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SHERRY SIMMONS
15850 North Thompson Peak Parkway #1174, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Email: sherrysimmons65@gmail.com
Cell: 510-205-4705
An experienced,charismatic,nonprofitexecutive andconsultantwith over 35 years of hands-onexperience
in all aspectsof nonprofitleadership,fundraising,strategic planning,staff training, executive coaching,
board developmentandinteraction, special eventmanagement, marketingand communication, grant
writing,major giftimplementation, andrelationshipbuilderfor nonprofits.
SUMMARYOF QUALIFICATIONS
* Entrepreneurial: foundedastatewidedrug preventionorganization;firstmanagerwiththe Stroke
AwarenessFoundation;implementedthe firstandfourothertelethons,producing,scripting,fundraising,
volunteerrecruitmentandmanagement forChildren’s Medical ResearchFoundation asitsfirstExecutive
Director;firststatewide 211 UnitedWayCoordinator.
* Energeticandknowledgeable trainer,coachandpractitionerina varietyof nonprofitareasincluding
but notlimitedto:Fundraising,governance andleadership, createdandtaught“The Fine Artof Schmoozing”,
Conference andEventplanningforthousands.
* Creative,insightful andavisionaryleaderfornonprofitsforover30 years;focusedandpowerful
relationshipbuilderandpeopleconnector;communicateswithskillandenergy; Excellentpublicspeaking
experience andtrainingexperience.
* Self starter;use time andresourceseffectivelytoachieve prioritiesandmeetdeadlines.
* A “connector” of people withissues,communitygoalsandemployment
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Directorof Resource Development7/07through6/14
NorthernCaliforniaCommunityLoanFundSanFrancisco,CA
A certified developmentfinancialinstitution 501 (c)(3) thatprovidesfinancialsolutionsto nonprofitsfor
affordablehousing,communityfacilities,lines of credit and training and consulting to low income
communities.
*Acquired investmentsanddonations tosupportoperationsandthe loanfund.
* Preparedstrategicfundraisingandcommunicationsandmarketingstrategicplanningandannual
workplanwithbudgets.
* Wrote successful grants,cultivated strategicrelationshipswithpotential andcurrentdonors, people
inbanks,foundationsandcorporate organizations.
* Developedmeaningful relationshipsand secured investorsintothe $43 millionLoanFund.Uponmy
departure inJuly,2014, NCCLFhad over233 investmentsfrombanks,corporations,PRI’sfromFoundations,
religiousorganizations,citygovernments, nonprofitsandindividuals.
* Managedtwo developmentassociates;one responsible forsome grantwriting,marketing and
communications;the otherstaff was responsible forthe investmentprocess,sendingoutlegal information,
formsand renewal information.
* Secured probonoassistance fora new brandinganda marketingplanforagency; executed the
agency-wideimplementationof the newlogo,new tagline andnew colors;wrote andedited yearlyannual
reportand the monthly newsletters, bothinprintand electronic.

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* Assistedindevelopingan infrastructure totrackgrant reportingdeadlinesandapplicationdeadlines.
* Createdan advertisementforbusinessnewspaperthatresultedina$250,000 bankinvestment
*Createdand implementedall eventsforthe 25 year celebration of the agency,whichincludedaKick-
Off Celebrationwithacheerleadinggroupparadingdownthe streetsinthe Tenderloin;special save-
the-date handoutsforKick-Off;coordinatedguestsandall speakers. Ourlarge galaeventwas
attendedbyover350 people and raisedover$75,000; producedthe celebratory6minute video
shownat Eventand whichappearedonourwebsite, compiledthe dataforourhistorical reviewof our
accomplishmentsandouragencyhighlights;also featuredaYellow BrickRoadwithpostersand
informationfromournonprofitclients;aphotoboothfortakingcasual photos;a discjockeyplaying
musicfromthe 1980’s, whenNCLFwasborn; donationof an anniversary cake.
*Designedmarketingandcommunicationsplanningandimplementation;alsooversaw all social media
communications.
* Identifiedstoriesandproducedfour programmaticvideosforuse atour eventandon our website
featuringourclientsandtheirservices.
* Identifiedandwrote aproposal to the Haas School of Businessand McKinsey&Co. fortheirSocial
Solutionsgraduate studenttermwork.The teamof 5 graduate studentsworked withme forfive monthsand
the team completed researchonyoungprofessionalsandtheirgiving andinvestmenthabits;they then
designedamarketingandcommunicationscampaignforNCCLFtoattract youngerdonorsandinvestors.
*Createdand Implemented all eventplanningforagency,which included atleast6 annual educational
events;aninformationalluncheonforfinancialplannersinourgeographicarea;hostingafterworkgatherings
for youngprofessionalstolearnmore aboutNCCLFandour work andthe opportunitiesforsociallyresponsible
investing;hosted twofilmpreviewsof “Fixingthe Future”,one inSanFranciscoandthe otherinFresno.
*Achieved all financial goalsoverthe seven yearstodate of employment.
* Implementedanew mid-yearappeal toindividual donors.
* Cultivatedandultimatelysecuredapledge fromanational insurance foundationabouttheirdesire
to invest$2 million.
* Servedasa mentorto youngand newerdevelopmentstaff withthe local chapterof the Association
of FundRaisingProfessionals.
SimmonsConsulting9/97 through6/07
Practice re-energized5/14 to present
San Jose,CA and Alameda,CA
Formed my own consulting practice to providea variety of hands-onservices,training and workshopsto
agencies,organizationsand individuals. My practiceis primarily dedicated to working with small,public benefit
corporationsto help providegeneralorganizationaldevelopmentskills,training and coaching services,specific
to their agency needs.
Servicesinclude:StrategicPlanning,definitionof Boardof DirectorsRolesandResponsibilities,organizational
infrastructure;fundraisingplanningandimplementation; special eventplanningandimplementation; major
giftstrategyand implementation; customerservicetraining;communityneedsassessment;marketing
planningandimplementation; coachingandmentoringExecutive Directors andDirectorsof Development;
Board Audits;andOrganizational Assessments; ConferenceandEventPlanningandimplementation; Creativity
Workshops,Change inOrganizationalstructure; teambuilding;curriculumdevelopment formanycourses;
and created andtaught The Fine Art of Schmoozing ata varietyof venues.
 InterimconsultingleadershiprolesincludedProgramManagerforthe Stroke AwarenessFoundation,
(2 years) UnitedWay State 211 Coordinator,(18 months) InterimDevelopmentDirectorforVia
RehabilitationandMomentumforMental Health (18 months each).

