An Interview with Good360 Board Member, David Martin

David S. Martin is the Managing Partner of Sterling Martin Associates’ Washington, D.C. office. Since starting his executive search career in 1989, David has held senior-level positions with such global search firms as Korn/Ferry International and Boyden International. He has served in key roles launching and growing offices in Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA, and Irvine, CA. Prior to executive search, David worked in the corporate world for eight years. He held increasingly responsible sales and management roles for Georgia-Pacific Corporation at the organization’s Atlanta headquarters. David has served on the Board of Directors of Good360 (formerly Gifts In Kind International) for almost 7 years.

Q.  What made you decide to join the Good360 Board?
 
A. When I learned about the work of Good360 (formerly Gifts In Kind International), I was amazed at how the organization helped so many people and distributed so many goods with a relatively small staff. I worked in the corporate world in my early career so it was great to see companies making product donations that helped people rather than having the products go into landfills or sold through liquidators.  
 
Q. Why is being on the board of Good360 an important commitment to you?
 
A. Good360 has a great mission and it feels good to be part of that. I work with a lot of nonprofit clients so it also helps me in my work because I see through my board capacity the challenges that many nonprofits are facing first-hand.
 
Q. What do you believe the future holds for Good360?
 
A. Our new e-commerce platform is really amazing and the leadership team has done an incredible job in turning the organization round in an incredibly difficult economy. I think the future is bright because it is now much easier for nonprofits to order goods on line, which is driving volume.
 
Q. If you could say one thing to our donors, what would that be?
 
A. Thank you for providing the products which go to those in need! There are a lot of people who are hurting out there because of the tough economy and they really appreciate the donations.