Michael Burns Email & Phone Number

New York, US

• Collaborated with executive directors, board members, and decision-makers from 50+ state affiliates to assess business needs, ensuring alignment with national ACLU programs to enhance affiliates’ overall capacity and.
• Led the department’s annual strategic planning process to establish key objectives and initiatives, overseeing quarterly reports to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Managed a $150M budget across three key areas: Guaranteed Minimum Income program ($115M), Grants to Affiliates program ($30M), and department operations ($5M).
• Supported affiliates in addressing overall security issues – related to physical security and data security. Partnered with national operations on incident reports and follow up.
• Conducted the annual affiliate survey to assess KPIs in HR, finance, fundraising, staffing, strategic planning, advocacy, electoral priorities, and board governance.
• Created operational guidelines, aligning national standards with the specific needs of affiliates in a federated structure.

New York, New York, US

• Hired to revamp the well-established brand and lead the operations, budgeting, marketing, andcommunications for the full portfolio of Clio Awards.
• Launched the company’s first diversity award category, recognizing the creative work of the300+ global agencies and consumer brands that submit entries annually.
• Spearheaded the launch of 3 digital content platforms with comprehensive branding andmarketing collateral, increased social media engagement by 40%.
• Assessed the intake and review format for the 30,000+ annual entries, created operationalefficiencies, improved the customer experience, and decreased expenses by 25%.

New York, NY, US

• Responsible for the development of a multi-platform communications and cultural strategy plan that drove employee engagement and understanding of corporate diversity and inclusion efforts across McCann Worldgroup’s 8.
• Led the Global Diversity Coalition, an internal volunteer effort to activate global diversity and inclusion initiatives on a local and regional level, and increased engagement by 250%.
• Organized a global communications campaign designed to raise awareness of conscious inclusion, spanning 300+ immersive, live, and experiential events, complemented by 125+ virtual events.

New York, NY, US

• Led a new business strategy to drive the growth of an under-performing business: decreased expenses by 10%, grew event attendance by 27%, and increased net income by 32%.
• Developed a new revenue stream for the company with the creation of a sponsorship program, generating incremental revenue of $2M+ annually.
• Directed 50+ experiential marketing programs annually for key clients such as: Facebook, Google, Spotify, Snap, Viacom, PBS, NBCU, A&E, P&G.
• Authored multi-year marketing, communications, and financial plans. Held profit and loss oversight for 8 budgets with a cumulative total of $7M.
• Produced the 100th Anniversary Gala in support of the organization’s 501(c)(3) foundation, generating $1.4M in revenue in one night.

New York, NY, US

• Developed the communications strategy and facilitated the operations and strategic planning of this firm-wide program management office. Managed the monthly status reporting and communications for 20+ initiatives.
• Initiated a comprehensive employee engagement program, decreased attrition and turnover and increased employee satisfaction scores for the department by 20% for 2 consecutive years.

New York, NY, US

South Portland, ME, US

Charlotte, NC, US