Dulcie Madden
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Dulcie Madden is from Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Dulcie works in the following industries: "Computer Software", "Non-profit Organization Management", "Venture Capital & Private Equity", "Consumer Electronics", "Higher Education", "Education Management", and "Philanthropy". Dulcie is currently Operating Partner & Head of Partnerships at The Engine, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. In Dulcie's previous role as a Head Of Partnerships at The Engine, Dulcie worked in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States until Mar 2021. Prior to joining The Engine, Dulcie was a Special Projects at The Engine and held the position of Special Projects at Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Prior to that, Dulcie was a Co-Founder + CEO at Rest Devices, based in Boston, MA from Jan 2012 to Jun 2020. Dulcie started working as Board of Directors at Giving Circles Fund in Jan 2009. From Aug 2011 to Jun 2012, Dulcie was MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan School of Management, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Prior to that, Dulcie was a Program Officer at Deshpande Foundation from Jun 2007 to Jun 2011. Dulcie started working as Visiting Scholar at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in Jun 2006.
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Rest Devices, Inc. developed several first-to-market, nationally scaled consumer products, including the Mimo Baby Monitor (a consumer wearable baby monitor that delivers real-time sleep information to parents) and the Nod Baby Sleep Coach (expert trained, machine-learning driven daily, personalized sleep coaching for families). As CEO of Rest Devices, Dulcie: - Led connected product vision, implementation, marketing, and sales with a highly skilled team of engineers, designers, and marketers. - Developed and led sales strategy for consumer hardware products, developing strong relationships with nationwide retailers including Babies 'R' Us, Target, Amazon, BestBuy, and others. - Developed key strategic partnerships for product development, joint marketing, research, and non-dilutive financing opportunities. - Oversaw and was responsible for the P&L, including revenues, manufacturing costs, growth-based marketing, and team. - Oversaw Board and Investor management and communications.
The Giving Circles Fund was a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring a lifelong habit of philanthropy by empowering communities to give together. As part of the BoD, key efforts were to: - Direct grantmaking process, including nonprofit assessment, partner education, and policy development, with over $140,000 donated to 16 nonprofits - Oversee organization’s strategy, finances, operations, and human resources as member of Executive Team - Fundraise for ongoing $400,000 budget campaign through outreach to individual investors and private foundations
Completed two semesters of coursework towards MBA degree: finance track; co-director of MIT Sloan Women Management Conference; Design Club; COO of MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference. Currently on Leave of Absence.
The Deshpande Foundation, founded by Jaishree and Gururaj ‘Desh’ Deshpande, supports sustainable, scalable social and economic impact through innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States, Canada, and India. As part of her work there, Dulcie: - Analyzed India-based livelihoods and health grantmaking to develop and implement strategy for optimal impact and scale, integrate sector best practices, and incorporate metric-based impact evaluation for portfolio of 45 grantees - Conducted due diligence to identify and evaluate new NGO partners and programs by reviewing organization's financial track record and efficiency, management capacity, and economic impact of programs - Monitored portfolio of 30 NGOs through financial review and ongoing quarterly site visits; worked with select NGOs to re-structure management and develop revenue generation models - Advised Trustees on India strategy, team operations, and program development, overseeing expansion of grantmaking program and launch of six programs promoting entrepreneurship - Managed growth of India-based team from two to 32 staff, managing human resources, including recruitment at all levels, team building, ongoing professional training and personnel policy development - Chaired annual 600-person conference, directing content, marketing, logistics, and team management
- Designed survey for the Government of Gujarat to evaluate capacity and service delivery within state-level Reproductive and Child Health-2 Programs - Conducted month-long analysis of regional NGOs in Gujarat on program impact, service delivery, and NGO capacity