Stephanie Sandler, Senior Vice President of
Programming and Donor Relations

Stephanie Sandler has been with The Giving Back Fund since June 1999.
She has provided philanthropic consulting and management for more the
75 professional athletes and entertainers.  Donors with whom Stephanie  
has worked include Jalen Rose, Elton Brand, Darren and Jamie Sharper,
Antwaan Randel El, Ben Roethlisberger, Doug Flutie, Kara Wolters, Scott
Mellanby, Magic Johnson, Pearl Sinn-Bonanni, Sam Madison, Nancy
Kerrigan, Eric Flaim, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

In 2006, she conceptualized and oversaw the first annual Giving Back 30, a
list of the largest public celebrity donations made to charity.  The list was
released in People magazine.

In 2005, she conceptualized and produced the first annual 12 Reasons to
Give celebrity philanthropy calendar honoring 12 high profile individuals
who have 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.  The calendar was 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.”

Time Warner donated ad space for the project valued at more than $3
million.  Total exposure is estimated to have reached more than 110
million people.

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 10 years of industry experience to
develop programs that  identify and widely distribute the “Best Practices”  of
successful athlete philanthropy.

Stephanie brings to GBF 10 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.
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Christiane
Ingethron