My mission as a nonprofit professional is to increase the impact of nonprofit organizations and the effectiveness of their staffs. The organizations that I choose to work for are innovative in approach and progressive in spirit. I accomplish this through my extensive nonprofit management experience, graduate level education, communications skills, and leadership ability.

I have been working in nonprofits and local government agencies since 1989. My many years of senior management experience includes: Executive Director of Sustainable San Mateo County, Assistant Director of EHC LifeBuilders, Silicon Valley Director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, and Director of Online Community Development for HandsNet. I have also served on nonprofit boards and consulted to several organizations.

• Have been responsible for day-to-day management of nonprofit organizations and program management as an Executive Director, Interim Executive Director, Regional Director, and senior management.
• Managed employees, consultants, and volunteers over multiple sites.
• Worked with, and been on, Boards of Directors.
• Have been responsible for both member and client services and communications.
• Worked with contractors, from RFQ preparation, to formal bid review, to contract compliance.
• Have worked in group decision making environments as part of senior management team.
• Have taught Supervisory and Delegation Skills workshops.

• Experienced in writing funded grant proposals of up to $2,285,000.
• Have been responsible for budgeting and managing grant dollars, including reporting to funders.
• Have tracked donors and volunteers with Raiser's Edge.
• Have planned successful fundraising events.
• Have taught two-day proposal writing workshops.
• Created curriculum for and have taught Introduction to Fundraising Planning workshops.

• Have planned curriculum for, scheduled presenters, and managed a training series of 200+ workshops annually.
• Experienced public speaker, having given presentations to groups and conferences nationwide.
• Have provided training and technical assistance to non-profits on fundraising, management, government programs, public policy issues, and uses of online technology.
• Have facilitated annual retreats, committee meetings, and other professional gatherings.
• Have taught workshops on Effective Delegation, Grant Writing, Introduction to Fundraising Planning, and others for CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and other organizations.
• Have organized regional and statewide conferences and roundtables, both in-person and virtual.
• Experienced in outreach and advocacy to the public, appointed and elected officials, media, businesses, and the non-profit community.

• Experienced researcher, writer, and editor, having created white papers, newsletters, special reports, articles, and brochures, and overseen production of both print and online versions.
• Experienced in web site creation and managing web communities.
• Have created and managed mailing lists and online discussions.
• Have developed and implemented promotional and marketing plans.
• Experienced in writing and distributing press releases, and working with the press.
• Reviewed and edited creative work of employees, volunteers, and senior staff.
• Published book of original fiction: "Aaron's Intifada and other Short Stories."

Goldstein Consulting, Los Gatos, CA
12/2003 - present -- Principal Consultant
Clients include: ARIS, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, Go Kids, Mid-Peninsula Environmental Educators Association, Montalvo Arts Center, Peace-it-Together, Peninsula Symphony Association, & Shasta Regional Community Foundation

EHC LifeBuilders, San Jose, CA
10/2004 - 2/2006 -- Assistant Director, Singles Division

Future Families, San Jose, CA
12/2002 - 10/2005 -- Member & Vice Chair, Board of Directors

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, San Jose, CA
10/2001 - 12/2003 -- Director, Silicon Valley

HandsNet (www.handsnet.org), San Jose, CA
6/1999 - 9/2001 -- Director, Online Community Development

Sustainable San Mateo County, San Mateo, CA
7/1998 - 6/1999 -- Executive Director

California-Nevada Community Action Association, Sacramento, CA
1/1997 - 7/1998 -- Acting Project Director

Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Sacramento, CA
12/1991 - 9/1996 -- Compliance Specialist

County of Santa Cruz, Planning Department, Santa Cruz, CA
10/1989 - 3/1991 -- Planning and Research Assistant

Master of Public Policy and Administration - Major coursework in economics and management

California State University, Sacramento

Bachelor of Arts in Politics - Major coursework in urban affairs

University of California, Santa Cruz

• CompassPoint Nonprofit Services Workshop Series, San Jose, San Francisco, & San Mateo, CA, 2002-05: Regularly teach fundraising and management workshops,
• California Association of Nonprofits (CAN), Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA 2003: "Introduction to Fundraising Planning", 75 attendees
• Resources for Families & Communities, 5th Annual Multicultural Conference, San Jose, CA 2003: "Fundraising Basics for Your Community-Based Organization", 45 attendees
• JUCEE (Japan, U.S. Cultural Exchange & Education), Oakland, CA 2003: "Nonprofit Internship Training Workshop", 16 attendees
• ASTD-SV (American Society for Training and Development, Silicon Valley), Learning Technologies Special Interest Group, San Jose, CA 2002: "Making Online Learning Communities Work", 12 attendees
• Alliance for Nonprofit Management/NCNA Joint National Conference, San Diego, CA 2002: "Running A Successful Training Program' (panelist), 58 attendees
• Community Renewal Summit, San Jose, CA 2002: "PR for Fun and (Non)Profit" (panelist), 73 attendees