Sueellen Kroll

About Sueellen Kroll

I am a bold and inventive advocate for the humanities as crucial to cultural and civic…

Experience

1. Senior Program Officer, Arts Creativity

   Barr Foundation

   Jul 2017 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Planning and Strategy•Serve as a thought partner on the team by continually assessing the environment and bringing new knowledge that will inform implementation of the program’s strategies; •Work with the Director and team to design, implement and evaluate new initiatives; and •Maintain a wide breadth and depth of knowledge about artistic practice, organizational effectiveness and development, current trends, professional practices and policy pertinent to the program. Grantmaking•Scout potential grantees and field-building opportunities, and conduct due diligence to ascertain fit and potential risks; •Work with potential grantees to help design requests that are strategic and pivotal to an organization’s development; evaluate the feasibility and clarity of plans and outcomes; •Conduct site visits, monitor and manage active grants, assess their progress and communicate with grantees;•Develop and present quality grant write-ups, written analyses and reports for Barr\'s leadership, reflective of rigorous evaluations of grant recommendations and the context for this work; •Manage the evaluation of grants or grant clusters, in collaboration with Barr staff who are leading the learning and evaluation activities; and •Lead or support convenings, workshops or other opportunities for learning and collaborative work among grantees and other partners. Field Leadership•Cultivate strong working relationships with grantees, outside advisors, experts in the field, public sector partners and colleagues in philanthropy; •Organize meetings and convenings of field experts to share best practices, encourage collaboration and explore strategies for collective impact; •Commission papers, program-related reports and videos and podcasts that broadly contribute to the Barr\'s understanding of new approaches, best practices and issues in Arts & Creativity; •Collaborate with the Barr\'s communications team to disseminate information with the goal of advancing field knowledge.

Education

• Wheaton College

  BA, English Literature

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Editing
• Event Management
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Non-Profit Administration
• Research
• Proposal Writing
• Newsletters
• Administration
• Volunteer Management
• Policy
• Fundraising
• Grant Writing
• Public Speaking
• Public Policy
• Workshop Facilitation
• Philanthropy
• Policy Analysis
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Grants
• Program Evaluation
• Nonprofit Management
• Nonprofits
• Curriculum Development
• Event Planning
• Program Development
• Board Development
• Program Management
• Curriculum Design
• Non-Profits
• Higher Education