Noreen Springstead Philanthropic Advisor |

Noreen Springstead is the Director of Marketing & Fundraising for the anti-hunger and poverty organization WhyHunger. Ms. Springstead shapes WhyHunger’s marketing strategies and has established successful philanthropic partnerships with companies like Hard Rock Cafe International, Sony BMG, The Orchard, Ticketmaster, and others. As part of WhyHunger’s signature program Artists Against Hunger & Poverty, she has built long-term relationships with notable artists and their management companies resulting in millions of dollars in aid to local charities that make up its grassroots network.

These strategic partnerships add value to businesses and result in simultaneously enhancing the visibility of the cause and the artist’s or partner company’s positive profile. The majority of Ms. Springstead’s career, which began in 1992, has focused on the delivery of program services to help the poor and hungry. For many years her main focus and area of expertise was to support and replicate grassroots solutions focused on self-reliance and empowerment. Ms. Springstead has worked with Congress to develop social policy, and she has negotiated and secured contracts from the federal government. She is a member of the executive management team at WhyHunger.