Kristen Barney

Background

About Kristen Barney

Skillful project manager with 10+ years’ experience supporting over 50 nonprofit organizations with combined revenue of over $60M. Seasoned nonprofit leader supporting wide range of teams in achieving success, highlighted by roles such as Vice President for Operations and Program Development Specialist. Managed and launched multi-stakeholder projects with budgets of $100K to $500K, including events, programs, and initiatives, from conceptualization to implementation and evaluation. Demonstrated commitment to building collaboration across differences, supporting community-based leadership, and centering community voice in managing conflict and achieving outcomes. • Project Management: Oversaw design and implementation of Millennium Institute keynote speech and monograph presented to leaders at international convening focused on inter-generational equity and environmental and social justice. • Experienced Financial & Operations Manager: As Vice President for Operations, doubled Millennium Institute’s revenue outcomes by enhancing business development, upgrading budgeting and reporting, and enhancing project and capacity planning. • Collaboration: Engaged internal and external stakeholders to design, launch, and implement a low-barrier, on-demand coaching program for community-based nonprofit leaders, yielding 100% participant satisfaction rates. • Capacity Building: Co-designed, launched, and managed Fair Chance’s Impact Academy program supporting community-based non-profits in upgrading quantitative program outcome measurement and evidence-based storytelling, resulting in cohort members achieving 100% of target outcomes. • Adaptive and Collaborative Leader: Co-led development of Fair Chance Racial Equity Framework and implemented insights from Racial Equity Audit, resulting in innovations and improvements to center equity and reduce unconscious bias. • Demonstrated Community Partner: Provide multi-year, pro-bono support for board and executive of Dance Institute of Washington and Youth Entrepreneur Institute, contributing to growth of annual revenue from $1M to $3M over 4 years. • Language Skills: Near fluent in Spanish (conversation, reading and writing). KEY SKILLS • Collaborative Leadership • Project Planning and Design • Project Execution & Monitoring • Evaluation & Assessment • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice • Financial & Contract Management • Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration • Event Management & Logistics • Facilitation & Training • Budgeting & Reporting • Strategic Communications • Grant Development & Reporting