Kathy-Ann K. Hart has over 15 years of experience in nonprofit management, legal work, and community outreach. She received her JD from Harvard Law School and BA in Psychology from the University of West Florida. Her career includes positions as Executive Director of the Winchester Multicultural Network, Director of AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Staff Attorney and Assistant General Counsel at AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, and Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP. She has significant experience in fundraising, program planning, operations management, and legal representation in various practice areas. Hart also taught as an Adjunct Professor at Northeastern University School of Law.
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The State Policy Fellowship Program places highly qualified graduate students from diverse backgrounds in state-based think tanks and policy organizations for two years, where they conduct research and analysis on policies impacting low-income families and advocate for reforms, with the goal of bringing more diverse voices into state policy debates and launching public policy careers. The program is sponsored by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and places Fellows in over 30 states with organizations that are part of the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative network.
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The lack of government support for poor communities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil encouraged those communities to mobilize their own resources. People in the communities decided to come together and start saving money. This community savings was used for initiatives like housing, education, and livelihood programs. The Asian Coalition for Community Action (ACCA) Program provided additional support for community-managed projects. Through their initiatives, the communities demonstrated their abilities and changed perceptions of them, attracting further support from governments and other organizations.
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The document provides an update from Leah Myers of the Commission for Review of Social Assistance in Ontario. It summarizes the commission's engagement process, including community conversations and meetings with over 2000 people. It outlines the commission's task of making recommendations to establish an appropriate social assistance structure that reduces barriers and supports transition to work. The commission is analyzing feedback and will release a second discussion paper in early winter before providing its final report in June 2012.
This document discusses strategies for obtaining more federal grants through place-based, continuous proposal building. It emphasizes forming partnerships and collaboratives to identify funding opportunities, build complementary proposals over time, and leverage diverse resources. Key points include developing multi-year plans to pursue multiple, aligned grants; using regional community plans as a framework; and how continuous efforts can strengthen applications and track records with funders.
This document discusses stakeholder analysis for territorial intelligence in digital governance. It defines stakeholders as key individuals and entities that influence or are influenced by territorial development processes. E-governance uses information and communication technologies to improve government services and interactions between various territorial actors, including residents, businesses, organizations and different levels of government. Analyzing stakeholder relationships is important for developing frameworks to guide stakeholder cooperation and partnerships for effective territorial development in the digital age. Dimensions for analyzing relationships include cooperation, partnerships, conflicts and power dynamics.
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The document summarizes Minnesota's efforts between 2011-2015 to implement a pay-for-performance social financing program through a state bond initiative as authorized by the 2011 Minnesota Pay for Performance Act. Key points:
1. The Act authorized $10 million in state bonds to fund social services, with payments made only if providers met performance targets, generating savings for the state.
2. An oversight committee was tasked with implementation but faced challenges selecting services and faced risk-aversion.
3. After 4 years of planning, no agreements were finalized and the program was not implemented as intended by the legislation.
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2. There are different types of organizations including formal hierarchical organizations, informal organizations, voluntary associations, and hybrid public-private organizations.
3. Common organizational structures include hierarchies, matrices, committees, and ecologies. Theories of organizations come from various disciplines like sociology, economics, and management.
The Colorado Nonprofit Association developed the Fiscal Education Network to educate Coloradans about the state's long-term fiscal challenges and help them make informed choices. The Network provides webinars, presentations and materials to help nonprofit leaders engage their communities. Over 700 organizations have participated in activities. Challenges include sustaining interest and limited capacity of some nonprofits. The revised 2011-12 plan continues education efforts and enlists select nonprofits to organize local discussions, providing training and stipends of $1,000-$2,000 each to support their work in building awareness of fiscal issues.
This ordinance would appoint individuals to serve on the Planning & Zoning Commission, Architectural Review Board, and Board of Adjustment for the City of Alamo Heights for terms ending in May 2023. The director of community development services recommends approval of new and reappointed members identified in attachments to fill all remaining slots on the city's boards and commissions.
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Effectively addressing cancer prevention and control is a complex and multifaceted challenge for all countries and the Cancer Control Planning and Implementation (CCPI) Master Course is one of the technical assistance collaborations that was made possible through the International Cancer Control Partnership’s (ICCP) collaborative worldwide network of experts. This presentation introduces national cancer control specialists and policy makers to key concepts and approaches to resource mobilization and strategic planning for national cancer control and covers:
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– Identifying what is available vs what is needed to address resource gaps
– Mapping potential sources for increased funding/support
• Examples of innovative financing mechanisms
• Recommendations
This document summarizes Lori's background and qualifications. She believes in forging collaborative efforts through integrity and respect to create positive change. She has successfully resolved conflicts between organizations, found cost efficiencies without compromising outcomes, negotiated agreements between multiple parties, and merged initiatives to create mutual benefits. Her experience shows an ability to achieve goals through communication, collaboration, and coordination.
