Joshua Springer Email & Phone Number

Owner of an incredible martial arts and wellness studio, SDSS of Fairfield. We work with students of all ages, 3 - 70, helping them reach their goals - whether self defense, fitness, self control, focus, stress relief, or all of the above! You can reach us at 203-333-9797 or fairfield@sdssofct.com, and find us at 2187 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06825. Come in for a free trial class - try it out!

Providing assisted living facility staff members, personal trainers, and physical and occupational therapists the training, materials and required certifications to teach the TCFL program to their clients.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Developed a new portfolio of high value individual prospects and donors supporting Year Up's mission and growth to increase revenue and ensure thousands more underrepresented young adults gained the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education.

Washington, Dc, Us

As a member of the Generation Global Leadership team, accountable for the success of Generation's portfolio of multinational relationships with private, public, and social sector organizations.- Provided senior leadership on a number of key partnerships, and strategic support to the Chief Partnerships Officer and CEO on select others. - Led a dynamic, international team of Partnerships Associates who collectively assume day-to-day relationship management responsibilities across the global portfolio, and who support country teams across the Generation network in national partnership development.- With the Chief Partnerships Officer, set and executed the strategy for the Partnerships Function, develop a high-performing team, and manage the day-to-day running of the function.

Fairfield, Connecticut, Us

As a Senior Director on the Corporate Partnerships team, I cultivated our tech sector partnerships and served as Head of Shared Services - looking after Employee Engagement, SBVs, Workplace Giving, Gift-In-Kind & Emergency Giving. I also worked closely with our corporate advisory board, exploring social impact and how to effectively define and measure it. Reported to the Head of Corporate Partnerships.

Fairfield, Connecticut, Us

Led efforts advancing the agency’s growth strategy, through the identification and oversight of ambitious corporate pro-bono partnership engagements that address key skill gaps in headquarter functions (e.g. HR, Legal Finance); Program Teams (e.g. global health and education strategies); and Country Offices (e.g. behavior change communications, social marketing, project management)• Attracted new business opportunities and augment existing accounts, utilizing SBV as an element of transformational partnerships, to assure relationships are leveraged beyond cash and result in a triple win: where the agency, the partner and volunteer all truly value.• Led external branding efforts (e.g. website, videos) and external/speaking engagements (e.g. TMA Employee Engagement Summit; Global Pro Bono Summit; Engage4Good) as well as internal awareness building globally

Fairfield, Connecticut, Us

Drove business & marketing operational excellence in Sponsorship Country Offices to create an Ideal Sponsor Experience, while adhering to child safeguarding principles; creating and adapting policies to meet ever-changing business needs.• Led team of 3 FT + seasonal temporary staff: ensuring acquisition and budget demands were met; managing sensitive sponsor issues such as transfers and child deaths; facilitating sponsor visits; etc.• Spearheaded strategic process and systems improvement projects and strengthened culture of Continuous Improvement (CI) across Sponsorship globally, including training of country office staff

Fairfield, Connecticut, Us

Fairfield, Connecticut, Us

Strengthened the quantity and quality of the agency’s $30M gift-in-kind (GIK) portfolio, positioning it for additional future growth. Identified international and domestic in-kind product and pro-bono service needs and secured corporate and non-profit partners.• Cultivated in-kind donor relationships such as American Standard, AmeriCares, Direct Relief, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, MANA Nutrition, MPOWERD, One World Play Project, Proctor & Gamble and Penguin Random House.• Led Global GIK Working Group including senior international staff, as well as a US GIK Council and various other strategic cross-divisional working groups. Oversaw and streamlined all agency processes and operations pertaining to in-kind donations, creating efficiencies to identify new opportunities (creation of separate SBV staffing and work streams; acceptance policies; donor communications)• Directly line-managed GIK team and provided expertise and guidance to Corporate Partnership account managers, and various staff throughout the agency whenever in-kind donation opportunities arose

Fairfield, Connecticut, Us

Developed and implemented an intensive major gifts fundraising strategy for a portfolio of 150–200 existing and prospective donors, closing high value deals and stewarding and cultivating fully-engaged, long-term relationships• Represented the agency, conveying its mission during prospective donor meetings and private and public events. Identified and collaborated with appropriate program experts to elevate technical conversations when necessary. • Researched and wrote proposals for submission to donors and prospects; exceeding metrics targets• Developed prospect and donor materials for CEO and other senior leaders including: meeting briefings and debriefs, letters of introduction, and acknowledgments

Fairfield, Connecticut, Us

Managed a $7M portfolio of corporate partners including Wrigley Company, T.J. Maxx, ExxonMobil, Nike, One World Play Project, Motorola Mobility, Reckitt Benckiser, Brookstone, and Verizon; and teamed with Director on others such as Walmart and Unilever. Identified opportunities for growth through grant funding, supply chain investments, brand marketing and social media plans, cause-related promotions, employee engagement, GIK donations and other key tactics to meet and exceed revenue goals• Took proposals from start to finish: research and due diligence; preparation of pitch documents, meeting materials, concept notes and proposals; and delivery of presentations• Managed corporate GIK portfolio, representing in GIK Council and identifying new opportunities• Facilitated domestic and international project site visits and secondments for major donors, and other employee engagement and workplace giving strategies along with partners’ Foundation, CSR and Marketing staff• Teamed with Director and AVP on new business development through the creation of pitch presentations and proposals, with regard to proper mission, value and brand alignment

Fairfield, Ct, Us

Led team of 5 Private Client Advisors serving 270+ private foundation clients with cumulative assets of over $600M, reporting to the department's Vice President. My team provided our clients with everything they needed to achieve their philanthropic goals as seamlessly as possible while remaining in full compliance with the IRS.Vetted grantees and oversaw the administration of more than 4,000 grants a year including multi-year commitments, expenditure responsibility grants, equivalency determinations and grants to intermediaries and individuals. Provided philanthropic consultation to foundation members and staff regarding governance and compliance issues, and developed strategies for clients to support their respective fields of interest. In conjunction with IT, developed custom online grant applications for clients and assisted grantees through online processes, guidelines, and other inquiries.

Fairfield, Ct, Us

Provided more than 90 small to mid-size private foundation clients with everything they needed to keep them in compliance with the IRS and help them achieve their philanthropic goals.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Cultivated relationships with corporate partners such as Citi, Kmart and FedEx and implemented sponsorship strategies at the national and chapter level.

Managed 140-student private studio: recruiting and enrolling new clients to meet fitness and wellbeing goals. Managed 8 assistant instructors; developed marketing initiatives and managed operations.• Developed physical and character development curriculum for children and adults; launched cardio-kickboxing program and executed special events: training seminars, summer camps, and birthday parties • Achieved Black Belt in Shaolin Kempo and certification in Tai Chi Chuan

Mpa, Nonprofit Management

Bba, Management

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