Marla Green
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Marla Green is the President of Corporate Philanthropy for Radnor Trust in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. She is a founder as well as chair and CEO of RTC Holdings, LLC. Before founding RTC Holdings, Marla received her B.S. in Business at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. Today, Marla Green works with nonprofits and individuals to maximize the impact and effect of their philanthropic giving. She has worked to promote alternatives to “checkbook philanthropy,” such as co-branding businesses and non-profit organizations. In 2002, Marla Green was recognized by City Year Philadelphia with the “Idealist of the Year Award,” for her “commitment to volunteerism and national youth service.”[1]
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[edit] Philanthropic involvement
Marla Green has co-chaired numerous events benefiting organizations in both the Philadelphia area and nationally. Events she has worked on in the past have benefited the National Museum of American Jewish History, The Prince Music Theater, The Ambassadors Circle Dinner, the American Red Cross Breakfast (honoring Joe Banner, President of the Philadelphia Eagles), the Anti-Defamation League (honoring Sidney Kimmel, owner of Jones NY), and the Laurel House Gala (honoring Tammy & Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles). Much of Marla’s work focuses on efforts to benefit women and/or children at risk. She is a past co-chair of the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center Round Up[2], and while serving on the Board of the Eagles Youth Partnership, she co-founded the “Philadelphia Eagles Annual Carnival.”
[edit] Board membership
Marla Green is a past member and current member of many organizations’ boards. She is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Greater Philadelphia Film Office[3], as well as a member of the board of City Year of Greater Philadelphia[4], the Please Touch Museum[5], the Billy Penn Picture Corporation, and the Prince Music Theater. Marla is also the chair of the American Benefactor Foundation, dedicated to building capacity for non-profits, and is a new member of the State Board of Directors of EconomicsPennsylvania as well as the Development Committee of the Wistar Institute, located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
[edit] References
- "City Year Philadelphia Presents Idealist of the Year Award; Marla and Richard Green Will Be Recognized For Their Commitment To Volunteerism and National Youth Service", High Beam Research, 2002-05-01. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.