FAIRFIELD, Conn., Oct. 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foundation Source, the nation's largest provider of comprehensive services for private foundations, today announced the appointment of Yvonne Dahl as National Director of Sales. Working out of Foundation Source's Connecticut headquarters, Ms. Dahl assumes direct management responsibility for the company's internal and external sales teams. She reports to President Salvatore A. Bucci.
Ms. Dahl has more than twenty years of experience developing and managing sales organizations for high-growth companies, with a proven track record of increasing revenue growth and new client acquisition. Most recently, she spent 10 years at Imagine Software, a risk and portfolio management services provider supporting hedge funds, brokerage firms, family offices, and pension funds, as its vice president and global director of sales.
According to Mr. Bucci, "Throughout her career, Yvonne Dahl has proven her talents as a high-producing sales professional and goal-oriented manager. With her understanding of the financial and technology spaces, combined with a hands-on approach to teambuilding, Yvonne brings the right expertise and experience to this position. Together with our business development team, she will expand the sales force's capacity to reach prospective philanthropists, enabling them and their trusted advisors to gain access to the most powerful and flexible philanthropic vehicle available."
Commenting on her appointment, Ms. Dahl said: "The United States is the most generous and philanthropic country in the world. To serve the needs of high-net-worth individuals in major markets across the country, Foundation Source has assembled the most knowledgeable business development and servicing teams in the philanthropy sector. I look forward to working with my colleagues here in Connecticut as well as in our nine satellite locations across the U.S., to help donors establish and maintain their private foundations."
Earlier in her career, Ms. Dahl held the position of vice president of sales for TME, Inc., a web services platform provider, and Blueflame, Inc., a developer of custom business applications. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Wisconsin. Ms. Dahl can be contacted by email at ydahl@foundationsource.com.
About Foundation Source (www.foundationsource.com)
Foundation Source is the nation's largest provider of comprehensive support services for private foundations, bringing specialized knowledge and expertise to clients across the country. The company's administrative services, online foundation management tools, and philanthropic advisory services provide a complete outsourced solution for private foundations. The result: better-run, more effective foundations and more enjoyable philanthropy. Our clients supply the funds, the vision, and the philanthropic goals; we provide everything else.
Today, Foundation Source provides its services to more than 1,200 family, corporate, and professionally staffed foundations, of all sizes, nationwide. We work in partnership with wealth management firms, law firms, and accounting firms, as well as directly with individuals and families. Foundation Source is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, with offices in Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, South Florida, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Winston-Salem.