Stephanie Sandler

Senior Vice President of Programming and Donor Relations

 

Stephanie Sandler has been with The Giving Back Fund since June of 1999. She has provided philanthropic consulting and management for more than seventy-five professional athletes and entertainers. These clients include Yao Ming, Jalen Rose, Elton Brand, Darren and Jamie Sharper, Antwaan Randel El, Ben Roethlisberger, Ben Gordon, Scott Mellanby, Pearl Sinn-Bonanni, Sam Madison, Nancy Kerrigan, Kenyon Martin, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

 

In 2006, she conceptualized and oversaw the first annual Giving Back 30, a list of the largest public donations made by celebrities to charity. The list was released in People magazine and picked up in media around the world. In 2005, Stephanie conceptualized and produced the first annual 12 Reasons to Give celebrity philanthropy calendar honoring twelve high profile individuals who had donated at least one million dollars to charity. Athletes and entertainers honored in the inaugural calendar included Andre Agassi, Alonzo Mourning, David Robinson, Angelina Jolie, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Time Warner donated ad space for the project valued at more than $3 million. Through worldwide media coverage the calendar is estimated to have reached more than 110 million people.

 

The calendar and The Giving Back 30 list were designed to highlight philanthropic role models and promote philanthropy. As Stephanie says, “If professional athletes and entertainers can convince the public to buy sneakers and perfume by the truckload, why not use that same power to promote charitable giving?”

 

As a leader in celebrity philanthropy, Stephanie is often asked by the media to provide background and research for related articles. A strong proponent of philanthropic best practices and collaboration, Stephanie is leveraging The Giving Back Fund’s thirteen years of industry experience to develop programs that promote and celebrate “Best Practices” of successful athlete and celebrity philanthropy.

 

Stephanie brings to GBF ten years of experience within the financial services industry at State Street Bank, Fidelity, and First Data Corporation. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emerson College and is a published poet.