Em Bookstein is a seasoned membership and development leader with 11 years of experience combining grassroots fundraising, organizing, and technical problem-solving to move resources toward community-led causes. Currently Membership Program Manager at Resource Generation in Portland, she has progressed through a series of development roles at Next Up and brings direct experience as a former software engineer at New Relic and a Hackbright-trained developer, giving her rare fluency across fundraising, product thinking, and data-informed operations. She excels at building donor and member systems, facilitating stakeholder conversations, and translating strategic goals into scalable programs and processes. Known for prioritizing redistribution of wealth and power, she pairs tactical campaign execution with long-term capacity building for grassroots organizations. An early background in web programming and user-centered design informs her practical approach to tools and communications that strengthen engagement.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
UC Davis
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Earth Systems, 3.8 GPA, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Earth Systems, 3.8 GPA at Stanford University
Contributions:2 releases, 354 commits, 2 pushes in 2 months
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