Category: Our Associates

Associate

With more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Cory Sinclair specializes in Donor and Constituent Engagement. Previous experience includes work with UCLA Performing Arts, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Habitat for Humanity, the Hollywood Food Coalition, and several Los Angeles based social service nonprofits. In the for-profit arena Cory spent several years in the film industry as a writer and in production.

Cory holds an interfield Ph.D. in music and nonprofit management from Claremont Graduate University. His research interests include cultural policy and the relationship between philanthropy and public-private partnerships.

Fundraising Area of Expertise: Cory’s core expertise is in Donor and Constituent Engagement. He also has experience in Advancement Services and Project Management.

Sector Experience: Education, Arts & Culture, Community Based Membership and Advocacy.

Fundraising Must Have: Innovative use of public funding, when possible, to stimulate community interest and lay the foundation for private financial support.

Junior Associate

Currently serving as the Associate Director of Medical Annual Giving and Digital Strategy for Johns Hopkins Medicine, Carley brings seven+ years of experience including stints with the University of Northern Iowa Foundation and Gettysburg College. In addition to a BA in Youth and Human Services: Nonprofit Management, with a minor in Economics, an MA in Youth and Human Services: Nonprofit Management, Carley has achieved certification in Principles and Practices of Nonprofit Excellence, is a Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) and has completed Fundraising Management courses through the AHP Virtual Institute.

Area of Expertise:
Carley’s predominant area of expertise is in Direct Marketing and Annual Giving. She has additional experience with Alumni Relations & Giving, Development Program Review & Expansion Strategies, Board Training, Management and Governance, and Project Management

Experience:
Education, Healthcare, Community Based Membership and Advocacy

Fundraising Must Have:
A clear understanding of where you want your program to go with data and history to help us see the best way to get there and where gaps can be filled to find the most success.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carleyhouseman/

Executive Associate

Russell Bishop is an internationally recognized expert in personal and organization transformation with over 50 years consulting, operating, and coaching experience in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors.

His first experience in the not-for-profit sector began in 1978 when he created Insight Seminars, a personal growth seminar company, which grew from a spare bedroom to 43 countries around the world. Russell subsequently founded two not-for-profit consulting firms and was later recruited by Andersen Consulting (Accenture) to join as an Associate Partner to help create a change strategy practice.

He has served on several not-for-profit boards including The Points of Light Foundation, University of Santa Monica, and Insight Seminars. Russell has helped numerous national not-for-profit organizations clarify their business purpose and strategy, focusing on the following areas:

• Not-for-profit business planning
• Project management and execution
• Membership growth and development
• Philanthropy and fundraising
• Marketing and awareness building

An internationally regarded speaker, educator and consultant, Russell has worked with individuals, organizations and leadership teams across Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America.

Russell holds a Master of Arts degree in Educational Psychology from the University of California at Davis, a Master’s in Spiritual Science, and an honorary Doctorate of Spiritual Science from Peace Theological Seminary and College of Philosophy.

Fundraising Area of Expertise:  Russell’s core expertise is in Board Training, Management and Governance (Strategic Planning, Program Development, Project Execution and the related disciplines of marketing and membership development).

Sector Experience: Education, Community Based Membership & Advocacy (Spiritual and Faith Based Organizations), Healthcare

Fundraising Must Have: Clarity of purpose: who we serve and why, more than just what we do.

Associate

With over 15 years of experience in the philanthropic sector, Tracye Williams has developed comprehensive annual giving and grateful patient programs, major gifts pipeline development, and donor acquisition strategies with a broad understanding of moving clients, donors, and friends along an engagement continuum for healthcare and higher education institutions. Her extensive professional practice in constituent engagement and donor acquisition programing and implementation has been instrumental in the organizations she has served. Tracye held leadership roles at Medstar Health’s Washington Hospital Center, Christiana Care Health System, and Delaware State University.

Tracye is characterized as a visionary engagement strategist and tactician. She has a bachelor’s degree in marketing, an MBA, and is currently pursuing an Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) in Organizational Learning, Leadership and Innovation from Wilmington University in Delaware, USA.

Fundraising Area of Expertise: Tracye’s core expertise is in Major and Principal Gifts. She also has extensive experience in Annual Giving, Pipeline Development, Moves Management, and Donor Engagement Strategy.

Sector Experience: Healthcare; Higher Education; Grass-roots Non-Profits

Tracye’s fundraising must have: Every organization should support and generate continual improvement in high quality organizational performance in the present, while at the same time promoting the innovation that will enable the organization to survive and flourish in the future.

Contact Tracye at: [email protected]

Executive Associate

Mark Weintraub is a nonprofit turnaround expert and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience. He has successfully raised funds in 22 US states and Europe through innovative and creative thinking, focusing on organizational effectiveness, and engineering teamwork to support overarching goals.
Mark’s career path has been as a front-line development professional to the Chief Professional Officer of a major community center for the last 9 years. During this time, he created two strategic plans, increased revenues 75 percent, and founded “Capital Capabilities” – a coalition of nonprofit and government agencies in the developmental disabilities area which transformed his agency’s brand and community engagement.
Mark has raised significant funds for iconic national Jewish nonprofits, Hillel International, UJC, Technion, and Israel Institute of Technology in annual and planned giving, and rescue/relief campaigns. As Development Director for Orr Shalom Children’s Homes in Jerusalem, he created an international fundraising network.
Mark is a Rotarian and serves on his local town, school, and two nonprofit boards. He was past Co-Chair of the JCC Association Executive Seminar and graduate of the Capital Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. Mark earned his master’s degree in Public Administration from the State University of New York.

Fundraising Area of Expertise: Mark’s core expertise is in Strategic and Campaign Planning. He also has extensive experience in Board Training, Corporate Social Responsibility, Donor and Constituent Engagement, Fiscal Management, Human Resources, International Fundraising, Management and Governance, Marketing and Community Engagement, Risk Management and Fundraising Governance.

Sector Experience: Community Based Membership and Advocacy, International Development, Jewish Community and Youth.

Mark’s fundraising must have: Great people at all levels committed and engaged in a nonprofit’s development goals that support the mission coupled with amazing volunteer leadership.

Contact Mark at: [email protected]