Sloane Berrent

Current

Fellow at Kiva.org
Owner at The Causemopolitan
Board Member at Echo Theater Company

Volunteer at Step Up Women's Network
Blogger at LAist

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Past

Owner at Answer With Action
Director of Business Development at Causecast
National Development Officer at Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation

Development Coordinator at The Archer School for Girls
Director of Business Development and Online Content at Workshop 313 (Sole Proprietorship)
Online Production Assistant at Bunim Murray Productions
Marketing Assistant at Ernst & Young

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Education

University of Vermont
American University of Rome
University of California, Los Angeles

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Recommended

12 people have recommended Sloane

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

Sloane Berrent’s Summary

Sloane Berrent’s Specialties:

Nonprofit development and fundraising structure, marketing and brand articulation, business development and cultivation of business relationships.

Sloane Berrent’s Experience

Fellow

Kiva.org

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

May 2009 — Present (3 months)

I will be participating as a fellow with Kiva to expand the reach of microfinance with partner organizations and Southeast Asia entrepreneurs in the Philippines for three months.
Owner

The Causemopolitan

(Internet industry)

February 2009 — Present (6 months)

The Causemopolitan is a blog and my platform to talk about what I'm doing, where I'm at and what's next. The overview is "Reflections on philanthropy, social entrepreneurship and how to live a cause-filled life." It's much more than that though as sometimes I'm talking about music festivals, writing stories about my family or discussing my latest venture. In Fall, 2009, The Causemopolitan will expand to include services, so stay tuned.
Board Member

Echo Theater Company

(Entertainment industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

The Echo Theater Company is a group of actors, writers, directors, and producers dedicated to developing and presenting the work of playwrights on all levels.

They present an ongoing public reading series at the Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood as a means to nurture playwrights and expose the public to their work. The Echo also produces a yearly one-act festival of specially commissioned plays.

The Echo, in association with Dreamyard LA, has started ActOut. Members of The Echo and Dreamyard visit Camp Kilpatrick, a probation camp for youthful offenders aged thirteen to eighteen, to teach classes in acting and playwrighting. An ongoing workshop at Dreamyard LA's facility is being planned for those kids who want to continue to pursue their interest in theater.

The Echo Theater is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, CA.
Volunteer

Step Up Women's Network

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2005 — Present (4 years)

Step Up Women's Network is a national non-profit membership organization dedicated to strengthening community resources for women and girls. Through teen empowerment programs for underserved girls, women's health education and advocacy, professional mentorship and social networking opportunities, we educate and activate our members to ensure that women and girls have the tools they need to create a better future.

Step Up is on the cutting edge of women's social philanthropy. The organization's strength stems from our members' ability to leverage their personal and professional skills and relationships to give back to the community. Our programs are designed to engage women in a way that inspires a life-long commitment to responsible, philanthropic involvement encompassing hands-on volunteer work and leadership opportunities. "Invest, Involve and Inspire" is our motto.
Blogger

LAist

(Online Media industry)

2005 — Present (4 years)

LAist.com is a blog, based in Los Angeles, that focuses on news, events, food, and other local coverage. LAist is a part of the Gothamist.com blog network and part of Gothamist LLC which operates fourteen city-centric websites.

The company was founded in 2003 and is published by Jake Dobkin. Zach Behrens is Editor of LAist. Other than Gothamist and LAist, sites as of July, 2008 include bostonist, dcist, philyist, chicagoist, sfist, austinist, houstonist, and seattleist in the United States, and torontoist, londonist, sampaist and shanghaist internationally.
Owner

Answer With Action

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 2007 — May 2009 (2 years 5 months)

Answer With Action is a boutique social action agency that focuses on connecting people to causes. In 2007 and 2008, Answer With Action threw volunteer and networking events for socially conscious young professionals in the Los Angeles area. By connecting like-minded people in activities that had both "giving back" and "having fun" activities, professionals were more likely to donate their time again and also donate financially or get their companies involved on a in-kind basis.

In addition, Answer With Action created fundraising structures for nonprofits and "culture of giving" strategy for for-profit ventures. AWA also planned events and fundraisers for nonprofits in Los Angeles including golf tournaments, art walks and auctions.
Director of Business Development

Causecast

(Internet industry)

January 2008 — December 2008 (1 year)

Causecast makes it easy for people to get involved in the causes they want to support in the way they want to support them. Causecast is an interactive community that helps people make a positive change in the world through social networking for social good and by providing a platform for nonprofits and leaders to further their causes.

With entertaining content that supports positive change, users participate in a fun and rewarding environment, and are able to make donations to nonprofits, find volunteer activities in their area and connect with others.

Based in Santa Monica, California, Causecast launched at TechCrunch50 in September, 2008.

In my role, I worked closely nonprofits and for-profits on opportunities to get involved with the site both in online and off-line capacities.
National Development Officer

Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

July 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 3 months)

When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, the day-to-day joys of childhood take a back seat to the rigors of treatment and hospitalization. For more than 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has dedicated itself to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering injuries by providing entertainment, education and family activities that help them cope with the pain, fear and isolation of prolonged illness.

Unlike any other charity, Starlight offers a comprehensive menu of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings that enable us to provide ongoing support for children and families — from diagnosis through the entire course of medical treatment.
Development Coordinator

The Archer School for Girls

(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

2004 — 2006 (2 years)

The Archer School for Girls' mission is to provide girls with the optimal learning environment-- an intellectually challenging academic program balanced with strong and varied offerings in the arts, athletics and myriad extra-curricular offerings. Leadership opportunities are a central part of each student’s experience at Archer, where honesty, respect and responsibility form the center of daily school life.

Archer is a spirited school with a student body of talented girls who celebrate the joys of learning and of community; a school that actively seeks to represent the face of Los Angeles in all its diversity; a school that allows each girl to be herself.
Director of Business Development and Online Content
Workshop 313 (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

March 2004 — March 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Online Production Assistant

Bunim Murray Productions

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)

January 2004 — June 2004 (6 months)
Marketing Assistant

Ernst & Young

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2002 — 2003 (1 year)

Sloane Berrent’s Education

University of Vermont

BA , Political Science, Economics , 1997 — 2001

Activities and Societies:

Pi Beta Phi
American University of Rome

Italian, Italian Art and Architecture, International Affairs 1999 — 2000

Fall Semester Study Abroad
University of California, Los Angeles

Continuing Education

Creating Writing, Writing the Magazine Article, Math 110

Additional Information

Sloane Berrent’s Websites:

Sloane Berrent’s Interests:

Combining social causes and technology in new and innovative ways. Connecting people and causes together. New technologies. Socially conscious activities. People who are passionate about what they do or who they are.

Sloane Berrent’s Groups:

BarCampLA, G33k D1nners LA, Lunch 2.0, Giving 2.0, Step Up Women's Network, Heal the Bay, The Trust for Public Land, Los Angeles Conservancy, KCRW (and all public radio).