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 on bringing philanthropic issues to the public via NBC 5 Chicago and 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 also been featured on Oprah & Friends Radio and WGN as well as 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. Lisa and her team have been working on a television program showcasing acts of philanthropy and generosity. It is a positively focused daily show about those individuals, businesses, groups and organizations that are making a difference through the world of giving. Stay tuned for more details.

Ms. Dietlin’s groundbreaking research on entrepreneurs and their philanthropic giving patterns has been quoted in several subsequent research studies in the United States and Canada. Further, her research on donor giving through the World Wide Web has been published in a number of periodicals and newsletters including initially The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Active in the development/fundraising arena since 1982, Lisa holds and has held several seats on nonprofit boards in 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. Lisa is also one of four national judges in Tom’s of Maine 4th Annual “50 States for Good”.

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.”

Lisa M. Dietlin is an internationally recognized expert on philanthropy, charitable giving, and transformational change who, as a leading figure in the American nonprofit sector, is a highly coveted keynote speaker, media personality and philanthropic consultant. She is the Founder of The Institute of Transformational Philanthropy

Ms. Dietlin’s decades-long experience in the fundraising and nonprofit arenas, groundbreaking research on giving patterns, and influential ideas on transformational philanthropy have led her to become one of the most trusted philanthropic advisors in the nation. She is a frequent presence on several TV and radio programs, including NBC, CBS, Oprah & Friends Radio, WGN, The Weather Channel and WCIU in Chicago, FOX News and National Public Radio. She is frequently quoted in national publications such as USA Today, Marketwatch, Reuters and The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Crain’s Chicago Business, CS Magazine and regularly contributes to The Huffington Post on her blog “Making a Difference®: The World of Giving.” In 2007, Lisa was named Charity Contributor to CBS 2 Chicago, and appeared regularly for two years to share ideas on how to get involved in charitable giving.

Ms. Dietlin is also the author of four books on the subjects of charitable giving and enacting positive change: Transformational Philanthropy: Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits, Making a Difference: 365 Tips, Ideas, and Stories to Change Your World, Making A Difference II: More Tips, Ideas and Stories to Change Your World, Making A Difference® III: Still More Tips, Ideas and Stories to Change Your World.

Her fifth book, The Power of Three: How to achieve your goals by simply doing three things a day was published in June 2014 and is available in 7 languages including English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Korean and Mandarin Chinese. Her sixth book just released in September 2015 is titled, I Got Hit By A Taxi, But You Look Run Over: Life Lessons about Happiness and Joy based on her real life experience of being hit and run over by a taxi in the loop of Chicago.

All of her books are available for purchase on Amazon.com and on the Amazon Kindle.

Through her companies, Lisa provides her expert advice and structured counsel to entrepreneurial individuals and nonprofit organizations to develop strategies that facilitate transformational philanthropy and charitable giving. Ms. Dietlin has provided her services to over 140 organizations nationwide, including the Alzheimer’s Association, Kiwanis International, VolunteerMatch, Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Junior League, Zonta and Feeding America. She has been a keynote speaker or presenter for several organizations and corporations including Navigant, UBS, Morgan Stanley, Stout Risius Ross, Sigma Kappa, Metropolitan Capital Bank and Trust, Merrill Lynch to name a few.

Active in the development and fundraising arenas since 1982, Ms. Dietlin contributes her extensive experience in strategic planning for development and fundraising to many nonprofit organizations. She is a frequent and highly valued speaker on the subjects of entrepreneurial giving, major gifts fundraising, moves management and board development.

Ms. Dietlin holds a Master’s Degree in Philanthropy and Development from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. She has served or serves as an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University as well as DePaul University and North Park University.

Ms. Dietlin resides in Chicago. She is originally from Alpena, Michigan.