JOAN WOODS, senior ASSOCIATE

Joan Woods is Senior Associate with Callive, LLC. She is a seasoned community development professional, relationship builder and resource development expert with competencies in fundraising, communications, and nonprofit organizational development. Joan sharpened her vision and approach to supporting growth and effective planning for nonprofit organizations across a broad range of local, regional, national and internationally-focused nonprofit organizations and significant issues such as international girl’s education, reproductive rights, crime victim rights, housing and community development, child development and homeless family services.

Joan is an expert trainer and technical assistance provider who has developed curriculum, training and other strategies to support the effective growth and strategic planning of nonprofit organizations in critical management areas. Her experience includes supporting a network of 1,400 community development organizations during her work at the Enterprise Foundation with advanced training and planning best practices, especially fundraising, communications and community engagement. She strengthened and demonstrated her expertise by supporting strategic planning processes for significant organizations such as the National Affordable Housing Trust, Manna Food Center, the Omidyar Network’s Rights and Dignity Working Group and Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF).

Her professional career has been focused on helping nonprofits and other social good organizations think about—and prepare—to raise the financial resources, investors and support they need to achieve their mission. She has led fundraising and communications strategy and execution for high-profile, high-performing, and high-potential nonprofits such as Martha’s Table, Bright Beginnings, and the Kakenya Center for Excellence at key growth points. Joan is a natural storyteller who worked as a newspaper reporter and/or bureau chief for daily newspapers. She holds a B.A. in Journalism from Howard University.