Veronica Jamison

Board Member
Veronica Jamison serves as Vice President of Philanthropic Services at the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, where she is a key member of the Foundation’s leadership team. In this role, she leads donor relations, cultivation, and stewardship for the largest charitable grantmaker in the Mid-South, with her team overseeing more than 1,200 individuals, families, and companies representing approximately $1 billion in charitable assets.

Veronica plays a pivotal role in developing and executing strategies that strengthen the Foundation’s relationships with philanthropically minded Mid-Southerners. She is also a strategic leader in the $50 million FOREVER Funds endowment campaign, which aims to expand the Foundation’s capacity for community-centered, community-voiced investments in Greater Memphis.

A passionate advocate for donor diversity and funding equity, Veronica has been recognized as a thought leader, crafting meaningful engagement strategies that elevate inclusive philanthropy. She also directs the day-to-day operations of a dynamic team, delivering a suite of philanthropic services and resources to donors, advisors, and the broader community.

Veronica brings nearly 16 years of nonprofit experience, with a strong background in building and managing multifaceted partnerships. She has held roles in national organizations such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the American Lung Association, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America, where she specialized in corporate partnerships, proprietary grant management, high-net-worth donor engagement, cause marketing campaigns, employee giving, and sponsorship programs at both national and multi-regional levels.

An innovative and mission-driven relationship leader, Veronica is known for her thoughtful stewardship of charitable funds and her commitment to servant leadership.

Her contributions to the community have been widely recognized. In 2023, she was named one of five “Change-Makers You Should Know About” by 4Memphis Magazine. In 2024, she was honored as a member of the Memphis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 class, presented by Leaders Credit Union.

Veronica is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, reflecting her lifelong dedication to service, leadership, and community impact.
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Why Our Work Matters

We all want thriving communities where people enjoy good health, social and financial well-being, and the chance to make meaningful contributions to society. Most of our disagreements are about how to get there.

Sycamore plays a unique role in Tennessee’s civic life—bridging those divides by equipping decision-makers, journalists, citizens, and public and private sector leaders across the state with impartial, data-driven resources to identify, understand, and solve big challenges. We empower people to more effectively weigh—and weigh in on—the policy and institutional questions that shape our daily lives.

Tennesseans with wide-ranging perspectives rely on Sycamore’s clear and actionable insights and analyses.  Over the years, our work has informed public and private sector decisions on state and local education funding, TennCare, medical debt, philanthropy, transportation, criminal justice, the state budget, and more.

Many nonprofit organizations also rely on Sycamore for trusted, objective information about issues that affect their work—including both policy analyses and technical assistance on strategic and program planning.

No matter how you use Sycamore’s work, we are proud to help Tennesseans make informed decisions and navigate complex challenges.

What Is Public Policy?

Public policy is what governments choose to do (or not do) about public problems. It includes laws, regulations, funding priorities, and any actions of our governing institutions and the people who run them. Public policy affects almost every aspect of our lives—where we live, where we learn, where we work, and where we wander.

How We Engage

By fostering open dialogue and providing unbiased, data-driven insights, we empower Tennesseans to participate in the policy-making process and advocate for their communities. We do this by:

1. Producing and communicating relevant, accessible, impartial, and data-driven research and analysis.

2. Engaging and building strong relationships with decision-makers and stakeholders from across Tennessee.

3. Convening and equipping Tennesseans to thoughtfully assess and address public challenges.

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Our Origin

The Sycamore Institute grew out of the bold vision of a diverse group of community leaders from across Tennessee who saw the need for an independent, nonpartisan public policy research center focused on our state.

With the leadership and support of The Healing Trust, approximately 80 of these leaders representing a broad range of professions, political views, and personal experiences engaged in a 3-day collaborative design process. Their goal: design an organization to inform and support the creation of sound, sustainable public policy for Tennessee through reliable, accessible, and data-driven research and analysis.

The name they chose reflects the strengths of Tennessee’s native sycamore: a unique, long-lived tree with strong roots that stands tall and spreads seed far and wide.

The Sycamore Institute launched in 2015 and quickly built a reputation as a reliable source of unbiased information about issues that affect and connect Tennesseans’ health, prosperity, and public policy.