Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Justina Shaw received her M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from Eastern University, Philadelphia, PA in 2010 and received her BA in Sociology, Business, and Psychology from Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI in 2006. In addition, she was awarded the Graduate of the Last Decade Award in 2010 also from Cardinal Stritch. Ms. Shaw supports social entrepreneurs, nonprofit founders, and executives by securing strategic partnerships, providing strategic direction, tactical implementation, and the best tools to help each social enterprise deliver services efficiently. She is founder and President of OPPORTUNITIES-PA, a nonprofit organization (est. 2008) which provides education scholarships and housing stipends to homeless Philadelphia young adults. She is the co-owner of In-Kindness (est. 2014) which provides a simple and smart solution for nonprofit silent auctions and she is the Business Strategist and Owner of Just Act Strategy (est. 2012). Ms. Shaw has also received numerous awards for her civic engagement activities, including a National President’s Volunteer Service Award in both 2004 and 2006. And in 2006, she received a Dr. Martin Luther King Peacemaker Award. Ms. Shaw has traveled internationally and supported communities in Mexico, Cameroon, Uganda, and Nigeria, and she has assisted young entrepreneurs in England. She is passionate about creating sustainable organizations around the world.
Just Act Strategy assist socially-oriented companies and organizations achieve their mission! We create transformative social impact in global communities by partnering with social influencers and innovators throughout the world to provide solutions, tools and resources to ensure sustainability of our investments. Justina Shaw has developed philanthropic endeavors for many organizations/companies/individuals. Managed national marketing tours/campaigns, created and conducted leadership workshops for youth organizations. Trained established and startup companies leaders by developing business plans, funding strategies, strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis, marketing plans, and established strategic frameworks including strategic plans and data tracking system. More details available at www.justactstrategy.com
Supervised 20 volunteers, 7 staff persons and 12 board members and accountable for strategic planning, board administration and support, fundraising, program and service delivery, financial, tax, risk and facilities management, human resource management, and community and public relations. Served as public spokesperson for organization; delivered presentations to various groups and managed media relations. Key Contributions and Accomplishments Maintained partnership with other service providers to receive client referrals. Including 10 partnerships with local organizations. And created partnerships with 6 national companies. Raised over 25K for organization and attracted 5 corporate sponsors through three annual fundraising events. Hosted social media campaigns to celebrate donors/sponsors/partners. Supported operations and administration of Board by recruiting, advising and informing 15 Board members and interfacing between Board and volunteers. Designed and evaluated quality and outcomes of organization’s Mentoring, Self Sufficiency and Project Connect programs using Sales Force and other research tools. Established volunteer manual and job descriptions, structure for hiring interns and managed 36 volunteers in organization.