan developed the organization's Fiscal Sponsorship program, which is one of the organization's most important programs. For the filmmakers accepted into the program, Jonathan provides a level of care and attention that is uncommon in similar programs, offering individual advice, leadership, guidance and support with legal issues, contracts, fundraising, film production, and distribution. What has always made Jonathan a cut above in his position is that if he doesn't know the answer, he will take the time to find it for you. When I became a full time employee at The Redford Center to direct the program I developed - Redford Center Grants - I worked hand-in-hand with Jonathan to provide that same critical customized, bespoke level of attention to all the filmmakers and film teams in both of our programs. Having Jonathan on my team was assuring: if I needed help on anything, and in any way--from social media, to administrative and accounting, to database management, to media asset acquisition and management, to better learning how we could be great mentors to those we supervised--I could always rely on Jonathan's support to do and be our very best. Jonathan's work has helped to elevate the organization's brand and notoriety in the film community and beyond, and if given the chance to be on a work team with Jonathan again, I wouldn't hesitate!
Prabhakar Sinha
I worked with Jonathan quite closely during my initial days with RMF India as Director of Programs. I found Jonathan to be very cooperative who would always provide space to his new colleague for learning and understanding business. Jonathan is a good listener and which is why he would come out to be firm & articulate in providing administrative & logistical guidelines and way forward. Jonathan is good at keeping track of program processes and is excellent at communication. I wish him all the very best for his future endeavors.
Experience
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The Redford Center
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Operations and Fiscal Sponsorship
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Dec 2017 - Present
• Feature Film Production: Associate Producer for award-winning HBO Documentary, Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution. Line & Field Produced 15 shoots and oversaw post production, marketing materials, website, and film festival tour. Delivered film assets on time and on budget to HBO and oversee an ongoing impact outreach campaign that has to date screened film in 45 countries, more than 1,200 community screenings, and 2M+ views on HBO. • Producer for 20+ in-house and commissioned short form videos distributed on social media and streaming platforms.• Sales and Distribution: Manage all film license sales to film festivals and international markets, selling more than 150 licenses.• Fiscal Sponsorship Program: Researched, designed and launched a new fiscal sponsorship program for external filmmakers, generating new revenue and extending impact of organization. Oversee 55+ sponsored projects ($12M+ in funding), assisting filmmakers with donor and foundation management, budgeting, fundraising, reporting and networking with film and film festival industry contacts.• Partnership Management: Oversee relationships with several large environmentally focused non-profit partners recruited for impact outreach campaign.• Finance and Non-Profit governance: Oversee all accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets, general ledger, budgeting, cost allocations, audit, tax reporting, financial software programs.Developed performance metrics and financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting to support objectives and manage/mitigate risk (FP&A). Organized, managed and passed the organizations first and all subsequent required 6 annual financial audits.• Oversee organizational legal, office and IT systems needs with growing staff and program needs including hardware, email, archiving systems, social media, websites and CRM Database platform. Contract and manage all external Vendors. • Event Management: Oversee operational, legal, and technical requirements for all events Show less
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Operations and Business Affairs Manager
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Sep 2015 - Dec 2017
Manage all organizational financial, legal, database, IT, film production, and office systems.
