Nikki Korn
Cause Consulting
Principal

Nikki Korn is a Principal at Cause Consulting. A fifteen year marketing and cause program development veteran, Nikki has deep expertise advising Fortune 500 companies, foundations, national nonprofits, and government agencies on partnership-building, philanthropy, signature program development, marketing communications, branding, and employee volunteerism. Nikki advises Cause Consulting clients on the development and execution of U.S. and global corporate citizenship and signature cause programs. She applies her experience within the retail, consumer products, automotive, financial services, beauty, publishing, and QSR industries to connect her clients with causes and popular culture. Nikki is passionate about creating substantive social programs that also impact a company’s bottom-line. Throughout her career, she and her teams have created and advised on a wide range of cause programs, including Adobe Youth Voices, JCPenny Afterschool, T-Mobile Huddle Up, Chevy R.O.C.K. (Reaching Out to Communities and Kids), and the Pearson Teacher Fellowship. Prior to leading her own firm, Nikki served for nine years on the Cause Branding team at Omnicom’s Cone, LLC. As a Vice President, she oversaw the creation and execution of Cause Branding, strategic philanthropy, and marketing programs and co-developed the firm’s first “Creativity Handbook.” Earlier in her career, Nikki drove communications strategies for leading Washington, DC business associations and nonprofit organizations at Millennium Communications. Nikki is a seasoned facilitator and trainer on cause program development and creative processes. She recently conducted a “Clinic on Cause-Related Marketing” with Nike’s global social investment team and facilitated a Training Summit for Fidelity Investment’s first national community relations group. Nikki is a sought after speaker and, over the past few years, has presented to audiences at the American Marketing Association, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and the National Association of Partners in Education conferences.

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