This document provides a summary of an AAFP Government Affairs Update presented in Dallas, TX on November 3, 2017. It introduces the AAFP Division of Government Relations staff and lists the AAFP's top issues for 2017, which include promoting physician payment reforms, defending gains in health insurance coverage, reducing administrative burdens, improving physician well-being, increasing the family physician workforce, and supporting population health improvement. Charts are included analyzing the current Congress and outlook for the 2018 Senate elections. The document reviews the status of key health care issues and upcoming deadlines under the Trump Administration.
Senator Ron Rabin provides a summary of recent activities in the North Carolina Senate:
1) The Governor proposed a balanced budget that focuses on paying debts and infrastructure.
2) The Senate is analyzing the budget and how funds can stimulate the economy.
3) The Senator highlights local students who served as Senate pages and recognizes a student who organized a golf tournament for wounded veterans.
Here are the key steps to conducting voter education and get out the vote (GOTV) efforts at health centers in a non-partisan manner:
1. Provide ongoing voter education to registrants and patients via email, text, posters and flyers about upcoming elections, how to vote, early voting options, voter ID requirements, etc.
2. Conduct periodic non-partisan "how to vote" sessions explaining voting procedures and requirements.
3. Remind registrants and patients about upcoming elections and encourage them to vote through phone banks, text banks and social media in the days and weeks leading up to the election.
4. Recruit health center volunteers to help staff phone banks and conduct in-person
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Too often environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are simply looked at through a compliance and risk management prism. But this ignores the real opportunity that embracing and managing ESG issues presents - that of enhancing business value. This presentation lays out the service value chain and brand value linkages while illustrating how strong ESG performance translates to superior market performance.
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Resourceful mobilizing for resource mobilizationIFPRI-PIM
The document summarizes the proceedings of the First Annual Scientific Conference of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. It discusses sessions on gender funding intelligence, proposal development, and promoting gender work. A working group was formed to support gender resource mobilization, with the goals of collecting funding intelligence, communicating opportunities, and assisting with funder engagement and potential collaboration. Key donors were identified and an inventory of donor gender strategies and policies was started.
The document summarizes Minnesota's efforts between 2011-2015 to implement a pay-for-performance social financing program through a state bond initiative as authorized by the 2011 Minnesota Pay for Performance Act. Key points:
1. The Act authorized $10 million in state bonds to fund social services, with payments made only if providers met performance targets, generating savings for the state.
2. An oversight committee was tasked with implementation but faced challenges selecting services and faced risk-aversion.
3. After 4 years of planning, no agreements were finalized and the program was not implemented as intended by the legislation.
1. The document discusses the definition, types, structures, and theories of organizations. It defines an organization as a group of people working together towards a common goal.
2. There are different types of organizations including formal hierarchical organizations, informal organizations, voluntary associations, and hybrid public-private organizations.
3. Common organizational structures include hierarchies, matrices, committees, and ecologies. Theories of organizations come from various disciplines like sociology, economics, and management.
The Colorado Nonprofit Association developed the Fiscal Education Network to educate Coloradans about the state's long-term fiscal challenges and help them make informed choices. The Network provides webinars, presentations and materials to help nonprofit leaders engage their communities. Over 700 organizations have participated in activities. Challenges include sustaining interest and limited capacity of some nonprofits. The revised 2011-12 plan continues education efforts and enlists select nonprofits to organize local discussions, providing training and stipends of $1,000-$2,000 each to support their work in building awareness of fiscal issues.
This ordinance would appoint individuals to serve on the Planning & Zoning Commission, Architectural Review Board, and Board of Adjustment for the City of Alamo Heights for terms ending in May 2023. The director of community development services recommends approval of new and reappointed members identified in attachments to fill all remaining slots on the city's boards and commissions.
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Webinar slides, presented at Master Course: Cancer Control Planning and Implementation, Singapore, March 2017.
Effectively addressing cancer prevention and control is a complex and multifaceted challenge for all countries and the Cancer Control Planning and Implementation (CCPI) Master Course is one of the technical assistance collaborations that was made possible through the International Cancer Control Partnership’s (ICCP) collaborative worldwide network of experts. This presentation introduces national cancer control specialists and policy makers to key concepts and approaches to resource mobilization and strategic planning for national cancer control and covers:
• Planning steps for developing a robust and sustainable RM strategy, including:
– Identifying what is available vs what is needed to address resource gaps
– Mapping potential sources for increased funding/support
• Examples of innovative financing mechanisms
• Recommendations
This document summarizes Lori's background and qualifications. She believes in forging collaborative efforts through integrity and respect to create positive change. She has successfully resolved conflicts between organizations, found cost efficiencies without compromising outcomes, negotiated agreements between multiple parties, and merged initiatives to create mutual benefits. Her experience shows an ability to achieve goals through communication, collaboration, and coordination.
