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Eric Chalmers Poston

Founder & Executive Leader Across Nonprofit, Legal, Digital, and Publishing Ventures

I build mission-driven organizations, strategic initiatives, public-facing programs, and digital platforms that turn complex ideas into structured execution.

My work spans nonprofit leadership, governance, fundraising infrastructure, stakeholder relations, community outreach, digital publishing, SEO, and cross-sector project development.

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50+Volunteers mobilized through Carolina Cares
HundredsColumbia-area residents served through direct-aid outreach
60M+Cumulative digital campaign video views
75Documented industry credits across media work
~198KSubscribers on a managed media channel
3M+Cumulative views on that channel
Positioning

Executive leadership with builder-level execution.

I work best where strategy, structure, communication, and execution intersect. My background combines founder-level initiative with legal training, nonprofit leadership, digital fluency, and practical experience building organizations, programs, workflows, campaigns, and public-facing platforms.

I bring leadership across governance, fundraising, operations, stakeholder relations, regulatory compliance, publishing, and digital strategy.

Strategic Initiatives

Turning broad goals into organized plans, repeatable workflows, public-facing materials, and measurable execution.

Mission-Driven Leadership

Building nonprofit programs, community outreach systems, donor communications, and governance infrastructure.

Digital & Publishing Strategy

Managing websites, metadata, SEO, analytics, long-form publications, and digital content systems for public visibility.

Professional alignment

Where my background fits best.

My experience is most relevant to organizations that need strategic coordination, executive judgment, structured communication, and the ability to move initiatives from concept to execution.

Chief of Staff / Executive Operations

Executive coordination, stakeholder communications, special projects, organizational planning, and founder-level support.

Strategic Initiatives / Special Projects

Cross-functional project leadership, program development, systems building, research, writing, and implementation support.

Nonprofit & Community Program Leadership

Direct-aid programming, volunteer coordination, donor communications, governance, compliance, and community outreach.

Communications & Digital Strategy

Website content, SEO, analytics, publishing workflows, structured metadata, public messaging, and digital portfolio management.

Selected work

Representative experience and project evidence.

Nonprofit organization2020–Present

The Poston Foundation

Founder & Executive Director

Founded and lead a South Carolina nonprofit focused on direct aid, community outreach, governance, and fundraising infrastructure.

  • Led Carolina Cares direct-aid initiative.
  • Coordinated 50+ volunteers.
  • Supported direct-aid outreach serving hundreds of Columbia-area residents.
  • Built governance and compliance processes, including bylaws, board consents, registration materials, and budget reporting.
  • Developed donor-facing materials, capability statements, LOIs, and campaign assets.
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Creative & digital mediaMay 2018–Present

Chakhead, LLC

Co-Founder & Managing Officer

Co-founded and manage operations for an entertainment and creative services company focused on release planning, digital campaigns, and brand positioning.

  • Built a multi-project media platform with 75 documented industry credits.
  • Led multi-channel promotional campaigns associated with more than 60M cumulative views.
  • Manage web, e-commerce, payment, search, and analytics infrastructure supporting a media channel with approximately 198,000 subscribers and 3M+ cumulative views.
  • Built brand systems, content workflows, release coordination, and platform-facing execution.
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Former legal practice2018–2022

Chalmers Poston, LLC

Founder & Managing Partner

Founded and managed a litigation-oriented legal practice focused on commercial disputes, contract analysis, risk management, and client-facing legal operations.

  • Managed client intake, matter evaluation, docketing, and case tracking.
  • Drafted pleadings, motions, settlement agreements, and administrative filings.
  • Built secure digital filing and matter-tracking workflows.
  • Led business development, risk evaluation, and firm administration.
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Publishing & digital portfolio2018–Present

Independent Publishing & Digital Portfolio

Independent Publisher & Digital Strategist

Manage a digital and publishing portfolio spanning books, websites, historical research, genealogy, structured metadata, and public search visibility.

  • Published multiple long-form South Carolina history and genealogy titles.
  • Distributed work through Amazon KDP, Google Books, and Google Play Books.
  • Built and managed multiple public web properties and archival systems.
  • Used structured data, metadata, analytics, and Search Console to support discoverability.
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Proof of execution

Selected case studies.

The résumé gives the summary. These case studies show the operating context, the work performed, the systems built, and the evidence behind the claims.

