Meghan Nicholls
Chief Executive Officer @Food Banks Mississauga
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Executive Officer @Food Banks Mississauga
Mississauga, ON, CA
Provide cross-functional, inspirational, results-focused leadership to a high-performing executive team and oversight to a staff of 40+ working to achieve a vision of A Mississauga Where Everyone is Food Secure. Cast a strategic vision for, and drive operations to achieve mission. Full responsibility for factors critical to success - revenue and resource generation, program development, data and research, brand awareness and marketing influence, finance, expanding the agency network, and coaching team leaders. Partner with the Board of Directors to develop and report on progress towards strategic objectives. Embody and communicate the vision, mission, and values to all stakeholder segments, championing increased and deepened relationships critical to increasing food security. Key Achievements:*Through agency network expansion, referral partnerships, new program launches, and focused multi-lingual outreach, established and progressed towards a goal of providing food to an increased percentage of people in poverty, purposefully growing usage by 59% from to users annually.*Established and deepened partnerships with anti-poverty groups and government officials and increased public presence to establish the food bank as the most trusted, best resourced, and most innovative partner for increasing food security in Mississauga. Resulted in being awarded 2020 Non-Profit of the Year by the Mississauga Board of Trade.*Increased food (2.2 to 4.8M pounds, 117% growth) and funds raised (grew active donor base 9,500 to 17,100, revenues from $1.9M to $7.3M, 127% growth) by developing a strategy, plan, and staff structure to support goals.*Mobilized the launch of new programs Food Bank 2 Home - a delivery program for those experiencing food insecurity and have mobility challenges that grew from 48 to 905 households within 24 months, and ReclaimFRESH - a food rescue program partnered with 26 grocery stores recovering lbs of food per year.
EDUCATION
Smith School of Business at Queen's University
Certificate, 3x4 Coaching
Smith School of Business at Queen's University
Certificate, Negotiation and Consensus Building
Georgetown University
Executive Certificate, Non-Profit Management
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
ICD-ROTMAN GOVERNANCE ESSENTIALS PROGRAM
George Brown Polytechnic
Event & Meeting Management
Glendon Campus of York University | Campus Glendon de l’Université York
BA, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology
SKILLS
ABOUT MEGHAN NICHOLLS
Inspiring Communicator | Strategic & Results-Driven | Relationship BuilderWith a career path in the nonprofit sector, I’ve provided leadership at organizations dedicated to social causes that are personally meaningful to me. Driven by my passion for ending hunger and seeing poverty reduced, I’m proud of my leadership in the significant growth of Food Banks Mississauga that has benefited thousands of food bank clients. With an affinity for building relationships, I’ve been acknowledged for being a communicator who inspires and builds credibility and for producing unprecedented fundraising growth and deepened program impact in a competitive marketplace. Combining an ability to make personal connections with an influential approach, I build and lead teams to exceed goals while maintaining mission focus and increasing strengths-based efficiencies.
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