Mark Wille’s career spans more than 37 years in both the nonprofit and for-profit realms. A seasoned, passionate executive with diversified experience in the fields of resource development, public relations, and institutional administration, he brings a wealth of talent to J.F. Smith & Associates.
Mark’s consulting focus is nonprofit capacity building. Working closely with board members and administrative staff, he enables them to understand and holistically apply governance, strategic planning, fundraising, and public relations best practices. The end result: Nonprofits that realize their full potential and also have a lasting, positive impact on the people and communities they serve.
Following is a sampling of his consulting accomplishments:
- Optimized a large United Way’s administrative, fundraising, and marketing capabilities by streamlining its board structure and providing governance training to all trustees.
- Helped a well-established historical society dramatically enhance its overall operations by educating and revitalizing its Board of Directors, developing a comprehensive strategic plan, and launching an aggressive, first-time fundraising effort targeting area corporations and foundations.
- Orchestrated a first-time major gifts fundraising effort for a human service agency, generating new funding in less than 18 months amounting to 30 percent more than the organization’s annual operating budget.
- Conducted a national study for a prestigious health care organization, enabling it to defuse trustee conflict and determine how to effectively grow and manage its endowment.
Mark brings extensive, real world experience to the firm, having served for many years in Development Officer, Development Director, and Executive Director positions with local, regional, and national nonprofit agencies such as the Boy Scouts of America, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, and Volunteers of America. He also has excelled in the field of marketing public relations as an account executive with Harshe-Rotman & Druck, Inc., an internationally renowned public relations firm.
A long-time member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Mark is Co-Founder of the Princeton Area Community Foundation and the New Jersey Nonprofit Consultants Collaborative. He graduated Cum Laude from Ithaca College with a BS degree in Communications.
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