Deborah Fleischer, Green Impact Email & Phone Number

Top qualities (per LinkedIn References): Great results, personable, high Integrity, creative.Experienced program director with a track record of launching new cross-sector initiatives and motivating and organizing individuals and groups to take action online and offline. Superb project manager. Content expertise in the areas of sustainability, climate change, ecosystem services, land conservation, employee engagement, and behavior change.Communication strategist and senior writer with exceptional skills in marketing, PR, grant writing, technical writing, and internal and external communications. Passionate about bringing success stories alive. We work with innovative organizations that are building cutting-edge programs with the goal of inspiring a shift toward a more sustainable future. We thrive when we are part of a consistent team that values creativity, collaboration, impact, and systems thinking.Current and recent projects include: * Designed and launched new campaign for UCSF to link climate change and health* Supported launch of new campaign for UCSF to reduce energy use in labs* Raised over $3M for the Trust for Public Land green infrastructure projects* Engaged employees at over 16 American Girl stores in green initiatives (Mattel)* Supporting the Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change in fundraising* Created a sustainability hub to reduce energy use for the County of Ventura* Support EcoAmerica launch MomentUS, a new cross-sector climate action initiativeLearn more at www.greenimpact.com.

Listed skills include Sustainability, Sustainable Business, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, and 25 others.

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  Principal

  Green Impact

  Nov 1997 - Present - San Francisco Bay Area

  Green Impact is a Bay Area communications consultancy that supports nonprofits, universities, and businesses ready to reframe, design, fund, or promote their green initiatives. We are experts in climate resiliency, sustainability, ecosystem protection, employee engagement, and urban greening. Services provided include strategy, communications, grant writing, and employee engagement. Results delivered include:• Raised awareness of the link between climate change and health for UCSF and inspired energy reductions in labs.• Raised over $10M for land conservation and green infrastructure projects.• Developed an engagement campaign for Mattel that increased climate action at over 16 American Girl stores.• Supported EcoAmerica launch MomentUS, a new cross-sector climate action initiative.• Played a critical role in the design and implementation of the California Environmental Dialogue, a series of successful stakeholder dialogues that brought corporate leaders, from businesses such as Bank of America, Disney, Chevron, Hewlett Packard and PG&E, together with governmental and nonprofit leaders. • A key player in the design and launch of the Institute at the Golden Gate—a public-private partnership between the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the National Parks Service and Cavallo Point.• Managed a climate action campaign for the County of Ventura; produced a video and created a new website hub to promote climate action for employees, businesses, and the community.• Supported the Sonoma Land Trust in acquiring strategic properties within the Sonoma Baylands and crafted successful, complex grant proposals to the Moore Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Board, and Coastal Conservancy.• Launched the City and County of San Francisco’s green computer purchasing program.