Jaskaran is a visionary leader who combines deep passion for social justice with effective strategic planning. I was often impressed by her ability to foresee challenges and craft effective solutions. Sometimes when the immediate task felt difficult due to the nature of the work, Jaskaran always had a way to cultivate team spirit and boost morale, and help us focus on the larger vision.
-Satinder Kaur, Screenwriter | Producer | Director
Dream. Craft. Transform.
I am a progressive impact-driven nonprofit consultant helping visionary organizations transform bold aspirations into lasting impact.
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About Pink Horizon Consulting
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About Me
Over 20 years ago, with the support of an Echoing Green fellowship, I co-founded an international human rights nonprofit that changed the narrative on crimes against humanity in India, documenting over 5,300 disappearances and unlawful killings perpetrated by the police.
As a nonprofit leader, operations specialist, and lawyer with 25 years on the frontlines of human rights and civil rights advocacy, I have created systems and strategies that transform and strengthen organizations. I bring a deeply personalized approach to every project—from documenting mass state crimes and supporting legal prosecutions, to producing an award-winning documentary, organizing communities, and advocating for LGBTQ+ youth. I have built an organization from the ground up and co-directed it for 20 years, helped mid-stage nonprofits establish stability and momentum, and developed systems and funding to strengthen the impact of volunteer-run organizations.
I received my B.A. from Yale and J.D. from Harvard Law School, and am a product of New Jersey public schools.
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My Logo
My logo connects my heritage to my purpose.
Pink horizons remind me to stay inspired and hopeful—to take a bold vision and build it authentically. The logo design draws from Punjabi phulkari and dhurrie patterns, incorporating a motif from a dhurrie my Nani Ji hand wove from cotton she grew and dyed. Four generations of feet have rested on the rug.
Her craftsmanship embodies one of my core values: authenticity. Like her, I believe that those who do the work with their own hands—those closest to the ground—carry the wisdom to craft solutions with lasting impact.
Services
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Every partnership is designed around your organization’s unique priorities.
- Fractional Executive Support: Ongoing strategic and professional leadership.
- Strategic Projects: Defined engagements for planning, systems-building, fundraising, or communications and research.
- Capacity-Building Coaching: Support for founders, executive directors, and leadership teams.
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Strategy & Organizational Strength
Build a roadmap from vision to action, with clear direction, accountable execution, and data-driven decision-making.
- Multi-Year Strategic Planning or Refresh, and Theory of Change Development
- Program Design and Implementation
- Executive Transition Planning
- Co-Leadership Design
- Partnership Development
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Fundraising & Operations
Strengthen your organization with repeatable systems to improve allocation of resources, reduce staff turnover, and build resilience. Secure the resources to grow your mission.
- Grant Writing and Reporting
- Operational Infrastructure for Emerging and Mid-Size Nonprofits
- Compliance and Workflow Gap Resolution
- Mission and Role Alignment
- Donor Engagement Systems and Campaign Design
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Strategic Communications & Reports
Translate complex issues into clear, powerful narratives that inspire action and funding.
- Executive Communications and High-Stakes Writing
- Annual and Impact Report Development
- Multimedia Campaign Development
- Subject-Matter Research and Report Writing
Select Experience
Nonprofit Co-Founder and Co-Director
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Co-Founder and Co-Director
Co-founded and co-directed Ensaaf, a strategic and innovative international nonprofit that changed the narrative on crimes against humanity in India. Over 20 years, I co-designed innovative programs that documented 1000s of abuses and led to the convictions of police officers. I built the operations infrastructure and established strong financial systems and revenue streams, growing a global remote team of up to 2 dozen people. I created new partnerships with international organizations.
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Echoing Green
Awarded an Echoing Green Fellowship in 2006, in recognition of social entrepreneurship. Continue to access tools, resources, and communities in this vibrant fellowship network.
Strategic Advising
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Developed Open Books’ first multi-year strategic plan, capturing its mission and long-term vision.
