Jeff is a sought-after speaker for conferences, webinars, and symposiums due to his informative and engaging sessions. His extensive experience in providing fundraising counsel leads organizations to maximize their philanthropic potential by providing his clients with:
- A personalized approach specific to their opportunities
- Practical solutions
- Engagement strategies for donors and prospects
- Ways to optimize philanthropy with minimal resources
- The tools and best practices needed for short-and long-term success
- Results that exceed expectations
Jeff’s first book, “Annual Fundraising Plans Made Simple: A Road Map for Community Colleges and Small Development Shops,” was released in the fall of 2016 by CASE Publishing. It has been sold in more than 30 countries and has become a solid resource for fundraising professionals across the globe. His highly anticipated 2nd edition (CASE 2024) provides practical guidance with adaptable resources and:
- Easy-to-use templates for institutions in any sector and size
- A new chapter and insights from leading practitioners
- Wisdom to guide and inspire work for years to come
Prior to joining eAdvancement Consulting, Jeff was a fundraising practitioner for more than 30 years in the education, arts and cultural, and healthcare sectors. Jeff’s career in leading small development shops includes securing first-time gifts of more than $1 million for three organizations and the successful development and completion of multiple capital campaigns and major gift initiatives.
Jeff believes in supporting and providing leadership to organizations that educate and train fundraising professionals on best practices. Jeff served on the Exam Committee for CFRE International and has been a contributing author for the annual giving module in the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ “Fundamentals of Fundraising Course” Participants Manual, which is distributed worldwide to students enrolled in the program.
Jeff was honored as 2012’s Western New York Fundraising Executive of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and has served as an adjunct faculty member in Canisius University’s Fundamentals of Fundraising program. A graduate of the Executive Leadership Institute at the Center of Philanthropy at Indiana University, Jeff was one of four people nationally selected to serve as a facilitator at the Executive Leadership Institute in 2000.
Jeff is involved in numerous community organizations and activities. He currently serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors at The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies and is the Past President of Musicalfare Theatre and Past President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Western New York Chapter. His long history of community service includes serving as a Director on the boards of: The Taste of Buffalo, Meals on Wheels, Crisis Services of WNY, the Erie County Youth Board, the FBI Citizen’s Academy, and Mental Health Advocates of Western New York.
Jeff resides in Williamsville, New York with his wife Maryalice. He’s always excited to talk about philanthropy, rescue dogs, the Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees, the Flintstones, and the magical island of Aruba.
