Andrew Witherbee – Managing Director/Founder

Prior to founding Partnership Marketing, LLC in 2004, Mr. Witherbee’s focus areas over a 20-year period, include relationship sales, business development and marketing within the consumer, technology and nonprofit management sectors.

Andrew served as a Director of Business Development for two technology   start-ups, MyWay.com (a CMGI-owned company), and @once, a full service email-marketing provider.  While with CMGI and @once, Mr. Witherbee was responsible for developing partnership strategies while working with leading multinational brands such as Compaq, Marriott, Nike, Capital One Financial, US Airways, Orvis and PC Connection as well as many large Washington, DC-based Associations.

For ten years, Andrew held marketing and sales management positions with JSI FundRaising Systems, headquartered in Boston, MA. JSI is a leading developer of financial management software and support services for national nonprofit organizations. He also managed the Mid-Atlantic region and customers included Universities, Colleges, Healthcare, Hospitals, Social Services agencies and Environmental organizations.

Mr. Witherbee was a key team member who developed the go-to-market strategy for JSI’s new Windows-based product, Paradigm. Over the next four years, JSI’s revenue grew on average of 40% and increased its customer base to over 2,000 non-profits. In 2001, Best Software acquired JSI FundRaising Systems.

Earlier in his career, Andrew represented LMM Sports Marketing, which provided cause-marketing for brands such as NutraSweet, Mitsubishi Motors of America, Stop & Shop Supermarkets, Leaf Candies, Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center and the Tufts-Floating Hospital for Infants & Children.

Andrew’s nonprofit management experience includes serving as a development manager for over six years in the healthcare and higher education sectors. First serving as a Development Associate at the Tufts-Floating Hospital for Infants & Children in Boston. He then served as Manager of Alumni Relations    & Development at the Harvard Law School.

Mr. Witherbee also helped found NYLA, a nonprofit community-based recreation organization that annually serves over 400 North Shore 1st -8th grade boys and girls. He served as NYLA’s President and was an active Board Member for over ten years. Additional community involvement activities includes volunteering, serving as a board advisor and mentor for several local and national nonprofit organizations including Youth Venture, Huntington’s Disease Society (MA) and the WGBH Education Foundation. Currently, Mr. Witherbee is serving a three-year term on the City of Newburyport’s Youth Commission.

Mr. Witherbee attended New England College (NH) and continued his studies in Marketing with a concentration in Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University (MA).

Professional Memberships:

Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston
New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility
Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce (GNCC)
GNCC Resident Advisory Council

Partnership Marketing, LLC is located in the historic seaport community of Newburyport, MA (40 miles north of Boston).

We also maintain an international presence through our affiliated partner network with offices in Boston, New York, London & Zurich.