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Leslie Cain

Bryn Mawr Institute

Member profile details

First Name

Leslie

Last Name

Cain

Company

Bryn Mawr Institute

Title

Project Manager

lcain@brynmawrinstitute.com

City

Chicago

State/Province

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Website

https://brynmawrinstitute.com/

Company Profile

Company Overview

Bryn Mawr Institute is a leader in non-profit operations management consulting. What does it take to make a non-profit run with high-impact? Leslie Cain, as 20+ years in managing large government grant programs, service design, operations management, leadership & workforce development training. Building better organizational capacity and talent ensures high-impact services in our communities.

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Services

Non-profit Operations Management Consulting Services: What does it take for your organization to run impactfully? Where do you have staffing and leadership deficits? Likened to 'bench weight', Leslie comes in to backfill strategic leadership, guide operational readjustments, and help identify risks and innovation for your organization's path ahead so you can Build Better for the Future.

Practice Areas (select top 3)

Capacity Building
Grant Writing/Research
Leadership and Professional Development
Organizational Development
Program Design and Management
Project Management

Client List

Rome's Joy Catering Mise En Place Workforce Development
Community Capital Investment Avalon Regal Theater
South Shore Community Development Corp Shared Investment Modeling
Neighborhood Network Alliance Service Design & Operations
Indigo Art Alliance Fund Development Strategy
AIDS Foundation Grant Making RFP Operations

Testimonial 1

"Leslie implemented the first grants for the Rome's Joy Catering Mise En Place Culinary workforce development program. She not only guided our fiscal management set up, program operations but identified critical FTE leadership. Leslie aligned us with key partnership resources that will help our program scale and serve our community. We will work with Leslie on future implementation projects." Chef Cliff Rome Rome's Joy Catering 2022-2023

Testimonial 2

"With Leslie's strategic direction we doubled our 2022 fund development goals. We are a Maine based arts organization providing residencies to BIPOC artists/makers from across the globe. Leslie pitched an innovative direction we had never considered. Boy did it pay off! We connected with a new audience and increased our fundraising goal." Marcia Minter 2022

Speaker's Bureau Information

Speaker Bio

Leslie has over 20 years in government operations in HIV/AIDS, public housing and emergency management & 15 years independent project management consulting. She's seen it all, waste, mismanagement of resources, poorly trained teams and destructive management practices that lead to ineffectively constructed public programs and services.

Through stories, business cases and real life impacts Leslie shares knowledge, tips and techniques to transform nonprofit operations, teams and impact.

Topic 1

Leadership & Managerial Talent Development - #JerkBoss: Effective Leadership & People Management

Do you have a #jerkboss in your ranks? Are YOU a #jerkboss? Just how destructive is a bad manager to your company or organization? Are your best staff ready to quit? What secrets to your teams hold that reveal who this jerk boss is and how they operate?

Bad managers create hostile work environments, violate employment policy, stifle teams, sabotage projects and wreak havoc across your organization. They waste time, money and effort becoming your worst liability!

In this series, we discuss key indicators of the #jerkboss in your ranks, their patterned behaviors, ways they violate company policy and strategies to reconstruct their performance. Your teams deserve better than the #jerkboss.

Topic 1 Description

GrantEd - Grant Proposal Educational Development

We assume that our teams know how to draft a compelling storytelling proposal. Grant writing is far more than telling a story. Its understanding the life cycle of your organization and how grants support the important work your here to do!

This series is excellent as a staff refresher or for new staff and includes:
+Non-Profit Business Plan development -organizational backbone & structure for all grant proposals
+RFP development for new grants management teams (including bidders conferences, evaluation/scoring, vendor selection)
+Cooperative agreement development

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