This document provides a summary of an AAFP Government Affairs Update presented in Dallas, TX on November 3, 2017. It introduces the AAFP Division of Government Relations staff and lists the AAFP's top issues for 2017, which include promoting physician payment reforms, defending gains in health insurance coverage, reducing administrative burdens, improving physician well-being, increasing the family physician workforce, and supporting population health improvement. Charts are included analyzing the current Congress and outlook for the 2018 Senate elections. The document reviews the status of key health care issues and upcoming deadlines under the Trump Administration.
Senator Ron Rabin provides a summary of recent activities in the North Carolina Senate:
1) The Governor proposed a balanced budget that focuses on paying debts and infrastructure.
2) The Senate is analyzing the budget and how funds can stimulate the economy.
3) The Senator highlights local students who served as Senate pages and recognizes a student who organized a golf tournament for wounded veterans.
Here are the key steps to conducting voter education and get out the vote (GOTV) efforts at health centers in a non-partisan manner:
1. Provide ongoing voter education to registrants and patients via email, text, posters and flyers about upcoming elections, how to vote, early voting options, voter ID requirements, etc.
2. Conduct periodic non-partisan "how to vote" sessions explaining voting procedures and requirements.
3. Remind registrants and patients about upcoming elections and encourage them to vote through phone banks, text banks and social media in the days and weeks leading up to the election.
4. Recruit health center volunteers to help staff phone banks and conduct in-person
Lorraine Prince has over 15 years of experience in project management, communications, and administration roles in the voluntary sector. She has strong skills in areas such as strategic planning, relationship building, campaigning, financial management, and event organization. Her work history includes roles coordinating membership and policy work for a voluntary sector organization, providing support to community events, and managing funding contracts with youth organizations. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Administration at Brighton University.
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Too often environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are simply looked at through a compliance and risk management prism. But this ignores the real opportunity that embracing and managing ESG issues presents - that of enhancing business value. This presentation lays out the service value chain and brand value linkages while illustrating how strong ESG performance translates to superior market performance.
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KATHY-ANN K HART Cellular 857.453.9562
EDUCATION
Harvard Law School (Cambridge, Massachusetts) June 2003
Juris Doctorate
Selected Student Attorney of Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
Co-founded Harvard Legal Aid Bureau’s Diversity Task Force
Pioneered research on infusing spirituality into Rwanda's post-genocide criminal judicial process
Member Black Law Students’ Association
University of West Florida (Pensacola, Florida) May 1998
Psychology Major, Bachelor of Arts, French Language minor
Graduated Magna Cum Laude in the top 5% of graduating class
Voted Publicity Chair of Golden Key National Honor Society
Nominated member of Phi Kappa Phi
Initiated and directed study on juveniles and the death penalty
EMPLOYMENT
The Winchester Multicultural Network, Inc. January 2013 to September 2015
Winchester, Massachusetts
Executive Director
Fundraising
Pioneered a program planning and fundraising initiative
Raised $20,000 in matching grant funding within 6 months of hire
Organized new fundraising event concept with the internationally renowned Griffin Museum
Organizational Development
Collaborated with an internationally known museum on a multicultural program
Drafted improved by-laws that met the new needs of the changed organization
Program Planning and Management
Planned and executed annual Board meeting
Managed the organization’s largest community event - Winchester In Transition
Community Outreach
Led initiative with the Town of Winchester to increase community outreach
Managed the Winchester Planning Board’s Central Business District zoning initiative
Communications
Overseeing a new, search engine optimized website with new content and social media components
Developed an annual appeal letter and marketing collateral that successfully reached new donors and garnered larger
donations
Volunteer Management
Director of a 20 member founder board of 20 long-term and founding board members
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. September 2011 to February 2012
Boston, Massachusetts
Director
Fundraising
Mastered stewardship of the entire operating budget, leading to more efficient use of funding
Managed budget for all key departments of the organization: housing, client services, peer support services, reception
Program Planning and Management
Collaborated with influential executives of the organization on key performance indicators: operations, marketing,
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2. legislative, regulatory
Devised a strategic plan focused on growth and development
Community Outreach
Facilitated relationships with the local business community to provide resources for clients of the organization
Initiated outreach with community-service organizations to provide additional services for clients
Operations Management
Managed the operations of a multidisciplinary service organization
Created and implemented a plan to optimize on-site operations
Supervised a staff of 5 case managers, 1 program manager, and 1 operations manager
Strategized with the managers at the site to facilitate improved day-to-day operations
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. July 2010 to September 2011
Boston, Massachusetts
Assistant General Counsel
Fundraising
Collaborated on the organization’s largest government grant request
