Keshet advances LGBTQ+ equality in Jewish life through institutional training, programs for youth and LGBTQ+ Jews of Color, and Jewish advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights nationwide. I led fundraising efforts to increase annual revenues from $3.8M in 2021 before my tenure to $6M in 2025 from individual donors (up 90%) and institutional funders (up 29%); designed and led a $2.75M special fundraising campaign and gala during our CEO succession; developed new modes of engagement for funders and donors (Keshet Equality Council, David + Marc Pride Matching Challenge, online annual report); strengthened board and volunteer fundraising, donor research and analytics.

VOLS is a pro bono legal services nonprofit serving unemployed workers, seniors, older veterans, immigrant youth, mothers in prison or jail, small business owners, and COVID-19 frontline workers. I led fundraising efforts to increase annual revenues from $1.7M in 2019 to $3.1M in 2021 from foundations, government, law firms, corporations, special events, and individuals donors. And I oversaw communications, brand and messaging process, website redesign, 35th anniversary campaign and gala, new annual New York, Together awards gala, and leadership summit on pro bono & diversity, equity, & inclusion.

USA250 was a Philly-based nonprofit organizing multi-sector leadership to promote America’s 250th anniversary in 2026 as a once-in-generations civic initiative. I served as the first full-time excutive director from 2014-2019, raising $13.5M in cash and in-kind commitments from leading companies (Comcast, J&J, Walmart, WPP), civic institutions, foundations, individuals; proposed and lobbied passage by U.S. Congress of Public Law 114-196, the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016; managed pro bono contributions from leading law, architecture, branding firms; developed national partnerships with Major League Baseball, James Beard Foundation, National Council for Social Studies; and produced Toast250 friend-raising receptions and public videos ("In 2026" hopes and dreams video).

Pre-K for PA is a statewide coalition advocating access to high-quality pre-k for all Pennsylvania 3- and 4-year-olds, launched during my tenure. I directed a 4-organization local coalition and supported a 10-member statewide table with ~$2M annual budget; facilitating field operations, candidate education, and leadership training. The nonpartisan, statewide issue campaign in 2014 led to a $90M+ annual increase for PA state funding for early childhood education over two years. I oversaw website, social media and PR efforts that led to 65 mainstream news and 15 opinion placements in Southeastern PA publications, attracting 5,600 individual and 190 organizational supporters locally. I produced an award-winning launch video and secured NBC coverage of candidate petition

J Street is a “Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace, Pro-Democracy” organization advocating US leadership toward a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I helped lead field training and doubled the scope of field organizing from 2010-2013 through 40+ volunteer chapters and 340 lay leaders, eventually supervising 7 regional offices with 11 employees. Our team operated an advocacy network to educate 200+ House and Senate offices via in-district and Capitol Hill meetings, call-in campaigns, and Member or staffer relationships.

Campus Philly promotes the Philadelphia region as a vibrant college town and works to increase the number of recent college graduates entering the local workforce. I founded the nonprofit after college, raising $4.5M to achieve a ~$1M annual budget from government, higher education, foundations, corporate, and public sources. During my tenure, Greater Philadelphia increased college graduate retention 2000-2010 (CEOs for Cities) and out-of-region retention from 29% to 48% (2004-2010, field survey). I produced publications for 200,000+ college students, prospects and parents; an annual festival with 10-20,000 participants, leadership conferences, press conferences, and an international recruiting mission. I secured media coverage in The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal, local tv news, college newspapers, and earned recognition as Top 101 Philadelphia Connectors.