Ellah N.

About Ellah N.

I build organizations from the ground up — and turn struggling ones around. Over…

Experience

1. Director of Operations

   Url Media

   Mar 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Strategic partner to the CEO and President, driving growth through planning, fundraising, and execution. Developed a 3-year business plan and $2M/$5M/$10M budget scenarios to align vision with funding strategy.• Built and led the full partnership pipeline—from discovery calls to legal agreements and onboarding—streamlining workflows in Airtable and revamping the partner survey to assess organizational readiness. Scaled the network from 8 to 36 outlets, growing audience reach from 8M to 27M in under 2 yrs.• Secured $6M in multi-year grants by managing the full fundraising lifecycle—writing proposals and reports, building budgets, and being the point of contact to funders. Funds enabled six new hires and operational runway. • Led cross-functional coordination across four departments and executive leadership to align priorities, track funder deliverables, and meet key project milestones• Developed and managed quarterly org communications to keep stakeholders and funders informed• Managed $5M+ in operating budgets, tracked forecasts and cash flow, and identified $200K in annual savings• Created pitch decks in Google Slides and Powerpoint to support internal strategy materials for prospective partnerships and fundingURL Collective• Led the launch and operational buildout of URL Collective, establishing mission, values, and systems for finance, compliance, and grant workflows to support media partners through philanthropic funding and capacity-building.• Serve as Board liaison—overseeing communications, meetings, and reporting materials• Built a CRM in Monday.com to manage funder pipelines, deliverables, and reporting timelines• Manage $2M+ in grant funding, overseeing proposals, processes, disbursements, and reporting.• Oversee QuickBooks-based financial operations, including AP/AR, reconciliations and monthly cash flow in partnership w/ external accounting firm• Manage fundraising compliance in 38 states - vendor management, filings, renewals.

Education

• Duke University

  Bachelor of Arts

• Georgetown University

  MS, Sports Industry Management

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Fundraising
• Community Outreach
• Teamwork
• Social Networking
• Time Management
• Sports
• Event Management
• Coaching
• Social Media
• Sports Marketing
• Marketing
• Event Planning
• Sports Management
• Advertising