Lisa Dietlin | |
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![]() Lisa M. Dietlin in 2018 | |
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Education | Alpena High School Alpena Community College Michigan State University St. Mary's University of Minnesota |
Occupation(s) | President and CEO of The Institute of Transformational Philanthropy |
Website | www |
Lisa M. Dietlin (born August 20, 1963) is speaker and writer on the subject of philanthropy. She is the author of four books about the subject, and she is the President and CEO of the philanthropic consulting company The Institute of Transformational Philanthropy.
Dietlin was born in Alpena, Michigan, and spent her childhood in Michigan and Montana. Her father died when she was 13, and she and her siblings were raised by her mother. After graduating from Alpena High School and Alpena Community College, Dietlin earned a degree from Michigan State University. [1] She received a Master of Arts degree in Philanthropy and Development from St. Mary's University of Minnesota. Dietlin served as the President for the Michigan Young Democrats, and then was the Legislative Services Specialist for the Michigan State University Senate from 1986-1991.
At Michigan Technological University, Dietlin served as Associate Director of Corporate Relations, Director of Major Gifts and Senior Advancement Director. She moved to Chicago in 1998 and worked as Assistant Dean of Development at University of Illinois at Chicago and an adjunct professor at North Park University. [1] Lisa currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at DePaul University in its School of Public Service teaching three courses including The Business of Philanthropy a GLE + (Global Learning Experience, Plus) course. This course was developed with colleagues from Nottingham Trent University/Nottingham Business School. In 2023, its first year, this course was recognized by the UN Global Forum PRME.
In 2023, Lisa Dietlin was named as a Fulbright Specialist by the US Department of State. This is a three year appointment.
In 2000, Dietlin founded Lisa M. Dietlin & Associates, Inc. in Chicago, and served as President and CEO. LMDA worked to create philanthropic strategies for its clients, mainly entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations. [2] Dietlin served on the Board of the Ms. Foundation [3] and WomenOnCall.
Dietlin's first book, Transformational Philanthropy: Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits, was published in 2010. She later authored three more books, the Making A Difference series, which provides tips, ideas and stories about creating positive impact through giving. [4] Two additional books authored by Lisa are The Power of Three: How to achieve your goals by simply doing three things a day and I Got Hit By a Taxi but You Look Run Over: Life Lessons about happiness and joy.
Dietlin was featured by the Chicago Tribune in their ebook Remarkable Women: Interviews with Inspiring Chicagoland Women [2] In 2013 she was named one of the Top 50 Singles by Today's Chicago Woman magazine. [5] She has also named as a SheSource expert on strategic fundraising, philanthropy, nonprofits, media and entertainment.[ citation needed ]
Dietlin has been a guest on many television and radio programs including NBC., [6] CBS, [7] Fox News, [8] Better TV, WGN Radio, [9] Oprah & Friends Radio [10] NPR and First Business, giving information and ideas about how to get involved in charitable work. She appeared regularly on CBS 2 as its Chicago Charity Contributor, and was a national judge for the Tom’s of Maine "50 States for Good" charity recognition awards for several years. [11] Dietlin has also contributed articles to, and been featured and quoted in various newspapers [12] [13] [14] and magazines [15] [16] [17] and in The Chronicle of Philanthropy. She has been a regular Huffington Post contributor through her blog "Making A Difference®: The World of Giving".
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