
Jazmin Jackson
​I help organizations & businesses translate complexity into action.
A Bit About Me
I’ve been an artist since childhood. Years of fashion design, drawing, film photography, and writing have trained me to see patterns, translate nuance, and design experiences that actually land with people. That same creative muscle makes my research, strategy, and systems work sharper, more human, and easier for teams to act on.
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​My career was built inside complex organizations: global nonprofits, financial institutions, and public schools. For years, I handled research, strategy mapping, stakeholder data analysis, global event coordination, and CRM workflow automation.
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My independent consulting work centers on collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing information; reducing risk; improving capital efficiency; and delivering targeted organizational and program insights that can be implemented within 60 days.
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At its core, my work helps organizations understand what their real problems are, what matters most right now, and what to do next. Ecosystems are mapped, hidden leverage is identified, and distorted decision-making is corrected. Confusion gets turned into clear, usable steps.
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I also help businesses when their CRM systems aren’t pulling their weight. This includes CRM audits, operational support, and customer engagement strategy. I help clean up data, design automation and workflow enhancements, and provide customer engagement clarity before organizations spend more money on tools or platforms.
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Organizations hire me when they’re stuck between knowing something needs to change and knowing what to actually do next.
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I’m brought in when:
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Strategy or reports exists, but no one knows what to do with it next or how to turn it into action
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Everyone is busy, but no one is confident they’re focusing on the right things
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Important work is happening, but it’s invisible, undervalued, or misunderstood by decision-makers
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School partnerships and pathways exist, but nobody has time to run them end-to-end
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An organization knows a lot of names, partners, and programs, but can’t see how they fit together
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I help organizations:
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Turn ideas, strategy, and research into clear, practical next steps
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Understand what’s really happening beneath the surface
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Hear what their people are actually experiencing
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Make sense of complex systems, history, and context
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Move from analysis to implementation within 60 days
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I don’t deliver abstract strategy decks. I help answer the question: “Okay, now what?”
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I Work With:
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Nonprofits, schools, economic development and civic organizations
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Executives, program managers and frontline staff
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Legal and policy-adjacent organizations
History
2026
2017 - 2025
2016
2016
2013 - 2016
Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF)
Served as a 2026 Peer Panelist for PCF's Community Impact Grant program, helping evaluate small arts and culture organizations across Philadelphia for grants funded by the William Penn Foundation. Chosen as one of a select group of community reviewers contributing to a participatory grantmaking process that centers equity, belonging, and community voice in the distribution of $1.4M in annual funding.
International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
A global association for the accounting profession that works with member organizations in more than 130 countries to set and promote high-quality international standards in auditing, ethics, accounting education and public-sector accounting. IFAC's value proposition proposes to help make financial reporting reliable, transparent and consistent worldwide.
Bridgeway Capital, Pittsburgh
Spearheaded market research and strategic planning for Bridgeway Capital’s MONMADE platform, secured artist trade show representation at NY NOW and Licensing Expo, and negotiated rent-free mixed-used access at 7800 Susquehanna to accelerate artist and manufacturer growth.
Startable Pittsburgh, Innovation Works
Led certified courses in industrial sewing, laser cutting, 3D printing, Adobe Creative Suite, and soft circuits for teen participants in an intensive 8-week summer entrepreneurship program. Successfully mentored participants through the full product lifecycle—from prototyping and branding to marketing—enabling them to launch and sell original goods to local retail partners during the final community event and competed for a $1,000 prize
Tickets for Kids Charities (TFK)
Serves low-income and at-risk children by providing free access to arts, cultural, educational, recreational and sporting events nationwide by distributing donated tickets through community partners, thereby creating opportunities for experiences many kids otherwise couldn’t afford.
Education & Accolades
May, 2008
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
My university education also includes receiving a Minor in studio art and instruction in patternmaking, draping, and haute couture construction under the Graduate Studies Costume Production, MFA curriculum at the Department of Dramatic Art affiliated with the PlayMakers Repertory Company, a professional Equity theatre and member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT).
May, 2014
Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh, Grant Recipient
Designed and manufactured a 35-piece culturally responsive fashion collection and accompanying photo book that re-imagined women as scientists and engineers in the fashion editorials. Utilized these assets to deliver a 10-week STEAM curriculum to students (grades 6-10), using fashion and design to demystify STEM careers.
Volunteering & Public Service in Philadelphia
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My Family Kitchen volunteer instructor (youth cooking/literacy, 8-week cohorts
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Reinhardt Street Community Farm events manager
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Ongoing volunteer: Bartram's Garden, Philadelphia Orchard Project, Broad Street Love
