Expertise

Overview

During my nearly 20 years of nonprofit experience, I've translated the values of social work – leveraging strengths, meet people where they're at, and social justice – to lead volunteer programs, strategic partnerships, and fundraising.

With me at your side, you'll have a personal coach and cheerleader, plus actionable strategies and tactics to meaningfully engage your volunteers, strategic partners, donors, or Board of Directors.

Together, we will inspire and activate your community to share their talents and resources in the service of your social justice mission.

Focus Areas

Strategic Corporate, Faith, & Community Partnerships

Corporate, Foundation, & Major Gifts Fundraising

Public Speaking, Storytelling, & Communicating Impact

Volunteer Engagement & Programming

Awards & Distinctions

• Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement | UCLA Alumni Association, Nov 2023

Interviews & Panels

• Career Panel, UCLA Nonprofit Networking Night, Feb 2025

• "Applying a Social Work Lens to Fundraising," Elevate Blog | Strategy, Apr 2024

• "Strengthen Corporate Volunteers’ Relationship With Your Organization," Volunteer Management Report, Jan 2024

• Fast Pitch Panelist, Mockingbird Analytics Summer School, Aug 2023

• "Conversations on Social Work Careers," The New Social Worker Magazine, May 2023

• "Equity and Building Roads to Relationships" and "Build Your Brand and Your Website," Dana Litwin's Priceless Advice with Leaders of Volunteers, Fall 2022

• "Our Linked Prosperity: how local businesses are helping their communities," Shoutout LA, Mar 2022

• "Keys to Building Solid Volunteer Partnerships | Corporate, Civic, and Faith Group Partnerships," The Volunteer Management Report, Feb 2022, Vol 27, No. 2

• "Celebration of Giving" Virtual Panel Event, NationBuilder, Dec 2021

• "Los Angeles: Garden Havens/Psychology and Sports and their Lessons/Being an Extrovert During Covid," Coexisting Podcast, July 2020

• "Take Steps to Educate, Inspire Corporate Volunteers," The Volunteer Manager Report, Volume 25, Issue 5, May 2020

• "Engaging Your Corporate Volunteers: Words of Wisdom," Nonprofit Learning Lab, Jan 2020

• "Episode 7: Teaching Kids to Give Back and Volunteer," Read Conmigo Podcast, Sep 2019

• "Meet Brian Rosenbaum of Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Los Angeles," VoyageLA, Aug 2019

• "Leadership Speakers Series," California Science Center Professional Development Session, May 2019

• "Episode 12: Leveraging Tech to Engage Volunteers with Brian Rosenbaum," The Tech Savvy Nonprofit Podcast, Apr 2019

• "Training, Connections, Better Benefits: What Young Staffers in Youth Organizations Want," YouthToday.org, May 2018

• "The Bilingual Graduate: The Benefits of Double Majoring with a Foreign Language Degree," OnlineSchools.com, May 2013

• "Brian Rosenbaum," Careers in Psychology, Apr 2013

Publications

• "Corporate Volunteerism Changes The World … And Ourselves," Winter 2019 Newsletter, International Society for Organizational Development and Change, Dec 2019

• "What Millennials Really Want: Professional Development," Blue Avocado, Dec 2017

• "Alumni Engagement" Blog Series, GettingSmart.com: "The Next Innovation," Aug 2013 | "Overcoming Obstacles," Sep 2013 | "Overcoming Obstacles Concluded," Sep 2013 | "How Can Instagram Support Your Mission?" Oct 2013 | "On Gratitude and Our Students," Nov 2013 | "Alumni as Volunteers, Three Ways," Nov 2013 | "Tackling Attrition," Dec 2013 | "The Spirit of the Season," Dec 2013

Trainings and Workshops

• "Building Strategic Volunteering Partnerships" (Virtual Workshop)

  • Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association (NOVAA), Sep 2022

  • Pennsylvania Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals (PAHVRP), Aug 2022

  • Texas Volunteer Management Conference, June 2022

  • Directors of Volunteers in Agencies Los Angeles (DOVIA-LA), Education Day, Sep 2021

  • Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE), Sep 2021

  • Nonprofit Learning Lab, April, May, & July 2021

  • Center for Nonprofit Management, 501(c)onference, May 2021

  • Nonprofit Learning Lab, Oct 2020

• "Creating Transformative Volunteer Experiences" / "Volunteer Events that Drive Engagement, Revenue, and Impact"

  • Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement (MAVA), 2022 Hybrid Volunteer Engagement Leadership Conference, June 2022

  • Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA), LEAP (Leadership, Excellence, Advocacy, Peers), May 2022

  • Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE), Dec 2021

  • Directors of Volunteers in Agencies Los Angeles (DOVIA-LA), Jan 2020

  • Nonprofit Learning Lab, Jan 2020 & Mar 2019

  • United Way Worldwide, Western Regional Conference, July 2019 (Co-Presenter)

  • Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Los Angeles, Nov 2018

  • Education Day, Directors of Volunteers in Agencies Los Angeles (DOVIA-LA), Sep 2018

• "How To Support Your Emerging Professionals," Center for Nonprofit Management, 501(C)onference, June 2018

• "Stronger Together: Volunteer Leadership in Action," Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Community Outreach Leadership Training, Aug 2017

• "Got Resources? Developing Your Volunteer Engagement Toolbox," Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Community Outreach Leadership Training, Aug 2015

• "To and Through College for Writing Coach Coordinators & Directors of College Coaching," College Summit, Workshop Staff Training, May 2014

• "It’s Hard to be the Boss: Managing Near Peers," "The Writing Coach Perspective: Strategies and Best Practices for Writing Coach Coordinators," and "Understanding the Issues, Communicating to Empower," College Summit, Workshop Staff Training, May 2013

• "Facilitating Change through Community Action" and "This Is What A Feminist Looks Like: Men’s Role in Social Work," Columbia University School of Social Work, Community Day, May 2011

• "Actividades educativas para la prevención del VIH/SIDA" ("HIV/AIDS Prevention through Educational Activities"), Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 2010