Tobi Shannon
CSR Specialist | Bridging Community-Based Solutions with Sustainable Corporate Strategies
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$2,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,000,000.00
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Community & Social Impact Specialist
2025
Associate Community & Social Impact Specialist
2021 - 2025
Employee engagement generalist within a corporate social responsibility function Highlights: • Managed development, strategy, and execution of three corporate social responsibility programs, serving over 12,000 employees • Guided grantmaking strategy and a general operation funding program to deploy $2.3M in multi-year, unrestricted grants across 21 states • Fostered community investment and partnership between nonprofits and ERGs
2020 - 2022
Senior Venture Analyst Fellow, Class 4
2020 - 2022
Venture Analyst Fellow, Class 4
2020 - 2021
2021 - 2021
MBA Intern, Corporate Social Responsibility
2021 - 2021
• Assessed, identified gaps, and rewrote key human rights policies for Environmental Social Governance (ESG) to be reported to governing bodies • Managed social impact program reporting system for full time employees
2019 - 2021
Operations Manager
2020 - 2021
• Doubled client retention over two years by revamping the partner engagement approach, fostering a culture of continuous feedback and improvement that strengthened long-term relationships and enhanced partner satisfaction. • Secured over $40K in grant funding within two years by developing a nonprofit fundraising strategy toolkit, which equipped teams with sustainable fundraising practices and supported financial stability for long-term impact.
Operations & Marketing Associate
2019 - 2020
2020 - 2021
Associate-MBA Intern
2020 - 2021
• Evaluated 20+ seed-stage, underrepresented founders over 8 weeks to enter into the investment pipeline for the firm • Conducted diligence checks and wrote investment memos for startups seeking venture capital
2020 - 2020
Marketing Consultant | Zero Waste Consultant
2020 - 2020
Internal consulting as part of Presidio Graduate School's experiential learning program • Conducted an in-depth market analysis and developed a marketing plan for a technical training and consulting nonprofit in San Francisco, CA • Assessed environmental impacts and developed an operations plan and guidance for TRUE Zero Waste Certification for a French-owned winery in Napa Valley, CA
2017 - 2019
Corporate Relations Coordinator
2017 - 2019
• Increased fundraising efforts and engaged 100 new and existing corporate donors by engineering a targeted donor engagement program aligned with partner interests and organizational goals. • Boosted revenue by 35% within two years by steering teams of 5-10 senior leaders at over 100 unique business partners, fostering strong partnerships that supported mutual growth and community impact initiatives. • Enhanced visibility of purpose-led employee action and CSR projects by implementing targeted communication strategies for program launches, ensuring alignment with corporate values, and increasing program awareness.
2016 - 2017
Sourcing Technical Recruiter - Amazon Web Services
2016 - 2017
• Built a robust candidate pipeline and assessed 1,000 software development engineers across multiple teams by implementing a streamlined evaluation process for Amazon Web Services, supporting talent acquisition and cross-team growth. • Increased pipeline activities by 3x by coordinating three high-impact recruiting events, each attracting 100 software engineers, using targeted outreach and event strategies to connect remotely and in person with top talent.