Shelley Trott
Executive Director at Kenneth Rainin Foundation
- Role
- Executive Director at Kenneth Rainin Foundation
- Location
- Oakland, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shelley Trott
Shelley Trott is the Executive Director of the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. She works closely with the CEO to implement the Foundation’s vision and lead the organization in fulfilling its mission. Since joining the Foundation in 2009 as one of its first employees, she has held multiple leadership roles, playing an integral part in Rainin\'s evolution. Shelley was Chief Program Officer from 20••••24, overseeing program areas, grants management, and communications. She fostered collaboration throughout the organization, led our evaluation and learning initiative, and worked with Rainin Foundation leaders to create our first Program-Related Investment Fund to further leverage the Foundation’s resources for the public good. Her extensive nonprofit and philanthropy experience and past work as a dancer and media artist have shaped her entrepreneurial approach. From 20••••21, under Shelley’s leadership, the Arts Program established the Foundation’s reputation for taking smart risks and gained national recognition for its visionary approach. The Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST), the nonprofit she played a key role in founding, highlights her creativity and innovation in securing lasting and affordable spaces for arts and culture organizations in San Francisco and Oakland. This model has exceeded scale and replication expectations, with the potential for both national and international impact. Shelley was named a 2023 Change Leaders in Philanthropy Fellow and received the prestigious Robert W. Scrivner Award from the Council on Foundations in 2014 for outstanding creativity in grantmaking. She is currently the Board President of the Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST), an organization she helped launch.
Experience
Executive Director
Sep 2024 — Present · Oakland, CA, US
The Executive Director works closely with the Chief Executive Officer to implement the Foundation’s vision and lead the organization in fulfilling its mission. The ED oversees the Executive Team, ensures effective and impactful grantmaking and operations, and develops strategic partnerships with relevant local, national, and international communities of the Foundation’s focus areas toward greater impact.
Education
Wesleyan University
BA
1987 — 1992
California Institute of the Arts
MFA
1993 — 1995
Skills
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Social Media
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Choreography
- Community Development
- Non-Profits
- Philanthropy
- Organizational Development
- Arts Administration
- Dance
- Strategic Planning
- Newsletters
- Program Development
- Program Implementation
- Documentaries
- Social Networking
- Strategic Partnerships
- Program Management
- Festivals
- Strategy
- Stage
- Program Design
- Film
- Grants
- Improvisation
- Fundraising
- Non-Profit Administration
- Performing Arts
- Nonprofits
- Public Relations
- Volunteer Management
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