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Real Medicine
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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COO
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2012 - 2015
• Oversaw daily operations, management and strategy of 22 humanitarian/disaster relief projects in 13 countries• Directed headquarters staff and 200+ program staff across Africa, Asia and South America• Organization renewed all grant funding for projects for four consecutive annual funding cycles and met targets of 92% funding to the field • Managed teams generating more than $3M in new funding in most recent financial year• Managed team, application process and negotiation for official Implementing Partner status for Real Medicine Foundation in 2015 with UNICEF and UNHCR. Implementing Partner awards consisted of a $1.5M grant for UNICEF Malnutrition Program in South Sudan and a $300K grant for UNHCR Refugee Support in Uganda.• Organization awarded and managed grants from Google and The Annenberg Foundation for disaster relief work in Pakistan and Japan• Conducted annual evaluation of new initiatives and staff in Uganda, Nigeria and South Sudan• Evaluated quarterly financial and project effectiveness for donor briefings• Managed all projects successfully within budget targets to deliver maximum project results to donors/grant givers • Wrote and developed Annual Reports summarizing achievements in 15 countries and over 30 initiatives• Directly facilitated application process and awarding of “Special Consultative Status” to Real Medicine Foundation by the UN• Created Graphic design and content creation for fundraising event marketing materials• Seamless content creation and delivery: Website, Facebook, Causes, Jumo, Twitter, and daily Blog. Tripled website traffic and Facebook followers over a 12 month period• Facilitated and managed the migration of website to new platform with internal and external partners• Achieved cost savings and improved efficiency, grew projects by 50% while keeping expenses unchanged Show less
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Director of International Relations
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2010 - 2012
• Managed daily operations, management and strategy of 22 humanitarian/disaster relief projects in 13 countries • Managed accounting, donor reporting, website updates
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International Real Estate Investment & Consulting
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2005 - 2010
• Brokered deals with high net worth investors/developers in commercial, residential, and land sales in Costa Rica and Panama • Acted as international relocation expert and property manager • Training of new sales agents and creation of marketing packages for properties • Completed sales of over $10M in commercial and residential properties to multinational investors • Acted as international relocation expert and property manager for US and Canadian clients • Demonstrated financial viability of small and large development projects to potential investors by developing investment return tools with profitability metrics, financial ratios, IRR, and cap rate Show less
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Gap Inc.
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Strategy/Consumer Insights Team: Lead Business Liaison and Consultant
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2002 - 2004
• Lead Business Liaison and Consultant for the Gap Inc. Consumer Insights team across 3 brands, 5 divisions and 5 countries• Managed key strategy initiatives including the identification of key business issues, management of customer research vendors, analysis, the development of conclusions, and presentation of findings • Enabled executive leaders, board of directors, and strategic partners to make accurate data-driven business decisions across Gap Inc. through comprehensive reporting• Created and presented quarterly Consumer Insight reports to the marketing, strategy and merchant teams• Acted as lead vendor manager for Consumer Insights data from the Gallup Corporation• Expanded market share and profitability of brands by playing a key role in the refocus to target consumer groups• Tracked and reported activities of all brands and their competition across global markets, including US, Canada, UK, Japan, and France• Doubled the demand and reach for the team’s reporting within the company, and initiated presentations to the CEO, board of directors and presidents of each brand• Considered a brand and customer research expert offering an objective view, as the “voice of the consumer”• Coached, mentored, and developed junior analysts in research methodologies, presentation development, analysis, and problem solving Show less
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Sr. Financial Analyst/Company Planner
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2000 - 2002
• Collaborated across the organization in development of top-line merchandise goals and strategic plans for all markets across the US, Europe, Japan, and Canada, representing in excess of $400M in annual sales• Devised and presented pre-season strategies and key findings to business partners to enable data-driven decision-making and ensure optimum profits• Raised profitability/gross margins and inventory turnover by building effective financial plans and forecast sales within 5% accuracy• Facilitated cross-functional management meetings to maximize in-season performance and efficiency, monitor liabilities, and measure performance against forecasts• Developed an innovative Excel-based business performance-tracking tool, presented findings to the senior executive team resulting in tool being adopted company wide Show less
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Gap Inc.
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Project Manager: MBA Internship
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1999 - 1999
• Facilitated strategic alliances between Mexican government and Chinese businesses • Cultivated relationships with 4 new suppliers and developed a cost analysis database of over 200 potential vendors • Spearheaded an investor group composed of a new partnership between Gap Inc.’s top Asian supplier and the Sourcing Department in consideration of a $20 million factory investment • Facilitated strategic alliances between Mexican government and Chinese businesses • Cultivated relationships with 4 new suppliers and developed a cost analysis database of over 200 potential vendors • Spearheaded an investor group composed of a new partnership between Gap Inc.’s top Asian supplier and the Sourcing Department in consideration of a $20 million factory investment
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Merril Lynch Inc
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United States
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Broker Transfer Representative, Client Account Services
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Sep 1995 - Aug 1997
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Education
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Thunderbird School of Global Management
MBA, Global Management & International Marketing -
University of Denver
BSBA, International Business
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