CHARLESTON, S.C., March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud
software company powering social good, today announced that the
company will host a rising business leader mentee as part of the
Fortune – U.S. Department of State Global Women's Mentoring
Partnership for the third consecutive year. Blackbaud will welcome
Hanna Hieronimczuk, general manager of operations at StepStone.pl,
an e-recruiting firm in Warsaw,
Poland, for 10 days of onsite mentoring at the company's
world headquarters in Charleston,
S.C. The announcement was made in conjunction with
Blackbaud's celebration of International Women's Day.
The Fortune – U.S. Department of State Global Women's Mentoring
Partnership is a public-private partnership between Fortune Most
Powerful Women, the U.S. Department of State, and Vital Voices
Global Partnership. The program draws on the expertise of America's
most accomplished leaders to enhance the business and leadership
skills of international women professionals. Over the course of the
three-week program, mentees engage in skills trainings, panel
discussions, networking events, and a 10-day mentorship with top
female executives and their teams. Now in its 14th year,
the program includes 319 alumnae from 56 countries and
territories.
"We are proud to once again participate in the Fortune – U.S.
Department of State Global Women's Mentoring Partnership and look
forward to welcoming Hanna to Blackbaud," said Mike Gianoni, president and chief executive
officer at Blackbaud. "Our continued support of this important
program underscores Blackbaud's ongoing commitment to advancing and
empowering female leadership. Our team comprises the best and
brightest in our industry, and we look forward to working with
Hanna to help her gain new career skills, enhance her business and
expand her network for continued growth."
The program begins with a four-day Orientation Program in
Washington, D.C. Each mentee then
spends 10 days at her mentor company for a customized program
designed to address her professional challenges and interests.
During this time, Hieronimczuk will be paired with three-time
program mentor Amy Lucia,
Blackbaud's vice president, Corporate Marketing, whose leadership
experience spanned the Fortune 100 and nonprofit space before
joining Blackbaud's senior executive ranks in 2016. Hieronimczuk
will meet with Blackbaud leaders and members of the Charleston business community on topics
including business planning and development, leadership
development, marketing, and more. She then will reconvene with
other program mentees in New York
City for a three-day program to reflect on their
experiences, discuss how to implement lessons learned, and meet
with other established American women leaders from the public,
private, and nonprofit sectors.
"Blackbaud has an amazing culture that proudly supports female
leadership," said Lucia. "This culture is further enriched by
opportunities to share and gain perspectives in partnership with
our program mentees. As Hanna embarks on a new phase of her career,
I and the rest of Blackbaud's diverse and experienced leadership
team look forward to welcoming and supporting her."
Blackbaud's commitment to empowering female leadership is a
focused and continually expanding effort. The company has an equal
gender balance in its workforce and has been recognized for its
efforts, including being named by Forbes as one of America's Best
Employers for Women and one of the AnitaB.org 2018 Top Companies
for Women Technologists in 2018. In January, Blackbaud was
also recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for
Diversity for the second consecutive year.
Hieronimczuk has served as general manager of operations in
Poland for StepStone.pl, an
e-recruiting company that is part of StepStone, a leading online
job portal business in Europe, since September 2018. Prior to joining StepStone.pl,
she spent 20 years in the financial industry with Bank Pekao SA,
most recently as managing director of the bank's Sales Management
department. Hieronimczuk joined Bank Pekao SA as a sales specialist
and progressed through positions of increasing responsibility,
leading the Consumer Loan department and Retail Banking in several
regions. She has served as a mentor for several years through Vital
Voices, a women's empowerment group, and also serves as board chair
for the Mistral Foundation. Hieronimczuk holds an MBA from the
Independent University of Business and Public Administration in
Warsaw and a certificate from the
Cambridge Judge Business School.
"I am honored and happy to be part of the Fortune – U.S.
Department of State Global Women's Mentoring Partnership," said Hieronimczuk. "I am
thankful for everyone who supported me to participate in this
program and Blackbaud for their mentorship. I believe mentoring is
one of the most efficient experiences of learning, developing and
inspiring. Thanks to this program, I will learn from some of the
best and look forward to sharing this knowledge in my country,
company and community to develop business and
leadership skills for a better future."
For more information on the Fortune - U.S. Department of State
Global Women's Mentoring Partnership, click here. To hear from the
voices of Blackbaud on International Women's Day, visit the
Blackbaud Company Blog.
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About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the
world's leading cloud software company powering social good.
Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, foundations,
companies, education institutions, healthcare organizations and
individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers
organizations to increase their impact through cloud software,
services, expertise, and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio
is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions
for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer
fundraising, corporate social responsibility, school management,
ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing,
and analytics. Serving the industry for more than three decades,
Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston,
South Carolina and has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. For more information,
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