Jacari Harris
Jacari Harris is the CEO of Stimulating Success. For more than 10 years, Jacari has assisted organizations to bring about meaningful change within communities. Since founding Stimulating Success, Jacari has been a trusted advisor to leading nonprofit executives, development teams, and development leaders. He has partnered with extraordinary organizations in designing, implementing, and providing strategic oversight to fundraising initiatives. The programs for which Jacari has provided counsel have raised millions through transformational philanthropic campaigns, grant writing, fundraising, narrative and story-telling facilitation, strategic planning, and board development.
Jacari is also a strong advocate for social justice and human rights. In 2021, following the devastating death of George Floyd, Jacari was appointed to lead the George Floyd Memorial Foundation as the Executive Director. During his tenure, Jacari led programs that provided scholarships to under -resourced students, grants to entrepreneurs and business owners, advocated for policies that would benefit marginalized communities, and helped launched a powerful film from the iconic Love Has No Labels campaign. This campaign used real stories to showcase how acts of love can drive inclusion, equity and justice, which premiered at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2022 with the Ad Council and R/GA. The film won two Bronzes at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, an Anthem Award, a Webby, a Silver and a Bronze at the Clios, and a Bronze from the One Club for Creativity.
Jacari is a proud graduate of Bethune-Cookman University. He has studied and led business development initiatives internationally to grassroots organizations and small business owners. Jacari earned his MBA in strategic negotiations and a Master of Arts in Disaster and Recovery Management from Florida International University. His distinguished service includes serving as an intern to former United States Senator, Kamala Harris, a legal clerk to Attorney Benjamin Crump, and a Professor for The Sydney Lewis School of Business at Virginia Union University.
In 2020, his debut book; Lost and Found: Finding Success In the Search for Self was released. In this book, Jacari offers hope and encouragement, as he knows that no one is perfect, but everyone has a perfect story to tell.
Jacari is passionate about creating the culture of philanthropy that elevates organizations ability to inspire donors, leading to transformational gifts for important causes.