Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee
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1707 Division Street
Nashville, TN 37203
Organization Details

Executive Director


Executive Director Mrs. Harriet Schiftan
E-mail harriet@gildasclubmiddletn.org
Term Start September 2019
Harriet's Experience: President and CEO Harriet Schiftan brings more than 25 years of non-profit experience to our cancer support community. Prior to joining Gilda's Club in September 2019, she served the Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee (JFNMT) from 2010-2018, where she was Associate Executive Director from 2016-2018. At JFNMT, Harriet was credited with pioneering a nationally recognized, priority-based program grant funding model. She also played a key role in helping the organization expand its reach, enabling JFNMT to serve more individuals through more programs.

Harriet has been a resident of Nashville since 1999. She holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California; a Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service degree from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion; and a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Diego State University. Harriet is a resident of Williamson County. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, reading, traveling and spending time with her husband and their three adult children.

Senior Staff


Name Title
Ms. Michele Rahmani Director of Finance
Meghan Lamb Director of Marketing & Communications

Staff

Full Time Staff 9
Part Time Staff 4
Volunteers 900
Contractors 15
Retention Rate 76%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? Yes
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers 3
When was the Strategic Plan adopted? June 2019
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan? Yes
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan? Yes
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? No
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? Yes

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for... Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director Yes Annually
Senior Management Yes Annually
Non-Management Yes Annually

Affiliations

Affiliation Year
AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) 2007
America's Second Harvest 1998
ANE (Association of Nonprofit Executives) 1997
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network 1997
Community Resource Center - Nashville 1998
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce 2002
United Way Member Agency 1997
Williamson County Chamber of Commerce 2018

Awards


Award / Recognition Organization Year
Brian Marger, Franklin Tomorrow?s Corporate Individual Award Franklin Tomorrow 2018
Flynn Tracy, Forty Under Forty Award Nashville Business Journal 2019
Harriet Karo, Salute to Excellence Board Member of the Year Award Center for Nonprofit Management 2018
NFocus Best Of Award - Best Decorations (Red Door Bash) NFocus Magazine 2019
NFocus Best Of Award - #1 Best Virtual Event (Red Door Bash) NFocus Magazine 2020
NFocus Best Of Award - #1 Best Reimagined Event (Red Door Bash) NFocus Magazine 2020
NFocus Best Of Award - #2 Best Online Programming (Red Door Bash) NFocus Magazine 2020
Mary Catherine Strobel Awards - Volunteer of the Year (Direct Service-Adult) finalist Hands On Nashville 2021
CNM Salute to Excellence Awards, Erie Chapman Foundation Radical Loving Care Award finalist Center for Non-Profit Management 2021