Dennis K Fischman

Communications Consultant at JOIN for Justice, Bar mitzvah tutor at Temple Beth Shalom of Melrose, Landlord at 99 Yorktown Street

Somerville, Massachusetts

Nonprofit Organization Management

JOIN for Justice - Greater Boston Area since Apr 2013
Communications Consultant
Temple Beth Shalom of Melrose since 1998
Bar mitzvah tutor
99 Yorktown Street since 1996
Landlord
Somerville Fair Housing Commission 2007 - 2013
Commissioner
Community Action Agency of Somerville - Somerville, MA Dec 2003 - Dec 2012
Director of Planning

University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1981 - 1988
Ph.D., Political Science Yale University 1976 - 1981
B.A., Political Science

Writing
Public Relations
Strategic Planning
Grant Writing
Non-profits
Government Relations
Fundraising
Research
Community Outreach
Program Development
Community Relations
Board Development
Community Partnership Development
Community Development
Nonprofits
Volunteer Management
Strategy
Social Media
Public Speaking
Editing
Leadership Development
Grassroots Organizing

social change, knowledge management, mysteries, Jewish progressive politics

Former Board member, Organizers' Collaborative Former President, Temple B'nai Brith

English
Spanish
French
Hebrew

Somerville, MA

Non-Profit Organization Management

Cause Effective Nov 2013 - 2016
Associate
Communicate Consulting Nov 2013 - 2016
Chief Communicator
Join For Justice Apr 2013 - Nov 30, 2013
Communications Consultant
Community Action Agency of Somerville (Caas) Dec 2003 - Dec 2012
Director of Planning
Somerville Fair Housing Commission Dec 2003 - Dec 2012
Commissioner

University of Massachusetts Amherst 1981 - 1988
Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science Yale University 1976 - 1981
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science Taylor Allderdice High School 1976

Nonprofits
Grant Writing
Fundraising
Community Outreach
Community Development
Public Speaking
Non Profits
Editing
Public Relations
Program Development
Social Media
Strategic Planning
Research
Volunteer Management
Newsletters
Leadership
Press Releases
Grants
Strategy
Community Organizing
Facebook
Blogging
Program Evaluation
Strategic Communications
Training
Social Services
Public Policy
Philanthropy
Writing
Event Planning
Policy Analysis
Leadership Development
Social Networking
Board Development
Community Partnership Development
Policy
Government
Politics
Coalitions
Grassroots Organizing
Social Inclusion
Team Building
Staff Management
Community Relations
Nonprofit Organizations
Government Relations

Social Services
Children
Knowledge Management
Economic Empowerment
Civil Rights and Social Action
Jewish Progressive Politics
Politics
Education
Poverty Alleviation
Human Rights
Mysteries
Social Change

English
Spanish
French
Hebrew

Communications Consultant, JOIN for Justice
Apr 2013 to 2000
Encouraged consultants

2000 to 2000
Co-chair, Somerville Grantwriters & Fundraisers
Community Action Agency of Somerville

Dec 2003 to Dec 2012
Director of Planning
Encouraged consultants

2002 to 2005
Board member and Clerk
Development consultant to community-based nonprofit organizations
1998 to 2003
Temple B'nai Brith
Somerville, MA
1990 to 2000
President
APF
Brookline, MA
1998 to 1999
Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel

University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Amherst, MA
1988
Ph.D. in Political Science
Yale University
1980
B.A.