News and Events

January 29, 2012 – Congratulations to our client Rebecca Onie who is included on the Forbes Top 30 Social Entrepreneurs list. Rebecca is the Founder and CEO of Health Leads, a national non-profit with the goal that one day doctors will be able to prescribe solutions that improve health, not just manage disease. With Health Leads, a doctor can “prescribe” food, housing, or other critical resources – just as they would medication. Patients take their prescriptions to the clinic waiting room, where Health Leads’ college volunteers are ready to connect them to these resources.

Development Guild/DDI recently recruited Chuck Gordon as Health Leads’ new Vice President of Development and Sue Dalelio as the Vice President of Regional Partnerships. Chuck will lead the fundraising enterprise, creating the overall strategy, goals, practice, and systems for the national and regional teams. Sue will be responsible for managing Health Leads’ five regional sites, working closely with the Executive Director in each region to develop health care partners, create program and volunteer strength, and build plans for regional growth.

We are currently recruiting Executive Directors in the Chicago, New York, and Mid-Atlantic regions. Learn more about the open Health Leads Executive Director (3) positions:
http://www.developmentguild.com/current-executive-searches/

In addition to our recruitment, we have been working with Health Leads to develop their national platform for fundraising. This work includes integration of the national and regional programs, design and launch of regional Councils to create local presence, shaping a leadership giving program to engage individual investors, and building out systems and practices that will help ensure financial sustainability.

For more information about Health Leads:
http://www.healthleadsusa.org/

January 22-24, 2012 – Development Guild/DDI will be the lead sponsor of the 2012 CASE District I and II Joint Conference which takes place January 22nd to 24th at the New York Marriott Marquis. The annual conference combines the best of all fields of educational advancement, with speakers, workshops and seminars on development, alumni relations, advancement services, and marketing & communications. Approximately 1,400 professionals from nearly 900 schools, colleges, and universities spanning the Mid-Atlantic, New England and eastern Canadian regions will be in attendance.

Development Guild/DDI President, William Weber, will be co-presenting a super session entitled: “Finding and Keeping Top Talent: Aligning your Goals and Actions” on Sunday, January 22nd from 1:45 to 2:00 pm.

For more information, please visit: http://casenyc.org/

January 2, 2012 – Development Guild/DDI announced today that its president, William Weber, has been appointed to the CASE Industry Advisory Council (IAC) for a three-year term. As a member of the IAC, Mr. Weber will play an instrumental role in identifying industry trends and helping position CASE (Council for Support and Advancement of Education) to meet the future challenges of its partners and organizations.

The goals of the IAC include providing advice and counsel on:

• - Broad industry trends and their implications
• - Matters related to gift reporting, data collection and reporting, various communities of practice, etc.
• - CASE’s relationship and opportunities with consultants and corporate partners
• - Research opportunities within advancement theory and practice