Interim leadership
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The first stages of a new program, product, or service are always the messiest and the hardest to work through, and it can be hard for staff to pivot from current work. I will engage on the initial execution and get it firmly established prior to handing off to a permanent staff member.
Example
With Women Innovators, I engaged as the initial Executive Director to implement the strategy & develop the internal capabilities needed for long-term durability. A 3-month pilot was defined with clear objectives and key results to align everyone to goals and success metrics.
During that pilot, I:
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Clearly defined W.IN’s theory of change and associated impact metrics;
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Baselined organizational impact metrics & started tracking for all events;
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Created, launched & analyzed the first community survey, establishing a snapshot of needs, perspectives, and desires across 100 beneficiaries & supporters;
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Established a 2-year programming roadmap & its associated operational needs;
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Quantified funding needed to support the roadmap and kicked off fundraising planning;
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Applied for 3 grants that would fully fund programming for the following year (decision pending at time of writing);
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Piloted new internal operational tools such as a PM tool & board member onboarding;
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Launched marketing initiatives with a community newsletter, agency engagement, and recruitment of a volunteer marketing committee.
This put W.IN on a solid footing to serve its full range of beneficiaries and activate around the theory of change.