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]

Junior Associate

Timothy Weaver has worked in a variety of prospect research and prospect management roles at MIT, Boston University, World Vision, and the University of Washington’s School of Medicine. He also Co-Founded and was the Executive Director of a successful nonprofit which helps provide education to approximately 1,500 children in rural communities in Guatemala. Timothy is eager to partner with organizations to provide capacity ratings, research briefs, or help segment prospects into robust gift officer portfolios and focus on prospects who warrant cultivation. He has also benefited from having gift conversations with major gift donors giving him a unique perspective in his prospect research and management work. Timothy earned a Master of Science Degree in Engineering Mechanics from the Pennsylvania State University.

Fundraising Area of Expertise: Timothy’s core expertise is in Advancement Series. He likewise has extensive experience in Prospect Research, Prospect Management, Portfolio Development, Moves Management, Donor Engagement Strategy, Counsel and Support for Philanthropists, and International Fundraising

Sector Experience: Education, Healthcare, and International Development

Timothy’s fundraising must have: For everyone to have the desire to collaborate whenever possible so we can better understand the needs of the organization and provide targeted results.

Contact Timothy at: [email protected]