Nonprofit leadershipThe Poston Foundation

Governance, fundraising infrastructure, direct-aid programming, digital modernization, and public accountability.

 Media operationsChakhead, LLC

Release coordination, digital promotion, brand systems, rights administration, and commercial execution.

 Digital presenceSEO, Entity & AI Search

Technical audits, structured data, search visibility, knowledge-graph readiness, and digital credibility.

 Publishing systemsKnowledge Architecture

Long-form publishing, metadata, web properties, archives, and entity-oriented information architecture.
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Verification

Claims linked to public evidence.

The site now separates independent reporting, third-party platform records, organizational sources, and résumé-level claims. The goal is not to make every source look equally authoritative—it is to make the record inspectable.

Independent media

Carolina Cares documented by WACH

Local television coverage independently documented Eric Poston's 2020 Carolina Cares work and direct assistance to a Columbia-area individual facing homelessness after job loss.

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Professional source

Legal role + education corroborated

A 2016 professional announcement documented the Richardson Plowden associate role and identified the UVA Law J.D. and Duke B.S. in Psychology, magna cum laude.

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Platform records

Books, media credits, and public catalogs

Google Books, Apple Music, IMDb, MusicBrainz, YouTube, and other public platforms provide inspectable records of selected publishing and media work.

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Consulting

Digital credibility work for organizations that need the problems found—and fixed.

My flagship consulting offer is a $1,500 Digital Presence Audit & Optimization covering technical SEO, structured data, entity clarity, Google and AI-search readiness, webmaster systems, and visual credibility. Optional implementation can be scoped after the audit.

Flagship offer

Digital Presence Audit & Optimization

Focused analysis, prioritized recommendations, and corrected technical direction.

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Implementation & Website Systems

Technical SEO, schema, metadata, redirects, page architecture, portfolio systems, and other approved implementation work.

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Capabilities

Core capabilities.

Executive Leadership & Strategy

Strategic Planning · Program Development · Partnership Development · Stakeholder Engagement · Cross-Functional Execution

Governance, Legal & Compliance

Board Relations · Regulatory Compliance · Entity Registrations · Contract Analysis · Risk Management · Secure Records Workflows

Fundraising & Community Impact

Donor Communications · Fundraising Materials · Capability Statements · Letters of Intent · Volunteer Coordination · Community Outreach

Digital Strategy & Publishing

SEO · GA4 · Google Search Console · Structured Data · Metadata Optimization · Amazon KDP · Google Books · Web Portfolio Management

Operations & Workflow Design

Budget Tracking · Process Development · Content Workflows · Release Coordination · Documentation Systems · Deadline Control

Publications & digital portfolio

Books, websites, metadata, and digital discoverability.

My publishing and digital portfolio includes long-form books, historical and genealogical research, digital archives, content systems, and web properties designed for public access, discoverability, and long-term preservation.

Books & Long-Form Publications

Long-form works distributed through Amazon KDP, Google Books, and Google Play Books.

Historical & Genealogical Research

Regional history and family-history projects involving archival research, organization, and publication workflows.

Web Properties

Professional, nonprofit, publishing, and project-based websites designed to support public visibility and structured information access.

SEO & Metadata Systems

Structured data, schema markup, metadata optimization, GA4, and Search Console review for digital discoverability.

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Education

Education and credentials.

Legal training, structured analysis, professional writing, and cross-sector leadership inform my work across nonprofit, business, digital, and publishing environments.

University of Virginia School of Law

Juris Doctor

Duke University

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Independent professional reference: 2016 Richardson Plowden announcement confirming the UVA Law and Duke credentials ↗

Technology

Technology and platforms.

Analytics & SEO

Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Search Console, Structured Data / Schema Markup

Website Platforms & CMS

Wix / Wix Studio, WordPress / Elementor

Publishing & Payments

Amazon KDP, Google Books, Google Play Books, Stripe

Productivity & Collaboration

Microsoft Excel (reporting and tracking), Google Workspace

Next step

Hiring, consulting, or collaboration.

If you are evaluating me for an executive, strategic, nonprofit, operations, communications, or digital role, the résumé and case studies are the fastest route. If you need digital-presence or website work, use the project intake form so I can evaluate the scope directly.

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Columbia, South Carolina