Stephanie Kenney Email & Phone Number

Milford, Ma, Us

Milford, Massachusetts, United States

-Lead global corporate philanthropy strategy and foster partner relationships to ensure funding supports Waters' charitable giving pillars-Plan, facilitate, and scale the Waters Student Academy, an immersive STEM Education program for high school students, growing impact by 180% from 2022 to 2023-Connect employees to philanthropy through paid volunteer program globally

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Created new board structure, including a National Board of Trustees with Regional Committees to ensure oversight, compliance, and consistency across regions-Collaborated with Marketing team to assess Giving Circle's brand salience which led to a brand refresh including new logo, tagline, website, and other key marketing assets-Established 12-month plan for fundraising, doubling the number of events and opportunities to engage with donors throughout the year, resulting in an increase of 300% funds raised.-Made strategic policy and process updates to ensure compliance and consistency.-Managed team responsible for fundraising, event management, donor engagement and grantmaking.

Framingham, Ma

-Managed corporate budget for contributions and event sponsorship, strategic planning for corporate charitable giving, integration of corporate contributions and in-kind donations into corporate partnerships, creation of charitable programs and management of Community Relations staff.-Facilitated employee giving campaign, including sourcing and implementation of new internal platform, and upgrading matching gift program for US-based employees in 2020.-Created and launched the Bose Sound Sanctuary, giving away 30 products every month to those who need them most. Sharing stories in order to inspire others, marketing our program through social channels, targeted emails, etc. (https://soundsanctuary.bose.com/)-Worked with product managers and division leaders to identify opportunities to bring Bose’s brand strategy to life through their products, programs, and partnerships.-Trained and inspired a group of brand ambassadors, Bose Mountaineers, approximately 90 employees, who embody our brand promise and behaviors, to champion our brand standards and behaviors in their own department through specific projects impacting employees on a global level.-Project manager for multiple teams of Mountaineers as they executed employee engagement events and new corporate programs to impact corporate culture.-Presented on behalf of Bose, sharing the narrative of our company to Executive Committee, new hires, department town hall meetings, business, and media partners.-Presented program ideas and initiatives to Executives in order to define scope, budget, stakeholders and KPI's. Regular meetings with President, CFO and Chief People Officer to share program updates.-Created communications on behalf of Bose Community Relations to internal stakeholders including intranet articles, mass emails, digital signage, internal social (Yammer) posts. Provide draft communications to external communications team for posts to LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.

Framingham, Ma

-Managed budget for corporate philanthropy, reporting results to CFO quarterly.-Developed and managed strategic corporate charitable giving and volunteer programs in line with corporate initiatives and employee feedback.-Created communications campaigns in order to promote Community Relations activities and engage employees in our charitable mission.-Created corporate giving guidelines, policies, and procedures around all charitable giving, defining mission and educating employees.-Worked with internal teams to determine outdated products available for donation in order to save costs associated with scrap and contribute to sustainability initiatives while supporting area nonprofits.-Supported sales and marketing partnerships through meaningful charitable contributions and volunteerism (NFL, F1 Racing, Best Buy, musicians).-Represented corporation in public speaking opportunities, educate internal audiences of Community Relations activities through employee engagement events, town hall and leadership meetings.-Organized and executed employee volunteer events ranging from 10 employees to 300 employees, with over 3,200 hours served annually.-Managed Community Relations Program Manager, including setting annual goals and delivering annual review.

Canton, Ma

-Managed daily operations of The Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation, a National 501c3 Foundation with regional chapters representing franchisees across the country.-Planned and executed approximately 30 fundraising events annually, resulting in over $2M raised annually. Fundraisers include local golf tournaments and dinners, as well as in-store fundraising at POS and canister collection program.-Managed grantmaking process including reviewing grant applications and documentation, processing payments, corresponding with all applicants, and tracking impact on the community.-Managed relationship with grant partners to execute national programs with funds given annually.-Created and presented materials for quarterly Board of Directors meetings as well as leading subcommittees of the Board.-Developed, managed, and tracked corporate volunteer program (approximately 50 service events annually), growing the program to increase the number of events and hours served year over year.-Created internal and external communications for all Foundation and community-based information.-Guided regional Foundation chapters in fundraising regulations and audit requirements for all programs and events to ensure protection and successful execution.-Worked with external Accountant for all AP, AR and budget management, lead monthly finance subcommittee calls, and worked directly with Board Treasurer to ensure reconciled accounting is achieved after fundraising events.-Managed CSR Coordinator and year-round staff of interns including hiring, orientation, and ongoing development.

Canton, Ma

-Managed team of 9 Field Administration Coordinators to execute programs which support company initiatives nationwide.-Proactively addressed areas for learning and opportunities for growth with staff.-Ensured data integrity within internal systems by performing monthly audit and using results for training of staff.

Canton, Ma

-Organized and coordinated all volunteer activities for employees at corporate headquarters.-Built relationships with non-profit partners through volunteer activities and donation requests.-Created content for internal newsletter, CSR website, internal screens and posters at corporate office.

Boston, Ma

-Aided in creation of public relations materials including press releases, investor center announcements, and supporting internal documents for corporate spokespeople.-Responsible for creating all local market development press releases and creating press list.-Acted as liaison between PR and Legal staff to ensure materials are reviewed and approved by legal in a timely manner as well as implement changes to documents as requested by legal reviewer.

Canton, Ma

-Event planning, including tradeshows and travel arrangements for multiple participants-Actively participate at monthly tradeshows and sales visits-Aid in creating literature and promotions for customers and tradeshows-Responsible for editing/proofing all versions of literature including flyers, postcards, brochures and 124-page catalog-First point of contact for field staff, assisting with pitches, price quotations and promotions-Management of customer service staff, reception and bookkeeper- Tracking of overdue accounts and requests for payments-Review and approve vendor contracts-Organize and manage large inventory base, shipping and receiving