About me

I am an organizer and an experienced CFO, COO, and Board Director committed to social justice and social impact. Most recently, I served as the Chief Financial and Operating Officer at the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), where I oversaw the deployment of over $30M in climate justice and climate resilience initiatives. Prior to CLF, I led finance and operations at the North Star Fund, New York’s social justice community foundation, which supported hundreds of grassroots groups led by communities of color. My professional interests include: everything nonprofit finance, systems building, impact investing, leadership transitions, consumer protection and advocacy, print media, philanthropy, writing, fashion, popular culture, real housewives, politics and democracy, coffee, tequila, tacos, running, bookstores.

Consulting Services

I am open to consulting engagements. Reach out if you need support, I can help with everything from fractional CFO/COO support to high level project design and project management to hands-on, task execution. 

Reach out at ivanr017@gmail.com.

Financial Planning & Management - CFO support

  • Annual Budgeting

  • Financial Report Preparation, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow

  • Audit Planning and Management

  • 990 Planning and Management, State Compliance

  • Policies and Procedures Development and Review

  • Investment Policy Development

  • Finance Committee Coordination

Operations - COO support

  • IT & Cybersecurity Coordination

  • Fixed Asset Management

  • HR, Benefits, Policies Review and Management

  • Hiring and Recruitment Management

  • Performance Management

  • Culture Review and Support 

  • Risk Register Management

  • Insurance Planning 

  • Strategic Planning

  • Board Support

Development

  • Strategy Development

  • Proposal Development and Grant Writing

  • Database Management

Philanthropic Advising

  • Issue Landscaping, Due Diligence, Grant Execution and Reporting

  • Impact Analysis and Review