Today’s spotlight is on Orange Effect Foundation Board Member, Tom Leskovec. What do you do for your day job? I lead a team of Clinical Research professionals at a pharmaceutical company. My team oversees pharmaceutical clinical trials at clinical research sites to ensure the trials are being done safely as well as per local and federal regulations. The work we do aims to support accurate …
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Orange Effect Board Member Spotlight: Cathy McPhillips
What do you do for your day job? After an amazing run working with Orange Effect Foundation founders Joe and Pam Pulizzi at the Content Marketing Institute, I am now working with OEF supporter and friend Paul Roetzer at the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute. Our mission is to make smarter technology—AI-powered—more understandable and accessible to marketers. Right now we’re …
100 Holes of Golf for the Third Year in a Row
For those of you who don’t know, the idea of doing 100 holes of golf in ONE DAY stemmed from Covid-19. We were trying to find a way to continue fundraising during the pandemic so we could continue to fund kids who need speech therapy. Mike Balzano came up with this brilliant idea. Personally, I am not passionate enough about anything to do it for 12 consecutive hours. Okay, maybe lay by a …
Orange Effect Board Member Spotlight: Joe Pulizzi
Today's spotlight is on Orange Effect Foundation co-founder and fundraising chair, Joe Pulizzi. What do you do for your day job? Most importantly, I do what my wife has for me on the calendar. I spend most of my days working with content creators trying to help them build a business for themselves (at The Tilt). This involves writing articles, producing podcasts and organizing events …
The Orange Effect Foundation Welcomes New Board Chair
Kristin Erbacher, Managing Director of Aon, elected to chair grantmaking foundation. By: The Orange Effect Foundation CLEVELAND - Jan. 13, 2022 - PRLog -- The Orange Effect Foundation (OEF) today announced Kristin Erbacher was elected as its new board chair during the December Board of Trustees meeting in Cleveland. Kristin succeeds Pam Pulizzi, who served as chair …
A Personalized Approach to Fundraising
I had the opportunity to participate in a study regarding making large contributions to non-profits and foundations. During the study, I found out that a lot of donors feel the same way I do...they just want to know that what they give is making an impact and is used for how it was intended. From that study, I received a call from the New York Times for an interview. During the interview, I …
Choosing to Help
Ever since I can remember, I’ve always found self-worth and gratification in helping others. I blame my loving family for instilling this behavior in me. While we didn’t have the means to go on amazing vacations or have a lot of materialistic things in life, we never went without. Family gatherings had enough food to feed us, the neighbors, and their families all for months to come, and they …
Giving Back
April is Autism Awareness Month. We're sharing a story about one individual's support for the autism community. Hello! I’m Dana. I’m a Cleveland native who graduated from Ohio University in 2018. During my years at OU, I was an active member of Alpha Xi Delta Pi Chapter. This chapter inspires women to realize their potential by providing opportunities for sisterhood, leadership, knowledge and …