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Build for Good is led by Allison Shapiro.

Allison is a strategist, impact finance advisor, and operating partner who blends strong business acumen with heart to help mission-driven organizations grow, pivot, and deepen their impact. She works both fractionally and consultatively with clients.

With nearly 20 years of experience at the intersection of partnerships, capital, and social good, Allison has led teams, managed funds, built businesses and non-profit initiatives, and forged long-term strategic partnerships to align individual organizational goals with positive systemic outcomes.

We roll our sleeves up to get you where you need to go!

Allison has worn many hats throughout her career, including:

  • Leading a new markets business after completing a competitive 18-month management training program at a large bank;

  • Structuring and helping raise five impact investment funds;

  • Managing large-scale partnerships for circular supply chains, animal welfare, and blended finance;

  • Supporting the early growth of non-profit and for-profit clients in workforce development, refugee services, banking, climate, circular economy, and healthcare;

  • Publishing research on sustainable development and policy;

  • Serving on six non-profit boards and impact investor collectives, including LIFT-NY, Echoing Green, Unreasonable, the Sanitation Foundation, Michigan Climate Venture, and her children’s preschool.

Allison holds a B.S. in Science, Technology & International Affairs from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, magna cum laude, and M.B.A. and M.S. degrees in Finance & Strategy and Sustainable Systems from the University of Michigan.

When not working…

Allison finds joy in unplugged time with her husband and two children in the Washington, DC area. She loves exercising, cooking, exploring new places, and bringing people together.

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