Our Clients

Talem stepped into an interim executive director role with MMAA, to provide crisis management, organizational management, and interim leadership at a time when anti-LGBTQ+ laws are impacting the lives of military service members, veterans, and their families. 

• Implemented a functional board of directors handbook with standardized policies and procedures aligned with MMAA's bylaws.

• Implemented a comprehensive employee manual with DEIJ-aligned policies and procedures to support organizational staff and volunteers.

• Implemented financial procedures, internal controls, and compliance timelines to support effective organizational oversight and legal/tax reporting.

• Started a 2024 budget and organizational strategic planning process to ensure MMAA is effectively meeting its mission and goals.

• Built a comprehensive fundraising strategy to re-engage individual donors, foundations, corporate partners, and event sponsors. Expanded earned revenue through new merchandise in the MMAA store and magazine advertising.

• Recruited new board leadership whose skills, competencies, and experiences align with MMAA's future needs to help lead the organization into this new era.

•  Launched an Incident Reporting form– the first of its kind to track and address concerns that arise within the worldwide U.S. military community.

• Updated the website to make it easier to navigate and expanded the list of legal referrals, resources, and advocacy toolkits.

• Launched a new safe, virtual, and moderated monthly meeting space– MMAA Strong Communities- for adult LGBTQ+ service members, veterans, and their partners to find fellowship, community, resources, and support.

• Relaunched MMAA’s Chapters to help LGBTQ+ military members and veterans facilitate opportunities for mutual support, camaraderie, and leadership development.

• Built a comprehensive advocacy agenda in five key issue areas: HIV Positive service, transgender service, military families, active service members and veterans, and the ban on drag activities.

• Relaunched the Rainbow Shield Certification program with new culturally-specific resources to help groups work effectively with LGBTQ+ and HIV+ military and veteran communities.

Talem stepped into an interim development role with NWHN, during a period of organizational transition and interim leadership as well as a time when the national dialogue was focused on women's sexual and reproductive health.  

• Created a donor forecast analysis of the past five years fundraising trends that enabled us to streamline the development department by cutting expenditures, moving key content and process to the digital sphere, and identifying new growth strategies.

• Engaged new, younger donors and increased awareness among older women through a new digital acquisition strategy. The monthly acquisition pipeline maintained a consistent ROI of 7-8 times the amount of money spent each month, increased website traffic, and improved SEO.

• Developed a fully comprehensive, development manual and annual fundraising plan that outlined systems and procedures for an incoming executive director, development director, and development associate. 

• Built a consumer health and podcast driven sponsorship strategy and successfully created new relationships with corporate partners and sponsors. New corporate relationships earned the organization $100K in new money in the first six months.

• Planned and executed the organization's first hybrid event, raising twice as much as past events. 

• Managed the CRM database integration and transition process that reduced annual database expenses and improved fundraising and communications capabilities.

• Led the End of Year campaign which exceeded its goal by 60% and its stretch goal by 6%. 

Talem stepped into a development consultant role with TSA, during a period of organizational transition and interim leadership.

• Expanded the corporate sponsorship program for TSA's annual conference and national/international projects. 

• Created a major donor cultivation and stewardship plan. 

• Streamlined the annual fund campaign.

• Built a planned giving strategy for long-time supporters.

• Built a foundation strategy to increase operational and U.S.-based project support.

• Helped hire and onboard a Grants Manager and Director of Development.

• Presented workshops on Fostering a Culture of Gender Inclusion in Nonprofit Spaces for TSA's board and staff

• Presented data and resources to combat discrimination, harassment, and gender-based violence issues facing women and gender non-conforming individuals in the field of herpetology: “Moving Beyond Diversity: Building a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging” at the Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles.

Talem has worked with CAIR National and its chapters for 5+ years in fundraising, grant writing, communications, and organizational development roles. Most recently, we:

• Led confidential "healing circles" that invited employees to participate in hour-long group sessions to share and process issues faced in the workplace.

• Led a two-part training series on Fostering a Culture of Gender Inclusivity for all national and chapter employees. 

• Updated the two-part training series for new sessions with national and chapter employees and board members.

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