Ascent Solutions Advisory Council for Nonprofits
Ascent Nonprofit Experts
Sarah Watson
Sarah Watson is an innovative leader with over a decade of hands-on operational experience at nonprofits in the United Kingdom. Sarah is currently the interim Finance Director at Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity following a number of years with Make-A-Wish Foundation UK as their Director of Finance & Technology. Her expertise brings together finance, people, technology, data & analytics, digital products and governance. Alongside her executive roles, Sarah has served as the Independent Finance Trustee for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), as Trustee for Medical Aid Films, and a mentor for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. She also supports Dreams Come True as a volunteer.
Innovative & Entrepreneurial
Additionally, Sarah is an entrepreneur, constantly searching for new ways to advance the sector by connecting commercial organizations with non-profits to deliver meaningful philanthropic impact through ideas, skills, and funding, with a focus in recent years on technology. Being the founding member in the UK of Chief, the women’s network enabled her to develop a base of support for empowering change and to create innovative partnerships such as Crypto Donation Shows Potential for Digital Assets’ Role in Charitable Giving | Zodia Markets and Egress and Make-A-Wish UK announce pioneering tech partnership.
Bruce Skyer
Bruce Skyer has been a leader in the nonprofit sector for twenty years. He has served as CEO, COO, CFO, and Board member for nonprofits ranging in size from under $1 million to over $50 million. The common element in Bruce’s work is his success in strengthening an organization’s operations, finances, and administrative practices in order to more effectively serve their clients and fulfill their mission.
Jason Bailey
Jason Bailey is a technology executive with decades of experience leading US-based nonprofit and for profit organizations. As Chief Technology Officer of Bosma Enterprises, Jason provides vision and leadership for developing and implementing information technology initiatives that align with the mission of Bosma — finding ways technology can improve the lives of blind or visually impaired employees.
Technological Expertise
Jason has deep expertise in the planning and launching of enterprise information technology systems in support of Bosma operations, in order to improve cost effectiveness, service quality, and mission development. Jason is responsible for all aspects of Bosma’s IT and systems including Salesforce for customer relationship management (CRM) and Ascent Solutions for enterprise resource planning (ERP).
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