President and Founder
Dr. Gornitsky established LBG Associates in 1993. Prior to this, Dr. Gornitsky directed a variety of corporate communications programs, developed strategic contributions programs, managed contributions, public issues and public affairs departments and identified new management directions. She developed and managed strategic contributions programs for Citibank and Pfizer.
Dr. Gornitsky frequently speaks, conducts training workshops and publishes on various aspects of philanthropy. Aside from the nine groundbreaking studies published by her firm, she conducted a study, in conjunction with the Points of Light Foundation, examining the benefits to companies of volunteer initiatives. She has also published a benchmarking study in conjunction with the Conference Board on international contributions programs and authored a chapter on community involvement in a book on new models for socially responsible business.
Dr. Gornitsky is an associate professor at New York University and is teaching classes on strategic philanthropy/volunteerism. She was a faculty member at the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College where she designed and taught courses on strategic contributions and developing signature programs, provided custom training and consulted with companies on social investing. She is a frequent speaker at Conference Board and other conferences. Dr. Gornitsky also helped design and taught an advanced course on volunteerism for the Points of Light Foundation. She is on the board of advisors of AngelPoints and is president of LBG Research Institute.
Dr. Gornitsky earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Psychology at City University of New York.
E-mail Dr. Gornitsky at:
linda@lbg-associates.com
Vice President of Research
Ms. Devaul has conducted extensive benchmarking research for LBG clients on all aspects corporate community involvement, including workplace giving, employee volunteerism, corporate giving and more. She is the author of the Associates’ most recent report, “Secrets to Creating High-Impact Strategic Partnerships," as well as “Workplace Giving Works! Make It Work for You,” published in conjunction with LBG Research Institute.
Previously she was director of marketing for Irving Levin Associates, Inc., a privately held newsletter publisher in Norwalk, CT. There she was responsible for the marketing strategy and execution of all marketing programs, and the daily operations of the firm.
Prior to joining Levin in 2001, she held marketing positions at Simba Information, a Primedia company, and Money magazine, a Time Inc. publication. Her editorial credits include managing editor of Catalog Age magazine, where she won regional and national editing awards. While at Levin, she won marketing awards from both The Newsletter on Newsletters and the Specialized Information Publishers Foundation.
Ms. Devaul is a magna cum laude graduate of Hamilton College and holds a Masters in Public and Private Management from Yale University.
E-mail Ms. Devaul at:
donna@lbg-associates.com
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