Marcella Cage

About Marcella Cage

Hi, I’m Marcella. I’m an organized and enthusiastic professional with experience in the nonprofit sector and philanthropy. I’m passionate about supporting access to reproductive health and an open civic space where civil society can thrive. I built my own non-profit organization to connect donors to charitable causes, through this I found a passion for helping newer non-profits get up and running. Today I spend my free time helping non-profits get started, and act as an advisor for strategic partnerships and development. Sharing personal reflections—opinions expressed here are my own.

Experience

1. Program Associate - Civil Society and Leadership

   The David And Lucile Packard Foundation

   Mar 2021 — Present

   Built strong relationships with grantee partners to understand how to best support them;• Supported grantmaking in India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and in the United States;• Managed a grantmaking budget of $1.8 million annually;• Reviewed grant proposals and ensured documents were compliant with legal and regulatory requirements;• Made Organizational Effectiveness and Civil Society and Leadership grants to Reproductive Health, Democracy Rights and Governance, Racial Justice, Environment and Science grantees;• Prepared grant files in Fluxx;• Developed a participatory grantmaking process;• Planned team retreats and fun time.

Education

• Yale School of Management

  Women’s Leadership Program

  2020 — 2021

• Harvard Business School

  Organizational Leadership certificate

• University of Winchester

  Master's degree, Applied Global Practice (Management), Human Rights & International Development, Policy

  2015 — 2017

• Global Language Network

  Arabic Language

• San José State University

  Bachelor's degree, Public Relations and Global Studies

  2011 — 2015

• Arizona State University

  Social Impact Measurement Certificate, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation

  2020 — 2020

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Management
• Networking
• International Relations
• Customer Service
• Multi-Cultural Team Leadership
• Research
• Public Speaking
• Event Planning
• Cultural Awareness
• Leadership
• Online Campaign Management
• Project Management
• Social Networking
• Data Analysis
• Teamwork
• Business
• Recruiting
• Project Planning
• Social Business
• Global Marketing
• Microsoft Word
• Campaign Management
• Grassroots Organizing
• People Skills
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• International Business
• Proposal Writing
• Activism
• Organization
• Social Media
• International Development