Philanthropy Tank Welcomes New Executive Director Who Brings More Than 20 Years of Nonprofit Experience in South Florida
Following five years with Habitat For Humanity, Amy Brand joins charity aimed at mentoring teenage “CHANGEmakers”
West Palm Beach, Fla – Amy Brand, who has more than 20 years of nonprofit development experience in South Florida, has been named the new Executive Director of Philanthropy Tank (philanthropytank.mystagingwebsite.com). Brand has spent the last five years as the Chief Development Officer for Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County. She increased revenue there by more than 500% through strategic partnerships and donor relations.
Brand has already begun her new position as Philanthropy Tank’s leader. The charity challenges and empowers young philanthropists to develop and execute high impact and sustainable community betterment projects. Palm Beach County (7th-12th grade) students have the opportunity to secure mentoring from leaders in the philanthropic community, up to $15,000 of program funding and participate in learning workshops led by local experts. Since 2015 the program has awarded $400,000 in grants to teen-led programs that have impacted more than 200,000 lives. More than 500 local students have been involved in clubs supporting Philanthropy Tank programs.
“We believe that Amy’s record of success as a leader, fundraiser, and advocate for various organizations in our community makes her the right person to lead us to new opportunities in support of more young changemakers who wish to positively impact our community,” says Evan Deoul, Philanthropy Tank’s Co-Founder.
About the position Brand adds “- “I am looking forward to this next chapter in efforts to further the mission of Philanthropy Tank. It is important to empower and engage our next generation of change leaders as they create practical solutions to impact our community.”