Anna Baranowski

Senior Manager, Corporate and Sponsorship Giving @Arthritis Society Canada

Toronto, ON, CA

Reporting directly to the Vice President, Major Gifts, responsible for securing corporate revenues for Toronto Signature events by sourcing, soliciting, cultivating, and closing fundraising opportunities and stewarding current partnerships. • Actively seeking opportunities to build corporate and community partnerships and maximize revenue, simultaneously providing return value to partners and advancing Arthritis Society objectives.• Consistently managing 200+ key accounts, developing sponsorship resources for signature events, third party and corporate partnerships• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to execute high-impact events with 900+ attendees, ensuring smooth operations, exceptional guest experiences, and alignment with organizational goals• Managing communication with clients and the necessary activities internally, to ensure a seamless delivery of agreements and timely management of issues.• Developing and delivering sponsorship training sessions and providing leadership to both, direct reports and event committees; working closely with events team during the events.• Collaborating with the Events Director to host Events & Sponsorship meetings to foster collaboration, share best practices, and align on strategies with our event colleagues across Canada

Mount Saint Vincent University

Public Relations

Dalhousie University

Bachelor of Management + Certificate in Intercultural Communication

Dalhousie University

Master of Public Administration - MPA, Management