Secured nearly $200,000 of federal funding for fiscal year 2011 through grants written
Secured state funding for fiscal year 2011 due to grant writing efforts
Management
Created a strategic plan for the legal department to improve efficiencies in service delivery
Supervised a legal staff of seven, while continuing to represent clients in various civil litigation matters
Managed non-lawyer case managers in their workings with the Legal Department
Participated on the planning committee for national and statewide conferences pertinent to the organization
Grew the department to twice its size while only increasing the department’s budget by roughly 7%
Advised the General Counsel on operational decisions to facilitate the functioning of a relatively new legal department
Improved employee relations through human resource management
Community Outreach
Represented the organization as an exclusive, invited presenter at national and international conferences on AIDS: United
Nations Conference on HIV and the law and the US Conference on AIDS
Designed and created marketing content and collateral on behalf of the Legal Department
Strategized and collaborated on the passage of anti-human and sexual trafficking legislation in Massachusetts
Forged strategic alliances between area law schools, legal services organizations, and law firms
Served as the organization’s community and national liaison, thereby increasing funding opportunities and community
involvement
Legal Representation
Supervised lawyers new to practice in various legal services matters including family law, housing, Social Security, estate
planning, and debt/bankruptcy matters
Represented clients in family law, housing, Social Security matters, estate planning, and debt/bankruptcy matters
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. August 2008 to June 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
Staff Attorney
Represented and counseled clients in matters of family law, discrimination and debt/bankruptcy
Advised the General Counsel on grant submissions and operations decisions to facilitate the functioning of a new legal
department
Delivered presentations to the entire organization, explaining the work of the legal department and how it fits into the
organizational mission
Facilitated trainings on family law and domestic violence
Negotiated a commercial lease
Advised the CEO on important organizational transactions and legislative considerations
Managed a series of immigration clinics for Haitian nationals after the 2010 earthquake catastrophe
Invited to guest lecture on HIV/AIDS, family law, domestic violence and immigration throughout Massachusetts and the
Northeast
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3. Northeastern University School of Law May 2007 to December 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
Professor (Adjunct Faculty)
Designed and taught a course called Legislation, focusing on the procedure and substance of various Federal and state
legislation, as well as how the courts, administrative agencies and society shape the legislative process
Ropes & Gray LLP June 2002 to May 2007
Boston, Massachusetts
Associate
For profit participation:
Participated in the drafting and submission of SEC filings for registered investment companies
Assisted with the drafting and submission of documents for mutual fund mergers , acquisitions and re-organizations
Supervised document review in response to SEC requests for information
Supervised the diligence review and drafted diligence memorandums in connection with private equity clients
Negotiated the purchase and transfer of limited partner interests for real estate funds
Negotiated and drafted documents for the dissolution of partnerships, key clients and industries: technology, medical
device, pharmaceutical, engineering and education
Pro bono participation:
Chair of the Young Executive Board of Juvenile Justice Partners, Inc.
Participated as the legal representative for voters polling locations
Drafted memoranda on behalf of clients of all sizes and influence
Recruiting participation:
Recruited, interviewed, and mentored prospective legal applicants in partnership with human resources executives
Assisted in the designing and administration of an associate mentoring program for legal associates
Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture June 2001 to August 2001
Boston, Massachusetts
Legal Intern
Researched legal statutes, regulations and case law in an effort to translate Massachusetts’ agriculture laws into an easy-
to-read manual for municipalities and farmers
Interviewed department staff and incorporated department policy into a new organizational manual
Advised Kentucky’s Department of Agriculture to create their own legislation
Consulted with the organization’s Deputy General Counsel on strategies to be used for the Massachusetts Department of
Food and Agriculture’s legal and regulatory issues
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Chaired the Young Executive Board for Juvenile Justice Partners, Inc.
Served as a community member of NARAL Massachusetts’s Diversity Committee
Recruited to be the legal advisor to the Artists Foundation Inc.
Active board member at NARAL Massachusetts
Researched possible grant opportunities for Boston Area Gleaner, not for profit civil rights organization
Selected as Publicity and Advertising Sales Manager for Theatre@First, not for profit arts organization
AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS FELLOWSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
2010 Outstanding Young Alumnus – The University of West Florida
2004-2005 Fellow - The Partnership, Inc. – leadership capacity building fellowship for mid-career professionals
Certified Collaborative Lawyer – trained to provide a positive, alternative context in which to resolve conflict
Trained Rule 8 mediator - qualified to provide dispute resolution services referred by a court
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4. Holistic Approaches to Classroom Instruction, a Precursor to More Collaborative Lawyers: Reflections of a NUSL
Professor and Collaborative Lawyer in the Winter 2007 issue of Massachusetts Collaborative Law Journal
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