Principal Consultant
Since starting Successful Nonprofits® ten years ago, Dolph has become a trusted consultant, coach, and confidant to nonprofit leaders throughout the United States. Leaders turn to him seeking a results-oriented coach, a skilled strategic planner, an incredible Board retreat facilitator, or a guide during executive transitions.
Dolph brings a first-hand, 360-degree view of the nonprofit sector. Before becoming a consultant, Dolph was a successful nonprofit executive director for 11 years, with a demonstrated history of leading nonprofit organizations to financial stability and growth. In addition to extensive chief executive experience, Dolph has more than a decade of fundraising experience. He has successfully solicited six-figure gifts, developed successful donated-assets programs, increased annual campaign revenue, and written millions of dollars in funded grant proposals. He also served as a nonprofit Board member, board treasurer, and board chair. Because Dolph has walked in your shoes as a nonprofit executive or volunteer leader, he combines both empathy and a results-orientation in his work.
Dolph has been recognized by the Pennsylvania Senate, received the Visionary of the Year Award by Visions Today Magazine, and identified as one of the 101 Most Connected Philadelphians by Leadership Philadelphia. He holds a Master’s of public administration from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in social work from Georgia State University. Dolph earned the Board Source Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting. Dolph lives in Atlanta with his husband.
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