Jonathan Bruck
Senior Director, Advocacy and Strategic Operations
As a senior director on Arabella’s Legal and Compliance Team, Jonathan partners with a variety of nonprofit clients to help them achieve their social impact objectives while ensuring compliance at all levels of government. In his role, he manages local, state, federal, and international lobbying, election, and ballot initiative compliance obligations for the independent nonprofit organizations that Arabella supports, as well as for the projects hosted at those organizations and the staff they employ. He also works with internal and external stakeholders to develop advocacy strategies and provide operational guidance to help social impact campaigns meet their goals.
Additionally, Jonathan provides senior oversight to ensure Arabella and its nonprofit clients fulfill their filing and registration requirements, including lobbying, campaign finance, ballot initiatives and referenda, and political activity disclosures. He also serves as a strategic advisor for several 501(c)(4) clients, overseeing administration of business operations and board governance; project, grants, and contracts management; financial and budgetary oversight; executive stakeholder engagement; compliance oversight; and IRS Form-990 data collection.
Jonathan is enthusiastic in supporting social welfare objectives to advance civic change, and he is committed to establishing the firm as a leader in nonprofit advocacy compliance and governance. As part of this work, Jonathan monitors advocacy-related processes via internal tracking systems to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and adherence to internal policies and procedures, while also elevating key trends and engaging in problem-solving to mitigate risks. Providing projects with the necessary guidance to fulfill their lobbying disclosure requirements and translating legal counsel’s lobbying statute or regulatory analysis into accessible and concise formats is Jonathan’s specialty.
Jonathan has a robust background in compliance, advocacy, and policy, with over 16 years of experience working with clients to ensure all of their lobbying, ethics, and campaign finance activities adhere to the requirements imposed by oversight agencies. Prior to joining Arabella, Jonathan managed lobbying compliance programs for a large public charity and several major law firms.
Jonathan graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in political economy and policy studies. He volunteers with multiple organizations advocating for increased funding for children’s cancer research and supporting animal shelters and sanctuaries in caring for dogs in need. He also serves on the board of his neighborhood’s homeowners’ association.