Biography

Johanna Gurland’s 25-year position as founder and principal of her fundraising consulting firm Gurland Associates is part of a 35-year career in the non-profit world. She is responsible for a wide range of fundraising services, including fundraising programs directed at foundation, individual, and corporate donors, board recruitment and development, strategic planning, executive coaching, staff training, and program development. Ms. Gurland’s passion for f

undraising – believing it is the means by which people can participate in things of importance to them and the world they live in – has led her to work with many organizations in the US and abroad.

An important focus of her work is on helping organizations identify and successfully solicit major donors. Her services include coaching staff and volunteers on conducting solicitation visits, prospect reviews and capital campaigns. Recently, she worked with the Parish of All Saints, Ashmont in Boston, Massachusetts on a successful capital campaign to restore this beautiful example of 19th century Gothic Revival architecture. The campaign raised $17 million from generous foundations and individuals, both from within and outside the Parish, including a challenge grant to create a $2 million endowed fund for future preservation.

Ms. Gurland regularly presents on fundraising topics in the US, and occasionally in the UK and Europe. She has taught graduate level courses on philanthropy and created special programs for nonprofit CEOs. Ms. Gurland has a graduate degree from Columbia University, New York, and an undergraduate degree from Windham College, Vermont. She did graduate work at the Monterey Institute for International Studies, California, and the University of New Hampshire.

Biography

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