• Pioneer in the fields of human services marketing and large-scale special-event fundraising
• Sparked the national renaissance in walkathons
• Developed the nation’s premiere special-event fundraising training program
• Coined the term "signature event"

Steven H. Biondolillo is the founder and president of Biondolillo Associates—a marketing consulting firm primarily serving nonprofit organizations. Recognized for coining the term "signature event," Biondolillo is the nation’s leading developer of branded, large-scale special-event fundraising programs, which typically link the nonprofit, for-profit and public sectors. Additionally, Biondolillo has developed what is widely regarded to be the nation’s premiere training program in the field of special-event fundraising.

The creator of the nation’s first corporate sponsorship model based on employee participation, Biondolillo sparked the national renaissance in walkathons and other pledge-based fundraising events. Among the firm’s landmark walkathons are national leaders in the areas of breast cancer and hunger, and among its "signature events" are the nation’s first film and video production festival for children, holiday ornament fundraising campaign, and facility-based animal hall of fame. Additionally, Biondolillo recently completed one of the nation’s largest-ever grassroots fundraising strategy assignments: how to raise $100 million from the private-sector to support universal after-school childcare in the state of California. Since 1984, fundraisers developed by Biondolillo have raised over $750 million.

Biondolillo Associates has been recognized over the years with numerous awards, including the highest honor in New England in the public relations industry—the New England Publicity Club’s Super Bell, and the highest award in the world in the cleaning and maintenance industry—the Cleaner World Award.

Steven Biondolillo has been a guest lecturer for several colleges and universities, including the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the College of Communication at Boston University, the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, Emerson College, Babson College, the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Association of Fundraising Professionals Advancement Institute, and the Kellogg-Recanati Graduate Arts Administration Program at Tel Aviv University. Additionally, Steven has appeared on several national network and cable news programs, including NBC’s Today Show, Fox News and The O’Reilly Factor.

Steven has served as a member of the board of directors for several nonprofit organizations, including the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Massachusetts Chapter. He currently serves as a board member for the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and First Literacy, an advisory board member for Women of Means, and a member of the Board of Managers of Girard College, the nation’s oldest large-scale orphanage.

Until 1982, Steven was an elite amateur wrestler and medalist in national and international competition. He is a former member of the coaching staff of Boston College’s NCAA Division I wrestling program, and the founding coach of Babson College’s NCWA wrestling program. His op-ed pieces on amateur sports and child welfare have appeared in publications throughout the United States, including The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Constitution, Miami Herald, Boston Herald, Boston Globe and Union Leader.

Steven completed graduate work in English Literature at McGill University in Montreal and language studies at the University of Grenoble in France. He received his BA in English Language & Literature from Boston University, where he was the president of the National Senior Honor Society and the all-university student commencement speaker.

In recognition of outstanding professional, personal and community leadership and commitment, Steven has been awarded the Boston Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award and has been inducted into Boston University’s Collegium of Distinguished Alumni.