Member Since 2020
Danielle Allen
Building Impact
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Danielle M. Allen is Managing Partner at Building Impact. Previously, she was Director of Partnership Development at Mass Insight Education. Danielle performed a wide range of organizational duties to support business development, and strategic and operational goals at Mass Insight. Prior to Mass Insight, Danielle was an Education Pioneers Fellow at NewSchools Venture Fund where she led an exploration of alternative investment strategies and the selection of their fourth geographically based fund. She has also worked in the Office of School Innovation at District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) supporting the district’s portfolio of turnaround schools and autonomous schools. Danielle received her Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy and Economics with highest honors from UNC-Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead-Cain Scholar. She also holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and is a Harry S. Truman Scholar.
SKILLS
- Strategy Development & Execution
- Relationship-Building
- Inclusive Team-Building
RECENT CONTENT
July 29th, 2021
Leaders: Encourage These Daily Habits For A More Focused And Productive Team
Whether working from home or in an office setting, it can be easy to get distracted from work. Grabbing coffee with a co-worker or taking a quick break to surf the web can quickly turn into time lost from the task at hand. Even too much work can lead to overwhelm, frustration and, ultimately, procrastination.
July 19th, 2021
Are These Nine Cash Flow Mistakes Jeopardizing Your Company's Future?
Cash flow is a crucial element of success whether your business is just starting out or well-established. However, as a business owner, you may find it difficult to move toward positive cash flow while juggling the other management tasks on your plate.
June 28th, 2021
10 Effective Methods for Measuring Employee Happiness
Gauging how happy and fulfilled employees are in their jobs is important for small business leaders to do in order to determine the health and strength of their businesses. The more satisfied employees are, the more likely they'll stay with the company long term and the higher their productivity will be. But how can you know if your staff is enjoying their work, especially when they may not feel comfortable expressing their true feelings with their superiors?
March 25th, 2021
Establishing Yourself In Your Role: Eight Tips For New Hires
As a newcomer to a team, you may initially feel a bit out of place. This feeling isn't something strange, however, as everyone is likely to go through it at one point in time. The first step to eliminating that feeling at a new job is to try to establish yourself in your role. For some, this is as simple as reaching out to other team members and offering your help.
January 11th, 2021
11 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Start Their Day on the Right Note
December 30th, 2020
Eight Techniques For Navigating Difficult Conversations As A Leader
As an executive, difficult conversations often come up in the workplace. It may be something as sensitive as expressing a concern to an employee or explaining why the company's letting someone go.
December 22nd, 2020
Get Started On Your End-Of-Year Review: Seven Useful Tips
End-of-year reviews are an essential tool to gauge the business's effectiveness and efficiency over the previous year. Unfortunately, few businesses implement a review, and some that do only look at the cursory metrics that would give them a basic understanding of the company's strengths and weaknesses.
COMPANY INFO
Building Impact
Building Impact is a philanthropic advising practice that advises forward-thinking philanthropists and change agents who are looking to catalyze systemic change around the most pressing social issues. This unique firm provides customized advising, coaching, and convening services to large national and local funders across the country.
AREA OF FOCUS
- Philanthropic advising on social issues
- Policy, politics and advocacy
- Personal development
INDUSTRY
Management Consulting