John Grassham – Board Member
John Grassham has a long tenure working in nonprofits as a culture builder and carrier. He promotes a vibrant and optimal culture tied to commitment to diversity, equity, inclusivity, anti-racism, gender justice and disability justice and will provide nonprofit leadership and financial management
As a firmly established community leader with a diverse background, John has worked on, and supported vulnerable, marginalized children and families. His work has nurtured an exceptional understanding of complex inter-personal dynamics, as well as a working knowledge of the broad systemic forces in healing,
and narrative change.
His long-time tag line, “Building Community Partnerships” highlights my experience delivering a diverse spectrum of strategic partnership management, and community engagement. My resume underscores a highly motivated, optimistic, organized, and get-things-done board member. He can successfully navigate the political dynamics of stakeholders with conflicting perspectives, and opinions. Grassham enjoys a demonstrated ability to work with a broad range of individuals, and groups with diverse interests, and maintain a track record of non-partisan leadership. He understands the dynamics and has the experience in working within the local, state, and national government. Grassham was named by the Albuquerque Business Journal as the #1 nonprofit leader to know in New Mexico.
John has a firm command of charitable and philanthropic management. His approach to growing assets is through reflective, thoughtful, patient, personal and methodical engagement. I have a demonstrated passion for people, actively engaging and cultivating prospective individual and institutional donors, and finally establishing credibility and earning their trust. Those far-reaching endeavors career-wide resulted have supporting the organizations revenue streams, and philanthropic services from individuals, sponsorships, grants, planned gifts, grants, corporate giving and government support.
