Kevin Corcoran

About Kevin Corcoran

At Lumina, with $1.5B in assets, I have designed, launched, and sustained $230M+ of…

Experience

1. Nonprofit Strategy Director, Communications

   Lumina Foundation

   Sep 2016 — Present

   From 2017-19, I shepherded a major overhaul that shifted communications from brand promoter and service bureau to driver of strategic change by influencing national dialogues on higher learning. Lumina\'s communications team amplifies the entire foundation\'s efforts to create a better-educated nation, especially among adults who are Black, Hispanic, and Native American. We commission authoritative research into public narratives and audiences so we can measurably influence national dialogues in ways that will help more adults earn bachelor\'s and associate degrees, college certificates, and industry certifications. Our core outreach calls for racial justice and equity in education and society. The 5-member team, whose efforts I lead:* Exposed journalists whose work Lumina supports and narrative-shaping writers outside of higher education to high-impact solutions.* Increased by 17x the subscribers to our social channels and daily newsletter and boosted reach and impressions by 6.5x.* Boosted digital engagement by 46.4x and aggregate engagement rates by 50%.* Influenced national narratives related to Lumina\'s objectives. I built a portfolio of journalism training and news grants that includes: APM Reports, The Atlantic, Chalkbeat, The Conversation, Education Writers Association, Firelight Media, The Hechinger Report, Investigative Reporters and Editors, PBS NewsHour, The Poynter Institute, Public News Service, PRX/PRI, Roadtrip Nation, The Texas Tribune, Washington Monthly, WGBH, and WorkingNation. Lumina is an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that\'s committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to everyone. We want to achieve a national goal by 2025 of 60 percent of working adults having college degrees or other credentials. We envision a learning system that\'s easy to navigate, delivers fair results, and meets the nation’s need for talent through a broad range of credentials.

Education

• Harvard Business School Online

  Certificate of Specialization in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Business Administration, Management and Operations

• Cornell University

  Certificate, Diversity and Inclusion

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Bachelor’s Degree, Journalism, with a Minor in Business

• Harvard Graduate School of Education

  Weeklong Seminar, Philanthropy and Policy

  2011 — 2011

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement

  Improvement Science

• Harvard Business School Online

  eDiploma, Negotiation Mastery

• Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Corporate Finance

• Cornell University

  Certificate, Project Leadership

• Harvard Business School Online

  eDiploma, AI Essentials for Business

• Harvard Business School Online

  Certificate of Specialization in Leadership and Management

• Harvard Business School Online

  eDiploma, Digital Marketing Strategy

• Harvard Business School Online

  eDiploma, Strategy Execution

Skills

• Design Thinking
• Community Outreach
• Journalism
• Leadership Development
• Public Speaking
• Government
• Regulatory Affairs
• Higher Education
• Philanthropy
• Mentoring
• Grants
• Editing
• Competency-Based Education
• Regulatory Design
• Program Evaluation
• Media Relations
• Data Analysis
• Grant Writing
• Policy
• Contract Negotiation
• Strategic Planning
• Policy Analysis
• Social Media
• Strategic Communications
• Event Planning
• Research
• Networked Improvement Communities
• Public Policy
• Team Building
• Storytelling
• Business Models
• Project Management
• Public Finance
• Politics
• Personnel Management
• Writing
• Speech Writing
• Strategy
• Program Management
• Interviews