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 Taught Board GovernmentandLeadership classesforover9 years whichwas a six hourcreditcourse
inthe NonprofitManagementCertificate ProgramatSanJose State University.
 Wrote a monthlycolumnforovertwoyearsin ValleyScene (aSiliconValleysocialmonthly
newspaper) onfundraisingandothernonprofitissues.
 Overthe years,my clientsincludedmanyimmigrantservingagencies;churchesandreligious
organizations,135 different agencies,commissionsandboards,artsorganizations.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT
The SupportNetworkforBatteredWomen3/95 – 8/97
Executive DirectorMountainView,CA
AmericanRedCross,SantaClara ValleyChapter10/93 – 2/95
Director,Financial DevelopmentSanJose,CA
March of DimesBirthDefectsFoundation4/91 to 10/93
AreaDirector,WestRegionSanJose,CA
OklahomaAllianceAgainstDrugs10/87 to 4/91
Co-founderandExecutiveDirectorOklahomaCity,OK
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Universityof Toledo,Toledo,Ohio
PursuingLiberal StudieswithemphasisinPublicRelations4.0GPA
Institute forNonprofitConsultants,BoardSource,Washington,DC,2005 Certificate,NonprofitConsulting
Numerouscoursesinfundraising,Excel,PowerPoint, Salesforce,leadership,financial management,budgeting
COMMUNITYLEADERSHIP and various accomplishments
*FormerMember,Associationof FundRaisingProfessionals,Oklahoma, SanJose andSanFrancisco; servedas
a mentorto newerfundraising professionals
*FormerBoard Memberand formersecretaryof the OaklandRotary Endowment
* Member,DowntownOakland RotaryClub,retired
* Chair,Women’sHealthConference,The HealthTrust,SanJose
* Nominee forAFP OutstandingVolunteerFundRaiser2005; nominated byThe HealthTrust,San Jose
* Chair,The HousingAuthorityof the Countyof Santa Clara,nine years
* Chair,AgencyReview Committee,UnitedWayof SiliconValleyandoncommittee forthree years
* Appointedmember,SantaClaraCountySocial ServicesCommissionforthree years.
* Appointedmember,SantaClaraCountyDomesticViolence Council
* Volunteerof the Year,OklahomaWomeninLaw Enforcement
* Special Awardfromthe FBIas OutstandingDrugPreventionvolunteerinOklahoma,one of 50 nationally
* Graduate of andleadershippositionswithLeadershipOklahomaCity,LeadershipOklahomaandCommunity
LeadershipSanJose; wasvery active onthe Board of Directorsof San Jose LeadershipCouncil ,Leadership
MountainView.
*Past memberof variousRotaryClubsandleadershiproles,includingRotaryClubof OklahomaCity,SanJose,
San Antonio,SanFrancisco andOakland;electedfirstwomanonBoardof Directors,OklahomaCity,and
receivedthatclub’sFirstRotarianof the Year Award.

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* Foundingboardmemberof EatingDisordersResource Center,SanJose; Gethsemane FilmProject,NewYork;
VirtualNation,aninternational AfghangrouplocatedinSanJose.
**The Fine Artof Schmoozing isa curriculum thatI developed thatcan be taught either in a day-long session,
three to fourhours,two hoursor onehour. Workshop motivates peopleto feelcomfortablein entering a room
withoutknowing anyoneand beginning to develop relationships,much morethan justa businesscard
exchange.