jenni french
nonprofit leader. marketing & advancement expert. relentless innovator.
I love challenges. An optimist, an activist, and a strategist, I have more than 30 years of experience building relationships that matter: with boards and volunteers, with donors, with colleagues, and with clients and customers. I find new solutions by thinking big, harnessing my endless energy, and getting the best out of my team. Email me today and let's change the world!
Expertise
Core Competencies
- Strategic Planning
- Consensus Building
- Revenue Generation: Marketing & Fundraising
- Strong Leadership & Management Skills
- Financial Planning
- Public Speaking
Technology
- Conceptualizing Websites
- Myriad Content Management Systems
- Social Media: Planning and Execution
- Email Marketing
- Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
- Search Engine Optimization
- Photography
Methodology
- Relationship Building and Cultivation
- Building Partnerships and Collaboration
- Excellent Communication
- Assess and Adapt
Personality
- Optimistic
- Enthusiastic
- MacGyver-like Problem Solver
- Patient
- Tenacious
- Entrepreneur
stories
Strategies and projects that show and tell a lot about me.
Experience
Places and people I've worked with
Watkinson School
Director of Communication & Strategic Engagement
July 2000 - Current
Full time
French Consulting
Problem Solver
July 2000 - present
Most recently for Wallingford Family YMCA, March-Dec, 2016
Hartford Stage
Director of Communication
Feb 1995 - June 2000
Full time
Hartford Ballet
Marketing Director
Aug 1990- Jan 1995
Full time
Testimonials
From people with whom I've had the privilege to work
Jenny Katz-Brandoli
Writer & Graphic Designer
Jenni is an ideal leader: a vastly intelligent collaborator, able to give direction or space as needed; skilled at connecting disparate pieces into a whole larger than its parts; quick to grasp the big picture but attentive to essential details; generous with appropriate credit and open to feedback herself. Her energy never flags. Unconcerned with impressive titles, gushing praise or public appreciation, all of which she richly merits, she is more than willing to be an unsung hero. What matters to her is excellent work. She does it herself and she facilitates it in others.
Sally Darrow
Senior Director of Membership and Wellness, Wallingford Family YMCA
I worked closely with Jenni while she worked as a marketing consultant for the Wallingford Family YMCA. Jenni is very forward-thinking and proactive; she helped take our YMCA to a new level! I was thoroughly impressed with Jenni's vast knowledge, as well as with her professionalism.
Mary Cahalane
Principal, Hands On Fundraising
Jenni is both wildly creative and organized. That’s not a combination that is easy to find. She understands communication because she understands relationships. She is steady, positive, and most of all productive. She remains a valued friend because she has a huge heart. Any organization would be fortunate to work with her.
Let's meet!
Available to chat about dreams, dilemmas, and solutions.
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