About Me

When I developed schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type (a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) in 2018, I thought my life was over. But then I discovered the healing power of advocacy work through first working as the Mental Health 101 Program Manager for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, San Francisco; then as the Training Institute Coordinator at the Mental Health Association of San Francisco; and then as the Community Engagement Manager for Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance. My advocacy work centers around public education and stigma reduction, and I draw upon my proven track record in the nonprofit sector to create this impact.

My work has appeared on Slate; Psychology Today, who deemed it an Essential Read; MSN; HuffPost; the Associated Press; and the television network A+E. I hold a B.A. in American Studies from UC Berkeley.

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Name: Sally Littlefield
Location: Oakland, California
Primary email: slittlefield@berkeley.edu

FosterClub Inc.
Communications & Fundraising Manager | July 2023 – present
  • Manage communications calendar for leading nonprofit organization serving young people in foster care, including social media, eNewsletters, bulk emails, and annual reports
  • Oversee individual fundraising program; plan & execute annual fund strategies and manage donor relationships
  • Manage FosterClub brand; ensure communications assets are aligned with the style guide, “look and feel,” and voice of the organization
Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance
Community Engagement Manager | April – October 2022
  • Develop, implement, and monitor annual revenue producing and engagement programs
  • Develop annual fundraising budgets and prepare and monitor income projections and strategic plan forecasts
  • Manage activities relating to marketing and communications including appeals, newsletters, and social media
Mental Health Association of San Francisco
Training Institute Coordinator | August  – December 2021
  • Developed and facilitated staff and community trainings providing continuing professional development on mental health-related topics
  • Created interactive online trainings for individuals on a learning management system
Center for Justice & Accountability
Development Officer | July 2020  – July 2021
  • Developed goals and planned activities to advance CJA’s individual major donor outreach and cultivation
  • Designed strategies, planned, organized, publicized, and independently managed public and donor cultivation events, (300+ people), including outreach and program
  • Drafted grant proposals for individual donors, family foundations, and grant making organizations
  • Led drafting, design, and production of CJA direct mail appeals and development correspondence
National Alliance on Mental Illness, San Francisco
Part-Time Mental Health 101 Program Manager | October 2020  – April 2021

  • Trained and managed volunteers for Mental Health 101, a public education initiative by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, San Francisco

  • Coordinated logistics and scheduling for educational presentations for community organizations

  • Researched, wrote, and prepared presentation materials and slideshows for speakers

  • Fostered new and existing relationships with community partners

  • Developed program assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement of our programs

The Representation Project
Development Associate | January 2018  – January 2019

  • Oversaw planning and execution of The Representation Project’s annual benefit with $320,000 fundraising goal

  • Performed all data entry, maintenance, and analysis within Salesforce for an organization with a $2,000,000 budget

  • Recruited, supervised, and mentored college interns

Futures Without Violence
Public Education Campaigns & Programs Intern | July 2017  – January 2018

  • Created blog posts, graphics, and monthly videos for national education campaigns to end violence against women

  • Managed Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts for That’s Not Cool, a teen dating violence prevention initiative

  • Led programming for ambassador team of 800 teenagers, creating daily and monthly challenges to spread awareness

  • Conducted research to determine efficacy of campaigns, synthesizing findings into regular grant reports

University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies | May 2017
  • Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholar – top merit scholarship offered by UC Berkeley, awarded to top 0.5% of applicants
  • Graduated with honors

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