013 Emily Rich - Operation Gratitude

Emily Rich is Director of National Development for Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization that annually sends 150,000+ care packages to new recruits, veterans, first responders, wounded warriors, care givers and to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas.   Since its inception in 2003, Operation Gratitude has shipped more than 1.2 million care packages.  Emily is responsible for Operation Gratitude’s nationwide campaigns, including corporate partnerships, cause marketing, large scale employee volunteerism, sports marketing and annual support.Emily has devoted her professional life to non-profit organizations.  In addition to Operation Gratitude, she has served in leadership positions with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Foundation Fighting Blindness and Fund for the Public Interest Research Group. In the first six years of her career in nonprofit development, Emily has raised over $6 million for nonprofit organizations.Emily graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication.  She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA) and the National Association of Professional Women.Music:Wartime by Javier & The Innocent SonsWebsite:  http://www.javiermatosmusic.com/Purchase CD:  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/javiertheinnocentsonsShow Notes:  http://VeteranPodcast.com/013