Vincent Robinson, Managing Partner

Vincent Robinson founded The 360 Group to realize his commitment to excellence and impact in social sector organizations. Most recently, he served as Executive Director of Social Venture Partners Bay Area (SVP). There he led all aspects of a membership organization, including strategic planning, grantmaking (in education and economic development), financial management, and member recruitment and retention. He also spearheaded the merger of SVP with Northern California Grantmakers. In addition, he has worked for a variety of private and social sector organizations, including Goldman Sachs, AT Kearney, Harder and Company Research, Planned Parenthood and the National AIDS Fund. These experiences have not only inspired his passion for the work of the social sector, but have given him broad experience to bring to The 360 Group’s Client Partners. A skilled facilitator, Vincent has worked with a range of groups -- large and small -- to drive to practicable conclusions.

Vincent currently sits on the Advisory Boards of REDF (formerly the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) and Institute for Nonprofit Management at the University of San Francisco, and the Organizing Committee of Common Sense California. He was a New York City Urban Fellow, and holds an honors AB in political science and American studies, an MBA and certificate in nonprofit management, all from Stanford University. Reflecting his commitment to developing leadership, he is also on various selection committees, including those of Coro and the Association of Black Foundation Executives. Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, Vincent is conversant in Spanish. He lives in San Francisco with his partner and their cat, Scotch.

 

Anthony Tansimore, Senior Consultant

A Virginia native, Anthony joins The 360 Group from the Mexican American Defense and Education Fund, where he served as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer of The San Francisco Foundation. Anthony has served in various positions at the Fannie Mae Foundation in Washington, D.C., where he last served as Vice President and Acting Head of Communications. In that role he led a staff of sixteen, and directed development and implementation of communications strategies and all events on behalf of the foundation. Anthony also served as Vice President of Regional and Community Initiatives, where he led a remote team of grantmakers in the foundation’s five regional offices and was responsible for a $10 million grantmaking budget intended to promote community development and homeownership in communities throughout the nation, with a particular focus on the Mississippi Delta region, working with numerous local partners, including the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and the Foundation for the Mid-South. Anthony has also served as Communications Director for Congresswoman Pat Schroeder and Denver Mayor Wellington Webb. Anthony is active in many civic and community activities. He currently serves as the Chairman of the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees. He also serves on the American Composers Forum (ACF) Board of Directors, chairing the Advancement Committee and serving on the Executive Committee. He also serves as President of the ACF’s Bay Area chapter. Anthony is a graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law and Colorado College, where he earned a BA in political science.

 

Mary Jo Dunnington, Consultant

As the team’s first member on the East Coast, Mary Jo joins The 360 Group from the Partnership for New York City, an influential business association focused on engaging CEOs and other leaders in efforts to strengthen the New York City economy. In her role as Chief Operating Officer, she led the Corporate Affairs department, including the collection of $6M annually in dues, and served as the Partnership’s primary liaison with the NYC Department of Education for public-private collaboration. In addition she managed several internal organizational functions, including HR, IT and facilities. Prior to that, she worked in business development roles at govWorks, an Internet startup, and American Express. Mary Jo began her nonprofit career at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., where she managed national professional development programs for K-12 teachers and oversaw the National Geographic Education Foundation’s grantmaking in eight states. Mary Jo earned an MBA and an MA in education from Stanford University; during her time in the Bay Area she led a strategic assessment of the Education Department at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. She earned a BA in geography from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead Scholar. A native of Winston-Salem, Mary Jo has recently moved back to Chapel Hill, N.C., with her husband, two-year-old daughter, and 10-year-old cat.

 

Alyse Aiello, Research & Technology Manager

With experience in the nonprofit and private sectors, Alyse joined The 360 Group at its inception excited about the opportunity to focus on aspects of social sector organizations that rarely receive their due attention. After spending her undergraduate years at Stanford, Harvard, and the Massachusetts College of Art, earning a BFA in interrelated media and anthropology in preparation for a career in archaeological documentation, she entered the budding Internet sector and never looked back. Drawing on her work in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, from managing the fraud prevention department at Amazon.com to serving as program manager for the Bastyr University medical clinic, Alyse brings a strong knowledge of organizational development and strategy, technology, and process reengineering to The 360 Group.

 

Luis Martinez, Administrative Manager

Luis Martinez has worked in the social sector for more than fifteen years in a variety of capacities, with a primary focus on administration and finance. Most recently, he served as Director of Contract Compliance and Human Resources for the Black Coalition on AIDS (BCA) in San Francisco. While at BCA, he held a number of positions, including Interim Executive Director. In addition, he has worked for diverse organizations such as the National AIDS Fund, Huckleberry Youth Programs, CompuMentor, and the Corporation for National Service. With a solid commitment to excellence in the social sector, Luis arrived from his native Washington, DC to San Francisco in 1995. He considers the Bay Area “the hub of social change” and continues to strive to help organizations create opportunities that positively affect the lives of disenfranchised individuals. He is bilingual and enjoys sharing lively conversation in Spanish. Luis and his partner share their San Francisco home with their rescue dog, Bella.

 

Leadership Council

The 360 Group has assembled a council of leaders from nonprofits, foundations and private industry to continually inform our work from their cutting-edge experience in working in the field. They not only provide access to a wide range of candidates, but they bring their considerable experience to bear on organizational
transitions and challenges.

 

Judy Belk, Vice President, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Dan Bross, Global Director of Corporate Citizenship, Microsoft Corporation
Alison Davis, Executive Director, MBA-Nonprofit Connection
Roberto Fernandez, Professor, Sloan School of Management, MIT
Tessie Guillermo, CEO, Community Technology Foundation of California
Marie Mookini, Career Management Center, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Steve Toben, President, Flora Family Foundation