Tony Fasciano, director of communications for Volunteer New York! in White Plains was selected as a 2021 “40 Under 40” honoree by “City & State” magazine and NYN Media. The 40 honorees designated as leading nonprofit professionals in the state of New York are recognized as rising stars in the nonprofit sector who have made great strides in their careers and hold the promise of a bright future.
“I”™m thrilled by this recognition because there is nothing more meaningful than working to help others, especially since nonprofit professionals often fill societal gaps that would leave community members vulnerable and without options,” said Fasciano. “I”™m especially grateful to our entire team at Volunteer New York! for creating a culture of excellence that has strengthened my resolve to support the ”˜greater good”™ for the last eight years and, I hope, well into the future.”
Jeanette Gisbert, executive director of Volunteer New York! echoed Fasciano”™s excitement. She said she was “thrilled that NYN Media has recognized Tony for his contributions to community and volunteerism. Every day, Volunteer New York! is awed by Tony”™s creativity and talent. That he chooses to use them in support of our mission is a dream come true. There is no doubt that Tony has made an incredible difference in the communications efforts of Volunteer New York! and thus, in our ability to connect people who want to help with organizations that need them.”
Fasciano is a graduate of Leadership Westchester and holds an MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte. He is also the owner of Hand Fashioned Media LLC, a high-impact creative studio and consultancy he founded in 2006 and he is a specialist in multiplatform publishing and minimally viable campaign marketing. He currently serves as a community advisor for the College of Westchester and is on the board of 100donors.org, an emerging new Westchester nonprofit which he helped to co-found. As part of the Volunteer New York! team he played a pivotal role in its major rebrand in 2014, which led to a period of unprecedented growth in the organization”™s 70-year history.
