Consults nonprofit organizations to enhance the operational aspects of development and advancement and assist them in both strategic and campaign planning. Work with clients involves auditing advancement operations, determining preparedness for comprehensive campaigns, and assessment/development of policies, procedures, and protocol. Also helps organizations develop and maintain effective database management policies, including pre-conversion systems assessments and post-implementation analysis. Board and professional staff development are also among service offerings. All services and a list of clients served can be found here:http://www.johnhtaylorconsulting.com/#!Owner and creator of the FundSvcs listserv dedicated to the Advancement Services community with over 3,700 subscribers. Voted the Grand Prize Winner for the most outstanding overall use of LISTSERV in the world. Also created a companion website - FundSvcs.org - for the free sharing of hundreds of files, examples, policies, and procedure documents of interest to the entire Advancement Services community.

As a Partner at Alexander Haas, Inc., John applies his extensive background in development to serve a wide variety of clients. For nearly 30 years, he has served as a leader in the field of advancement, campaign management, and board development and has helped nonprofit organizations around the world to enhance the operational aspects of advancement and assist them with strategic and campaign planning, preparation and execution.

Responsible for all University Advancement infrastructure functions supporting central administration, ten colleges, twelve independent affiliated foundations, and three additional fundraising programs. Departments under this position include Alumni & Donor Records, Donor Relations, Information Systems, Prospect Management, and Prospect Research. Managed a staff of 24 professional employees and numerous student assistants. Achievements included:· Development of the first Constituent Relations Best Practices manual for NCSU.· Served as project manager for the institution-wide initiative to convert the SunGard Advance system from a Sybase platform to Oracle.· Served as project manager for the institution-wide initiative to convert the SunGard Advance system from a Windows version to web-based.· Led a review of all fundraising practices for compliance with national and industry standards.· Managed the implementation of a Web Intelligence end-user reporting tool.· Served as a member of the University Administrative Systems Steering Team.

Principal Hired to launch a new independent division of RuffaloCODY providing innovative consulting and training solutions for several hundred major universities and state-wide systems, public and private colleges & independent schools, and other US-based and international nonprofit organizations. Services concentrate in the areas of Advancement Services, Prospect Research and Management, Donor Relations, system conversions, feasibility studies, and staff assessments. Achievements include:Revenue growth of 60% in each year of operation.Expanded numerous consulting programs including adding regulatory and compliance reviews; pre-campaign assessments; interdepartmental mediation services; policy & procedure documentation development; and, strategic planning.Conceived and launched the Annual Advancement Academy, with attendance increases of 50% each year. This conference was unique in that it brought together senior professionals from the Advancement Services, Donor Relations, Annual Giving, and Phonathon professions, in addition to offering a Management track.Initiated Regional Advancement Workshops; Onsite Advancement Seminars; and, Advancement Web Seminars.Expanded services to include board & staff development and training programs, as well as strategic planning retreats, in response to client requests.Engaged to assist in product development of various advancement/development-related software systems and services, as well as documentation review and marketing advice for those products.

Newly created position responsible for increasing revenue related to research activities, the CASE Matching Gifts Clearinghouse, and the CASE Information Center. Managed a staff of eight professional employees. Achievements include:Authored the 3rd edition of the nationally accepted fundraising reporting standards ­ CASE Management & Reporting Standards.Initiated and developed several comprehensive advancement surveys, including CASE's first "real-time" compensation survey; an analysis of email solicitation practices; and, an examination of donor recognition best practices.Developed and marketed CASE Matching Gifts products and services resulting in a 30% increase in revenue in one year.Developed and organized the first conferences for Gift Processing specialists, resulting in unbudgeted revenue for CASE.Developed and personally delivered Carnegie Corporation-sponsored Advancement workshops in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania in 2003 and 2004.

Responsible for the processing and reconciliation of $260MM+ in annual charitable contributions and grants, as well as the management and maintenance of accurate records of 400K+ donors, friends, and alumni. Managed a staff of 16 professional and clerical employees. Achievements include:Managed the successful conversion from a homegrown legacy system to BSR's (now Ellucian) Advance, and served as Chair of the BSR Users Group for all DB2 sites.Improved gift processing productivity by over 500% through implementation of IT enhancements and workflow improvements.Developed policies and procedures to reduce the University's lost alumni rate to under 4%.Assumed responsibility for all pre-sale aspects of security donations to Duke University.Increased matching gifts revenue by 300% in 3 years through automation and innovation.Recognition as a leader in Advancement Services led to concurrent consulting opportunities.

Directed the operation of three payroll systems supporting over 18,000 employees. Managed a staff of eight professional and clerical employees.

Managed the operational aspects of products developed and marketed to their corporate customers, with emphasis on new technologies and electronic banking capabilities. Managed a staff of 18 professional and clerical employees.

Qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer. Served as Communications Officer, Top Secret Control Officer, Legal Officer, Asst. Chief Engineer, Asst. Navigator. Subsequently served in the Naval Reserves earning the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Actual active duty time spanned 3 years; active in the Naval Reserves (primarily NATO command and control) for an additional 7 years.