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Paul D’Alessandro | Consultants | Affiliations
DC Dreger, ACFRE Consultant dcd@ dalessandroinc.com D.C. is committed to serving nonprofit organizations because he recognizes that local organizations are best equipped to solve local problems—be it homelessness, hunger, housing or health. He has been working with nonprofits for more than 25 years to help them fulfill their missions. D.C. has served as a fundraiser and organizational developer in private schools and colleges, and counseled social service and health agencies, faith-based organizations, community development initiatives and others. D.C. also serves in the leadership of the international Association of Fundraising Professionals and is a member of the Board of Directors of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy. He is Campaign Counsel for Habitat for Humanity International working from the Atlanta, GA, office primarily with U.S. affiliates in the $3.9 billion global “A World of Hope: It starts at home” Campaign. He welcomes your questions and comments about D’Alessandro Inc.’s strategic focus on Fundraising and Development, Management Consulting and Training.
Bruce Ganger, Communications Practice Director, bruce@ dalessandroinc.com Bruce is the founder and Managing Director of ISF Group, a company that specializes in creating and implementing high value, highly targeted development programs for nonprofit organizations. Since 2005 the company has assisted clients with Annual Giving Campaigns, Donor Development and Retention programs, Major Gift programs, Donor Profiling and Acquisition Campaigns and Membership/New Student Recruitment programs. Their unique approach involves applying knowledge about the nonprofit organization and their constituency to create a highly personal and targeted relationship between the two. Data plays a key role in creating the dynamic relationship. Their programs are delivered through a combination of direct mail, email and web-based services as dictated by budget and the most appropriate medium to accomplish campaign goals. Prior to starting ISF Group, Bruce had a very successful 25-year corporate career where he held executive sales and marketing positions for companies such as Eastman Kodak and Xerox. He is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, and is affiliated with other industry and professional organizations, enabling a currency of trends, issues and information. Bruce has edited two books on the subject of personalized marketing. He is a Kellogg Fellow and has traveled extensively studying the economies, educational and health delivery systems in the US and Brazil.
Alease Linz, Senior Consultant, Higher Education Administration Alease brings more than five years of experience in executive search consultation, developing strategic partnerships with client’s boards of regents, directors, search committees and senior management teams to assess their organizational needs and goals, developing precise leadership requirements, and identifying and recruiting the best possible candidates. She has specialized in the recruiting of critical leadership for colleges and universities. She has served private and public institutions of higher education, including private liberal arts colleges, land grant institutions, major private research universities and academic medical centers.
Henry R. Maly Executive Search Practice Director hank@ dalessandroinc.com Henry R. Maly founded Maly Executive Search and still serves as the president of the company. A native New Yorker, Henry’s professional career in fund raising development spans over 30 years. As a teacher, university administrator, and fundraising development professional he has served at every program level. His expertise includes: annual funds, planned giving programs and capital campaigns. He also established public relations and marketing strategies in support of fund raising programs. As the executive director of an educational foundation and as vice president and chief administrator of several development departments, he has supervised, mentored, and directed professional staff in designing plans of operation, establishing budgeting guidelines and “best practice” procedures. He is also experienced in prospect research, prospect tracking, next-step action planning, and in the cultivation and solicitation of major gift donors. During his fund development career, Henry has provided counsel to over 75 national not-for-profit institutions. He established start-up development programs, trained and counseled staff, recruited board members and other volunteers.
Donald L. Stahl, Consultant don@ dalessandroinc.com Don Stahl has been a fundraising professional and non-profit leader for the last 23 years, following a successful career in financial services and receiving his MBA from the Graduate Management School of Boston University. His early fundraising years were spent as the assistant to the president of one the largest and most respected seminaries in the nation, where he earlier received a Master of Divinity, followed by several posts as a vice president of small colleges and universities. During the last ten years, he has served as a senior officer (since 2003, partner) of a prominent, respected international consultancy to philanthropy. Combined with his years as a staff fundraiser, he has participated in over two dozen capital campaigns with goals of $500,000 to nearly $50 million. His has served a wide array of both community and national charities, including numerous colleges, YMCA’s and hospitals, several independent schools, one of the largest seminaries in the US, a Salvation Army and the international headquarters of a prominent Christian organization. His particular expertise is to create and execute a tailored strategy for securing major gifts and develop early ownership of philanthropic ventures and capital campaigns.
Thomas Scheye, Leadership Counsel, Scheye@loyola.edu, is the Distinguished Service Professor at Loyola University Maryland, a position especially created for him by the board of trustees on the occasion of his retirement as provost. Tom has spent 40 years at Loyola, 20 of them as academic vice-president and provost, including a term as interim president. During his tenure, Loyola was transformed from an all-male commuter college with approximately 1,000 students to the regional and residential comprehensive university it is today, with more than 6,000 students enrolled. As provost, Tom was charged with principal responsibility for strategic planning and enrollment management among other areas. As a result of a series of strategic plans, the college grew in both size and complexity, launching new academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, including two doctoral programs. It received specialized accreditation in both business and engineering and was granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Loyola has become a highly competitive and selective institution; last year there were more than 7,000 applications for the freshman class, and a recent graduate was named a Rhodes Scholar. Tom has served as theatre critic for the Baltimore News-American and as both host and writer for a 60-program series on English literature for the Maryland Public Broadcasting System. His publications include articles on Shakespeare and modern drama as well as higher education. Acting as a consultant for more than 15 years, Tom has worked with more than 70 clients including public and private colleges and universities as well as non-profit organizations. In his work, he specializes in strategic planning and institutional advancement as well as board development and presidential assessment. Tom received his B.A in English from Georgetown University, his M.A. from Yale University and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Lowell D. Wood Consultant lowell@ dalessandroinc.com Lowell D. Wood has more than three decades in healthcare development, higher education development and has consulted with numerous non profits throughout the United States.Prior to his consulting practice, he was the Executive Vice President for Memorial Medical Center in Jacksonville, and was responsible for the initiation, promotion, execution and evaluation of all projects that secured donor support. Lowell directed the Annual Fund, Planned and Deferred Gifts and Special Events and the boards that participated in development efforts at Memorial Medical Center. He directed the capital campaign for special facilities improvements, exceeding the published goal of $7,000,000.Lowell was also Director of Development and Alumni Services at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville where he identified, cultivated and solicited dozens of sources of private supplemental funding for the University. He developed and implemented a marketing incentive plan and organized a program of work with the Board of Trustees and the Alumni Council. Lowell served as the Executive Secretary of the University of North Florida Foundation.Lowell holds a BS degree from Central Ohio University in Xenia, OH and an MBA from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. His community service experience includes Chair of the Jacksonville Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Association, President of the First Coast Chapter of NSFRE, Chair of the United Way Campaign for Memorial Health Systems, Chair of the AHP Regional Health Conference, and Chair of the Jacksonville University Athletic Foundation Board.
