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Fundwell Academy's faculty is comprised of professionals who have raised millions of dollars for a variety of nonprofit organizations. They are exemplary and accomplished leaders in their fields as well as accomplished educators, sharing an educational philosophy and a dedication to student-learning and improving the world. |
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B. Whitcomb The principal at Whitcomb Associates, a firm offering a full complement of services in fundraising, management and marketing to the non-profit sector. |
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Robert
Fogal A professional since 1979, Dr. Fogal brings his extensive fundraising experience in higher education, healthcare and long term care to his teaching and work with students. |
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Elizabeth
Dorsey Founder and CEO, Professor Dorsey brings her passion about learning and her extensive fundraising experience to Fundwell Academy. |
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Nike B. Whitcomb, CFRE, is the principal at Whitcomb Associates, a firm offering a full complement of services in fundraising, management and marketing to the non-profit sector. She has 39 years of experience in management, marketing, public relations and fund raising in both the public and private sectors. She has raised more than $260 million in her career, primarily for small to mid-size organizations. Her personal expertise is in the start up phases of a campaign - the study, campaign planning, materials, volunteer recruitment and solicitation phases. Nike was the first female president of the Chicago Chapter of NSFRE (now AFP), from whom she received the President’s award for outstanding performance, and served 8 years on the national board. She was honored by NSFRE in 1978 for outstanding performance in her profession and also received the 1980 Young Alumnus Award from her alma mater, Millikin University. She is also the lead trainer at the firm, providing seminars and special sessions on donor cultivation and solicitation. She is co-author of Money Makers, a Guide to Special Events Fundraising, has authored numerous articles about fundraising for Prentice Hall and other publications, and is at work on a book on capital campaign planning. |
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A philanthropy professional since 1979, Dr. Fogal currently works as Minister of Philanthropy for the United Church of Christ in southeastern Pennsylvania and is an Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive (ACFRE). He has been a Fundwell Academy professor par excellence, teaching the Major Gifts course. He has held senior fundraising positions in higher education, health and long term care. Dr. Fogal is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and served on its national board of directors and research council. He is a regular contributor to “Management File” in Advancing Philanthropy and authored the fundraising chapter in The Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. In addition to his experience as a philanthropic fundraiser, Dr. Fogal is an active church musician. His academic preparation includes the following degrees:
In his teaching, Dr. Fogal creates circumstances and provides guidance that encourages his students to think critically about fundraising practices and sculpt their application to specific situations and organizations. |
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Founder and CEO of Fundwell Academy, Professor Dorsey brings her extensive experience in fund development and teaching to Fundwell students. Since 1985, Professor Dorsey has worked as a fundraising executive. She started as fund developer for the Girl Scouts of Milwaukee and later for the Chicago Academy of the Arts. In 1987, she taught her first course on grant proposal writing for graduate students in the Arts Entertainment and Media Management Department, Columbia College Chicago where she continued on the faculty until 2008. During her tenure at Columbia College, she licensed Fundwell Academy online to the College. Professor Dorsey also develops and teaches workshops on various aspects of fundraising to the general public, including the Art Institute of Chicago and Arts Bridge, an incubator for Chicago arts organizations. In 1998, Elizabeth developed and published Fundwell Academy’s online courses and certificate program in fundraising. Since then, she has taught, administered, licensed, nurtured and grown Fundwell academy with great enthusiasm and wisdom. She personally has worked with and taught the 800-plus students who have graduated from Fundwell over the last decade. Professor Dorsey holds a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, an M.A. from Columbia College, Chicago and an M.L.A. from The University of Chicago. |
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