Daniel Sturm

Daniel Sturm is a nonprofit executive, researcher and evaluator with 15+ years of experience in humanitarian aid and social philanthropy. With a deep background in publishing, presenting, research, evaluation, human rights journalism, proposal development, higher education, and technical assistance, Daniel has contributed to empowering marginalized populations and raising organizational excellence. He is a member of the Urban Institute’s Measure4Change Advisory Council.

Program Development and Evaluation—Provided research support for development of new and ongoing improvement of current programs. Policy Research & Legislation—Developed a legislative proposal, “Power to People with Critical Medical Needs,” which enables 211 MD United Way Helpline to refer more people for energy assistance. Return on Investment Analysis—Worked with program staff to conduct ROI analysis for primary initiatives and developed presentations to staff and Board of Directors.

Analyzes data trends, research and publish promising practices in an effort to advance resettlement capacity and improve site performance outcomes. Edits Refugee Research Blog that summarizes research findings. Develops research collaborations with social scientists and researchers. Administers a multi-million-dollar grant to assist local affiliates in establishing new volunteer programs and facilitate peer support. Markets success stories through publications and presentations.

Developed Monitoring and Evaluation systems for projects related to employment performance outcomes and self-sufficiency metrics. • National Publications – Managed the production of RefugeeWorks (renamed Higher Advantage) nationally circulated publications. • Education – Provided individual technical assistance to refugees & human service organizations, job developers, employers, NGOs, and government partners. Collaborated with the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement on technical assistance projects.

Taught four courses per semester in the subjects of Professional Writing and Editing, Feature Writing, News Writing and Selected Topics in Journalism. Served on faculty committees, advised students and served as a committee member on numerous student senior projects for journalism majors.

Researched and bylined one cover story per month for this alternative newsweekly that follows a traditional AP style. Specialized on investigative journalism projects that involved multi-sourcing, archival research, public records request and investigative journalism. Stories picked up by other regional and national outlets include Living With the Legacy of “Racial Hygiene,” Anthrax scare at MSU leaves long-term scars and Inside Sparty’s Third Reich roots.

Employed as a social science and media analysis senior researcher and staff supervisor. As the Internet news project director I networked with scholars in Germany, the U.S. and South Africa and managed an $100,000 annual budget and research staff of 15. Served as the managing editor for Media Tenor’s weekly e-newsletter and monthly print journal.

Chefreporter und Medien-Redakteur der Leiziger Stadtillustrierten "Kreuzer". Worked as the Chief Reporter for Kreuzer: the Leipzig City Magazine, a city illustrated magazine covering politics, the arts, local economy and media. Specialized on in-depth investigative journalism covering local politics and city government and concentrating on hard-hitting topics such as immigration and racism, local politics, business scandals and social inequality.