Mara Lassner is excited to serve as the director of communications at RAISE Nonprofit Advisors as there are so many worthy causes and this allows her to use her skills to advance and support their missions. She brings with her strategic planning, integrated marketing, writing and design skills honed while working with nonprofit and for-profit clients locally and internationally.
Her successes include conceptualizing the theme and honorees for highly successful annual campaigns and lookbooks, editing weekly industry newsletters, and curating articles, photo, and more for fundraising and friend-raising efforts. In an effort to achieve fiscal and environmental goals, Mara created and implemented an internal system for compiling and designing virtual and printed commemorative journals representing millions of dollars in contributions.
Mara is also managing and creative partner at Mara INK and was the director of public relations and advertising for 20 years at the Ramaz School and a media planner and account executive for blue-chip brands. She has partnered with many companies and organizations, including Miller Brewing Company, Prudential Financial, Avis, the Food Network, the Accessibility Accelerator, Care for Special Children, Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and The Propel Network.