Rick Sanford

Current

• Grants & Evaluation Volunteer at Leader to Leader Institute
• Freelance Grant-writer & Consultant at Life Force Arts Foundation

Past

• Process Consultant at Parsons School of Design
• Process Consultant at Common Ground
• Change Management Intern at Li & Fung USA

• Associate Director of Institutional Support at Merit School of Music
• Co-Founder & Administrator at Foresight Design Initiative
• Administrative Asst at Amberson Inc.

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Education

• New School University
• Oberlin College
• Bronxville High School

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Connections

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Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Rick Sanford’s Summary

Rick Sanford’s Specialties:

Grant-writing, Program Evaluation, Organizational Assessment, Process Consulting

Rick Sanford’s Experience

• Grants & Evaluation Volunteer

  Leader to Leader Institute

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

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Setting up system and training staff to approach institutional funders; Developing program evaluation for key programs.

• Freelance Grant-writer & Consultant

  Life Force Arts Foundation

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  May 2009 — Present (7 months)

  Assisting pioneering arts organizations with program development and capacity building. Conducting organizational assessment, developing program plans, building a grants program.

• Process Consultant

  Parsons School of Design

  (Educational Institution; Design industry)

  March 2009 — June 2009 (4 months)

  Conducted assessment, provided recommendations and implementation guidance for administrative office.

• Process Consultant

  Common Ground

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

  February 2009 — May 2009 (4 months)

  Designed and conducted interviews, developed survey for healthcare program of supportive housing nonprofit.

• Change Management Intern

  Li & Fung USA

  (Public Company; Apparel & Fashion industry)

  February 2009 — April 2009 (3 months)

  Assisted Change Management Lead with SAP implementation. Designed lessons learned methodology & interview questions, completed theme analysis. Developed presentations, prepared meeting minutes and project communications.

• Associate Director of Institutional Support

  Merit School of Music

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

  2005 — 2007 (2 years )

  Prepared grants proposals and reports to funders in support of music education programs targeting low-income youth. Worked with grants director to raise $813,000 in FY06 and $800,000 in FY07. Led internal change effort to upgrade organizational evaluation systems. Trained staff in evaluation methods, contributed to evaluation-related database projects, and co-designed outcome evaluation survey process.

• Co-Founder & Administrator

  Foresight Design Initiative

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2002 — 2005 (3 years )

  Started environmental nonprofit dedicated to fostering dialogue and action on sustainable innovation in Chicago; laid foundations for current success as a $100,000 organization. Created and maintained all administrative systems, produced and promoted 22 networking events and reception/exhibition. Planned and managed three internship terms involving 18 participants in total.

• Administrative Asst

  Amberson Inc.

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

Rick Sanford’s Education

• New School University

  M.S. , Organizational Change Management , 2008 — 2010 (expected)

  Selected coursework: Managing Group Process, Executive Coaching Theory & Practice, Organizational Change Interventions, Organizational Assessment & Diagnosis, Managing the Client/Consultant Relationship, Grantsmanship.

  Activities and Societies:

  The Change Forum, Milano Student Advisory Council

• Oberlin College

  2002 , Music Composition, Environmental Studies , 1998 — 2002

  Activities and Societies:

  Oberlin Student Cooperative Association, Ohio Public Interest Research Group, Classical Action/Oberlin

• Bronxville High School

  1994 — 1998

Additional Information

Rick Sanford’s Groups:

•    ODN of GNY
•    Leader to Leader Institute
•    Urban Sustainable Design Studio Alumni

Rick Sanford’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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