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Nicole Baker Fulgham is the Chief Impact Officer at the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies. Nicole leads the foundation’s work around organization-wide measurement, research and evaluation projects related to effective grantmaking. She oversees grantmaking processes, as well as ensuring grantmaking reflects the foundation’s commitment to racial, gender and economic equity. Her team also helps ensure grantmaking has the greatest possible impact by facilitating organization-wide learning, knowledge management, grantee capacity support, and effective grantmaking practices.
Prior to joining Schusterman, Nicole was the founder and president of The Expectations Project, the nation’s largest network faith-motivated public education equity advocates, numbering more than 46,000 individuals. Immediately prior, she coached CEOs of national organizations around strategy, management, and DEI at The Management Center. This built on her work, over the course of a decade, as a key member of Teach For America’s leadership team, where she held several national and organization-wide teams. She began her education career as a fifth-grade teacher in Compton, California with Teach For America.
Nicole has authored two books and several articles about the intersection of racial equity, advocacy, and justice and is a nationally recognized speaker. She received her B.A. from The University of Michigan and her Doctorate in Education Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles. A skilled fundraiser, Nicole advises non-profit leaders on development strategy. She has served on the boards of numerous national organizations where she provides insight on governance, human resources, strategic planning, organizational culture, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Nicole is an active member of several African American women’s organizations that promote community service, advocacy, and empowerment.previous performance and impact.
She is a Fellow of the 7th class of the Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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