Internal Communications expert joins Cyrano Board

From Cyrano News June 2006

Meet Deborah Galle, internal communications expert, winner of 2006 Andrew Heiskell Community Service Award, and newest member of the Cyrano Board of Trustees.

Deborah L. Galle, is Manager of Corporate Communications at Time Warner, and the Cyrano Project’s newest board member.

“I think the Cyrano Project may be the answer to enabling people in other non-profits to really make a difference,” says Deborah.

An experienced fundraiser and consultant in the non-profit world, Deborah brings to The Cyrano Project’s board the passion and commitment that won her this year’s Andrew Heiskell Community Service Award at Time Warner, where she was honored for her work at Montefiore Hospital Medical Center. There she has raised over $1 million for a host of pediatric and family programs, including the opening of a new children’s hospital in 2001. And she has been instrumental in bringing in new volunteers that are as passionate and committed as she.

Deborah’s focus is on getting the message right. “I think that delivering the right message the right way can make you or break you. It can make something so successful that would have been mediocre,” she says.

Deborah also believes that non-profits need to pay more attention to long-term planning. “Some non-profits go from event to event,” she says, “but they don’t look at the overall goals . . . It’s not just the luncheon ladies getting together and throwing a party. It’s different now. It’s marketing. And most organizations need help with that.”

As part of the team that coordinates content and partnership across all eight divisions of Time Warner, Deborah has plenty of experience in getting people on the same page. “If all the different pieces work together,” she says, “the product in the end is much more successful.”