Open Books
Program Design & Implementation
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Ensaaf
Co-designed and co-implemented the largest crimes against humanity documentation project in India across 12,000 villages, including 24 local fieldworkers, 10,000+ interviews, and the documentation of 5,300 cases of disappearances or unlawful killings. I then co-designed the architecture of a unique interactive data visualization site, mapping cases across time and space, linking perpetrators, providing key statistics, and sharing victim profiles. I prepared several dossiers on key perpetrators, tracking direct and indirect responsibility.
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Physicians for Human Rights
Organized a landmark torture and trauma study with PHR and Bellevue/NYU School of Medicine on 127 families affected by enforced disappearances in Punjab.
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Open Books
Organized a focus group of educators, mental health practitioners, district librarians, and others to develop a diverse list of 13 middle school LGBTQ+ books from authentic voices.
Operations and Institution-Building
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Repeatable Systems Toolkit
Created a repeatable systems toolkit to help small nonprofits grow sustainably.
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Open Books
Conducted organizational health evaluations on strategy, compliance, finance, workforce, and impact and learning.
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Embrace
Implemented staff onboarding, project management systems, and financial policies. Created accounts policies and systems to prepare for the first audit, set up a new donor CRM, and developed $1 million+ budget and cash flow projections.
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Ensaaf
Implemented systems for maintaining accounts, preparing financial statements, and drafting and monitoring the annual budget. Managed 15+ audits.
Fundraising & Development
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SLAY Loans
Created SLAY Loans’ inaugural two-year strategic plan, and then plugged that into SLAY’s first successful grant application to fund its first year of operation.
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Ensaaf
Implemented new donor CRMs and fundraised several million dollars over the last 2 decades. Managed multiple revenue streams, including grants.
Communications & Storytelling
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Testimonies of Truth
Created an interactive oral history archive to magnify narratives on crimes against humanity in Punjab, with over 2 million views.
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The Last Killing
Executive produced The Last Killing, winner of Best Documentary Short at New Filmmakers Los Angeles and Amnesty International Best Human Rights Short Award, among others.
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![A public service announcement featuring a grieving woman wiping a tear from her face next to cropped text, "25 years ago [our loved] ones were [burned alive] in front of our [eyes.] Why has India [...]denied us justice?"](https://pinkhorizon.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BART-Ad-Thumbnail@2x.jpg)
SF PDA
Launched a public awareness campaign across the San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system.
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Ensaaf
Organized an international art contest and produced dozens of short videos and trailers on disappearances and killings in India.
Expert Opinion
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Refugee Board of Canada
Provided expert opinions to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, and American government agencies, on human rights abuses in India.
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Stanford School of Medicine
Presented to classes and events at Stanford University School of Medicine, the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), Collaborative Solutions, and Microsoft, among others.
Litigation Support and Legal Publications
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Strategic Litigation Support
Provided strategic litigation support to cases advancing human rights norms in India, leading to life sentences for several police officers and establishing legal precedent on reparations.
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Ensaaf & Human Rights Watch
Co-authored ground-breaking reports and coordinated legal and communications teams for press briefings and media coverage.
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Harvard Human Rights Journal
Interviewed families, lawyers, and judges, and authored an article in the Harvard Human Rights Journal on habeas corpus petitions filed in Punjab, India.
Values
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Authenticity
I believe the solutions we seek already live within our collective and individual experiences. When we affirm our agency and act with authenticity, we spark creativity and build communities that create lasting impact.
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Transformation
Transformation comes from holding fast to our principles and truths, while working courageously towards our vision and crafting structures and strategies to withstand uncertainties and challenges.
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Equity
The joy and liberation of all people–across race, gender, sexuality, ability, ethnicity, national origin, and all lived experiences–is non-negotiable. Equity must guide every decision to bring forth a just and thriving future.
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Care
I treat your dreams, goals, knowledge, and experiences with care and respect, building the strongest possible pathways to help fulfill your mission.
Contact
Let’s connect! I’d love to learn more about your organization and explore how I can help you achieve your mission.
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