Ann-Marie Harrington
Ann-Marie Harrington founded Embolden in 1998, drawing on her background in business, technology and in the community foundation world.
Ann-Marie has grown Embolden into a premier web development, design and consulting firm specializing in community foundations and nonprofit organizations. Through Embolden, she offers an unmatched expertise in new and emerging Internet technology, highly personalized service, and deep first-hand knowledge of the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. She understands the need to build online communities using social networking technologies, to engage donors and constituents, and make operations more efficient.
Ann-Marie, named the RI Small Business Person of the Year in 2009 by the U.S. Small Business Administration, earned both a degree in business administration from Bryant University and a Master of Social Work degree from Rhode Island College. As an adjunct professor at Rhode Island College, she has taught courses in computer skills and developed and taught a course about information technology in social work practice. Ann-Marie frequently gives workshops to nonprofit organizations and community foundations on engaging donors and constituents via social media tools and applications.
A three-time winner of The Sloan Award, designed to highlight companies that have made real commitments to workplace flexibility, Embolden contributes both financial donations and in-kind services to local organizations. In addition, Ann-Marie lends her time to various social service agencies and schools in Rhode Island and speaks to groups about social issues she cares about. She brings a sense of social engagement to her company and staff, encouraging their interests and commitments.
Ann-Marie is a board member of Youth Pride Inc.; is on the Equity Action Campaign Committee (a fund of the Rhode Island Foundation); on the National Alumni Council at Bryant University; a member of the Rhode Island College School of Management Advisory Board; a Rhode Island Business Plan competition sponsor and judge; and a Brown Forum for Enterprise partner.