EXECUTIVE

Summary

Charlotte Brandin
Building lasting impact rests on realizing an idea or a thought, and the ability to turn that idea into something you can touch. This conversion to achieve a goal inspires me, and is guiding the way I work with teams to success.
Executive with extensive management experience and demonstrated ability to advance philanthropic and business development, initiatives, policy, partnerships, engagement, and advocacy. A child and women’s rights and family supports advocate, with broad hands-on and creative expertise in a multitude of areas, including grant making, development and fundraising, financial management, programming, board development, external relations, and media/communications. Flexible, agile and steadfast character who excels in diverse and inclusive relationship contexts. Thrive in roles both as a visionary leader and collaborator, bringing energy while managing and guiding teams through decision-making processes.

Expertise Includes: Program Development & Management / Capacity Building / Teaching & Mentoring / Nonprofit & ForProfit Operations / External Relations / Grant Making / Grant Writing / Health Equity / Gender Equality / Child Protection & Family Supports / Social Policy / Foundation Management / Advocacy / Communications & Social Media / Innovation & Entrepreneurship / Strategic Planning / Organizational Planning & Investments / Research / MARCOM / Event Planning & Execution

Content/copy writer; storytelling/novels
Translator and writer for Parabol Press

Dual U.S.-EU/Swedish citizen

Timeline

  1. -
    Secretary of the Board / Advisor, BeHappy Ghana, Inc.
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    Online teacher/assistant professor, Lund University Department of Sociology
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    Assistant Center Director, Development & PR/Market, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (f. Alameda/San Francisco)
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    Lead/Consultant, Entrepreneurs' Organization NYC
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    Board member / Advisor / Consultant, Global Health Promise
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    Consultant / Advisor, Butterflies USA/India
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    Co-Founder, Welfare Made A Difference National Campaign
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    Consultant / Advisor, Chances for Children
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    Consultant / Board Member, Family for Every Child / Family Alliance
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    Board member / Advisor, Natural Creativity Center
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    Executive Director, World Childhood Foundation USA
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    CEO, Mall Street USA, Inc.
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    Executive Chairperson/Consultant, Charity Rating
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    CEO/Co-Founder, crickos, LLC

Skills

  • nonprofit incorporation
  • Packing & Organizing
  • Editing & Proof reading
  • Content creation
  • ONline/remote teaching
  • TRANSLation Swe / Eng
  • Policy and programs
  • External Relations
  • Brandraising / Friendraising
  • reproductive rights & Justice
  • Public speaking
  • Financial management
  • Coaching & MENTORING
  • Board development
  • Grant making
  • strategic Facilitation
  • event planning & management
  • project management
  • communications & Marketing
  • non-profit fundraising
  • Social media
  • non/for-profits operations

Questions & Answers

What are your long-term goals?
Contributing to a continuous movement that includes advocacy for vulnerable populations, promote risk as an innovative and sustainable strength, and creating integrity, clarity and transparency all sectors, including nonprofit/philanthropy. Continue to be with active writing and advocating in a variety of areas.
What are you working on right now?
Deeper engagement in the nonprofit/philanthropic space, but being a generalist, working on how we can blend differences. Brandraising, fundraising and friendraising are present in any sector, and connected to provide fuel for people and for action. Envisioning a digital tool for #disruptphilanthropy, developing my concept Emotional Industry. And, moving forward with some Swedish storytelling.
What tools do you use?
My curiosity and creative mind, constantly weighing what we do now to historical events. As contemporaries, moving the needle in our minds with our creative abilities and with our emotions, are paramount. Sharing, leading, listening, learning and teaching are ever-present items in my toolbox, and also how we communicate these values.
Describe your greatest accomplishment.
Accomplishments proposes a high bar. I hope that I have contributed to advancing the causes I believe in and along the way, listened to and acknowledged the people I have the fortunate opportunity to work with.
What are you influenced by?
Constantly being aware of my surroundings, of people's activities and motivations.
Why did you choose your profession?
It chose me! And for all intents and purposes, sociology, reproductive health, women's rights, children's rights, and inclusive team work came together in philanthropy and nonprofit advocacy as a life vocation and professional endeavor.

Proudest Accomplishment

Directing operations and projects for Childhood USA allocating funding for vulnerable children.

Experience Highlights

  • Consultant
    Advising and facilitating progress for nonprofits to promote mission-driven programs and awareness
  • Co-Founder/CEO crickos, LLC
    designed digital ad format to ADVERTISE brand awareness of companies' investment in 'social good'.
  • Executive Director at Childhood USA
    child rights & child protection advocate, Organized multiple fundraising events raising millions $$
  • Executive Chairperson/Consultant Charity Rating
    Created interactive digital platform FOR SWEDISH NGOS, generating Value & raising awareness
  • Executive Director at Childhood USA
    applying risk funding methods to create new opportunities for nonprofit organizations

Education Highlights

  • Welfare Made A Difference Campaign - Co-founder
    NatioNal lobbying coalition for Reauthorization of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
  • Ph. D. Studies
    Sociology. Social Policy & Jurisprudence, UC Berkeley
  • Ph.D. Studies
    Sociology and Women's studies, Lund University, Sweden
  • BA
    Sociology & Nordic languages, Lund University, Sweden

Causes

  • Advisor Natural Creativity Center
    supporting outreach to build out self-directed learning for UNDERPRIVILEGED children germantown, PA.
  • #disruptphilanthropy
    Promoting equity and justice by SIMPLIFYING funding access in the non-profit and philanthropic space
  • Advisor Butterflies USA
    fundraising support to help street-connected children in Delhi, India.
  • BeHappy Advisor/Board member
    Supporting children in Ghana with after school programs and activities.
  • Family Alliance/Family for Every Child Board Member
    Supporting children and families while promoting a safe home environment

Interests

  • Philanthropy and Social Equity
    emotionalindustry.com; Community-Centric Fundraising.org
  • Advocacy & Engagement
    Planned Parenthood; #GOTV; child protection; reproductive rights