Making A Difference II: More Tips, Ideas and Stories to Change Your World Paperback - 2011

Lisa M. Dietlin is President and CEO of Lisa M. Dietlin and Associates, Inc. Ms. Dietlin serves her clients as a philanthropic agent, assisting entrepreneurial individuals and nonprofit organizations in developing transformational philanthropic strategies. Through expert advice and structured counsel, Lisa M. Dietlin and Associates, Inc. is quickly becoming the prime model for philanthropic leadership throughout the country. Ms. Dietlin is a much sought after guest for many television and radio programs. In 2010 she began working to bring philanthropic issues to the public via NBC 5 Chicago. Lisa is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post via her blog titled: Making a Difference: The World of Giving. In 2007 Lisa was named Charity Contributor to CBS 2 Chicago and appeared regularly to share information and ideas regarding how everyone can be involved in charitable work. She has been featured on Oprah & Friends Radio, WGN Talk Radio and WCIU in Chicago, FOX News and National Public Radio. She is frequently quoted in many national publications including USA Today, Marketwatch and The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Ms. Dietlin's groundbreaking research on entrepreneurs and their philanthropic giving patterns has been quoted in several research studies in the United States and Canada. Her research on donor giving through the World Wide Web has been published in a number of periodicals and newsletters including The Chronicle of Higher Education. In August 2009 Lisa published her first book titled, Transformational Philanthropy: Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits. In November 2010, she published her second book, Making A Difference: 365 Tips, Ideas and Stories to Change Your World. Active in the development/fundraising arena since 1982, Lisa holds and has held several seats on nonprofit boards where she contributes her extensive experience in strategic planning for development and fundraising. She is a frequent speaker on the subjects of entrepreneurial giving, major gifts fundraising and moves management, as well as board development. Ms. Dietlin holds a Master's Degree in Philanthropy and Development from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. She has served as an adjunct faculty member at North Park University, Chicago, Illinois, in its nonprofit management degree and certificate programs where she taught the "Capital Campaigns for Nonprofit Organizations" course she designed as well as the course entitled "Annual and Major Gifts Fundraising."