CHICAGO – Blessings in a Backpack, a nonprofit group that gives hunger-free weekends for youths throughout the USA, has introduced Chicago-resident Lisa Hanneman as its new Chief Growth Officer. With 20 years of expertise in nonprofit administration, Hanneman has a confirmed observe document of driving philanthropic progress in each native grassroots, social service companies and with a multi-tiered nationwide fundraising group.
“We’re excited to welcome Lisa to our group,” stated Erin Kerr, CEO of Blessings in a Backpack. “Her deep experience in fundraising, donor relations, and strategic growth shall be invaluable as we proceed increasing our mission to battle childhood starvation.”
Hanneman spent greater than half her profession with JDRF’s Illinois Chapter (now Breakthrough T1D). She performed a key position in managing and rising the One Dream Gala – the nonprofit group’s largest revenue-generating gala within the nation. Her management centered on securing main sponsorships, strengthening donor stewardship and enhancing communication methods.
Following her profession at JDRF, in 2017, Hanneman joined Youth Providers of Glenview/Northbrook, a community-based kids’s psychological well being group. Serving as Growth Director, Hanneman established and drove a growth program that doubled fundraising, activated volunteer engagement and established the company’s recognition and partnerships in Chicago’s northern suburbs. She additionally spearheaded the Youth Providers Act Now Marketing campaign, efficiently elevating $9.5 million.
Hanneman earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the College of Iowa, with minors in inventive writing, psychology and girls’s research.
“I’m honored to hitch Blessings in a Backpack and have the chance to contribute to such a vital mission,” stated Hanneman. “I’m excited to work alongside this devoted group and develop our efforts nationwide to make sure each youngster has the nourishment they should be taught and develop.”
Primarily based at Blessings in a Backpack’s workplace in Chicago, Hanneman will lead the group’s growth and advertising technique, offering areas, chapters and communities with the instruments and coaching wanted to maximise native fundraising efforts. She may even oversee donor cultivation, philanthropic partnerships, and strategic communications to help the group’s greater than $14 million annual fundraising aim.
For extra details about Blessings in a Backpack, go to https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/.
ABOUT BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK
Blessings in a Backpack is a nonprofit group devoted to mobilizing communities, people, and assets to supply meals over the weekend for school-aged kids throughout America who may in any other case go hungry. By offering non-perishable, child-friendly meals every Friday, Blessings in a Backpack helps bridge the hole for youngsters who might depend on college meals as their main supply of vitamin.
