Rachel Bishop
Chief Operating Officer @LA Voice
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Operating Officer @LA Voice
Developed hiring process for community organizers that allowed better assessment of candidate aptitudes through a group performance task. • Designed compensation policy based on best practices in equity. • Created 5-year sustainability plan aligning budgets with net assets, resulting in navigating a reduction in philanthropic giving in 2021 without impacting operations. • The Faith in Housing program builds a pipeline of underutilized land owned by religious groups that can be used for affordable housing. We are currently working with 54 congregations with a potential yield of 5,239 housing units. • Directed Rapid Response programs, allocating over $1M in funds to support 300+ families.
EDUCATION
New York University
Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government
SKILLS
ABOUT RACHEL BISHOP
Strategic nonprofit executive with 18+ years of experience driving organizational growth and operational excellence in social justice and civic engagement. Expertise in scaling community and national nonprofits, having grown budgets from $750K to $2.8M, managed teams of up to 18 staff and 100+ volunteers, and built comprehensive systems for HR, finance, fundraising, operations, and compliance. Proven track record implementing equity-centered practices and fostering inclusive workplace cultures. Skilled at multi-entity compliance, strategic planning, systems adoption and implementation, and board development and management: Operations for nonprofits (501c3 and 501c4); strategic planning; HR (compensation, recruitment and performance management); financial planning and forecasting, capacity building; regulatory and compliance; team building; grant administration; fundraising/philanthropy development; board management and development; stakeholder engagement and partnerships management; internal and external communications; events management; program development : Social justice (racial justice and equity); civic engagement (voter outreach); grassroots community organizing; interfaith & Jewish community; affordable housing and homelessness; immigration; criminal justice reform
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