Meet Erik, Founder and President

Welcome to The Healthy Non-Profit! Over a 26-year career, I have worked in almost every corner of the nonprofit sector including program & operations, resource development, and executive management. My love for non-profits comes from the difference I’ve seen non-profit professionals and volunteers make in people’s every day lives.

My passion for helping non-profit agencies grow their organizational capacity stems from a tragic story. Earlier in my career, I witnessed what I considered a “blue-chip” non-profit run a successful capital campaign, expand its facility, and serve more clients. However, just a few years after the ribbon cutting ceremony, this agency could not pay its bills and had to sell the building and downsize services. Clients were effected. Donors were upset. And I couldn’t help but think that it
all could have been avoided if the board and staff had received the help they needed to build the necessary organizational capacity to operate in a larger space.

“Because those we serve deserve sustainability” isn’t just a cute catch phrase. It is a burning belief and guiding light for me, and it is the reason I founded The Healthy Non-Profit. I look forward to talking with you about your organization!

Experience

• Director, RD Club Services – Boys & Girls Club of America
• Executive Director – Boys & Girls Club of Elgin
• District Executive – Northwest Suburban Boy Scouts of America
• Editor & Operations Manager – Mahomet Citizen newspaper
• Unit Director – Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club

Position Responsibilities and Highlights:
As an internal consultant, Erik worked with local Boys & Girls Club affiliates on:

• development, planning and implementation of their annual campaign focused solely on individual giving throughout the Midwest region
• organizational capacity in the areas of resource development, board development, marketing, and planning.
• Non-profit best practices training

Erik Also Played a Role In:

• conference session planning
• managing a conference exhibitors program
• 2009 and 2010 Employee Campaign co-chair

Position Responsibilities and Highlights:
As the Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin, Erik was responsible for:

• finance
• resource development
• board development
• human resources
• facility management
• planning
• program development & implementation.

The Following Were a Few of Erik’s Accomplishments:

• Doubled the size and diversified the Club’s revenue budget
• Developed and implemented the following plans and tools: Strategic Plan, Board Development Plan, Facilities Plan, Marketing Plan, Resource Development Plan, Compensation and Benefits Plan, Marketing Plan, Program Plan, Technology Plan, and Internal Financial Control Policies
• Opened two school-based programs.
• Doubled individual giving and special event revenue streams
• Received the Illinois Area Council’s 2002 and 2005 Resource Development Award
• Received the Illinois Area Council’s 2004 and 2005 Marketing Award
• Oversight of capital campaign feasibility study and experience with capital campaigning
• Secured $1 million lead capital challenge gift
• Named 2003 Executive Director of the Year by The Association of Boys & Girls Club Professionals

Position Responsibilities and Highlights:

• Volunteer/board recruitment
• Starting new units
• Recruiting youth
• District programming
• District training
• Fundraising
• Unit service
• Doubled the size of the district Friends of Scouting annual campaign
• Attained “High Fiver” membership recognition

Position Responsibilities and Highlights:

• Covered the school district and municipal planning & zoning beats
• Managed editorial pages
• Directed newspaper layout & design
• Supervised and managed editorial, sales and support staffs
• Developed and managed budget
• Managed weekly sales goals and projections for sales team

Position Responsibilities and Highlights:

• Responsible for managing unit budget
• Responsible for program planning and implementation
• Responsible for managing and maintaining facility
• Responsible for opening new facility as Club’s first director