Experience

SF-Marin Food Bank

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director of Institutional Giving

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  - Raise $3M annually, over $7M during surge of food insecurity during COVID, and $12M for Capital Campaign to expand facilities in San Francisco and Marin to ensure community has access to healthy food. - Develop and steward relationships with over 100 foundations and corporations with up to 7-figure gifts. - Secured over 50 new funders during impact of COVID-19 pandemic. - Mentor and train development staff before and during the pandemic. - Raise $3M annually, over $7M during surge of food insecurity during COVID, and $12M for Capital Campaign to expand facilities in San Francisco and Marin to ensure community has access to healthy food. - Develop and steward relationships with over 100 foundations and corporations with up to 7-figure gifts. - Secured over 50 new funders during impact of COVID-19 pandemic. - Mentor and train development staff before and during the pandemic.



Diane Stark Consulting

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Fundraising & Communications Coach

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  • Write and edited case statements, grant proposals, and fiscal sponsorship applications for clients with immigrant youth community engagement, public safety, and community building projects. • Coordinate with non-profit organizations to refine projects so that they are feasible, within the organization’s core mission, and could successfully be completed on time and within budget. • Collaborate on developing evaluation criteria for projects that bring diverse communities together. • Write and edited case statements, grant proposals, and fiscal sponsorship applications for clients with immigrant youth community engagement, public safety, and community building projects. • Coordinate with non-profit organizations to refine projects so that they are feasible, within the organization’s core mission, and could successfully be completed on time and within budget. • Collaborate on developing evaluation criteria for projects that bring diverse communities together.



Some Beach Productions

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Producer/Director/Editor/Writer/Fundraiser

  • 2011 - Present

  Produce, direct, edit, fundraise and do outreach for documentary, Tuesday Lunch. http://tuesdaylunchmovie.com Produce, direct, edit, fundraise and do outreach for documentary, Tuesday Lunch. http://tuesdaylunchmovie.com



Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development & Communications Director

  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2017

  Planned and executed annual fundraising and communications strategy for 25-year-old grassroots-focused environmental and social justice public charity with $5.6 million annual revenue. Planned and executed annual fundraising and communications strategy for 25-year-old grassroots-focused environmental and social justice public charity with $5.6 million annual revenue.



Global Footprint Network

• Switzerland
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2016

  Wrote grant proposals and reports with program staff and Executive Director to raise and report on over $2 million of worldwide environmental sustainability programs, in collaboration with 25 program staff. Wrote grant proposals and reports with program staff and Executive Director to raise and report on over $2 million of worldwide environmental sustainability programs, in collaboration with 25 program staff.



San Francisco Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications & Fundraising Specialist, Initiatives Programs

  • Dec 2013 - Jun 2014

  Wrote grant proposals to secure over $3 million in institutional grants, coordinated with Program Initiatives Officers, CFO, and Finance and Communications Departments to ensure accurate and feasible program and budget content. Wrote grant proposals to secure over $3 million in institutional grants, coordinated with Program Initiatives Officers, CFO, and Finance and Communications Departments to ensure accurate and feasible program and budget content.



Blade Warrior II

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Location Manager, Production Assistant

  • Mar 2013 - Apr 2013



Citizen Cinema

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Actor, Associate Producer (part-time)

  • 2008 - 2013



Alameda CTC

• Oakland, CA

• Project Manager

  • May 2003 - Jul 2012

  - Coordinated and administered three grant programs totaling over $25 million, for capital projects and programs providing sustainable transportation for communities. - Selected grants review teams; reviewed and evaluated over 100 grant proposals; made grant recommendations to Board of Directors, and administered and monitored selected grants. - Coordinated and administered three grant programs totaling over $25 million, for capital projects and programs providing sustainable transportation for communities. - Selected grants review teams; reviewed and evaluated over 100 grant proposals; made grant recommendations to Board of Directors, and administered and monitored selected grants.



Sweepshutter Films

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Actor (part-time)

  • 2011 - 2012



BART

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • 2000 - 2003

  Managed over $1 million grants to assess the cost and construction challenges of, and community needs for, BART extensions. Wrote reports summarizing findings, managed consultant team, and prepared and delivered presentations to communities and elected officials. Managed over $1 million grants to assess the cost and construction challenges of, and community needs for, BART extensions. Wrote reports summarizing findings, managed consultant team, and prepared and delivered presentations to communities and elected officials.



Alameda County Public Works Agency

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Planner/Communications Liaison/GrantWriter, Clean Water Program

  • 1999 - 2000



Alameda County Community Development Agency

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Land Use Planner

  • 1992 - 1999