Michael J. Worth & Associates

Our services include:

>> Program Reviews and Studies

>> Campaign Planning and Counsel

>> Planning and Design of Fund-
Raising Programs

>> Board Development

>> Training/Coaching

Michael J. Worth is Principal of the firm and is engaged with every client. In addition to Dr. Worth, the firm maintains a network of strategic partners with a broad range of specialized expertise. Teams assembled from among our partners are tailored to meet the specific needs of clients. This approach provides clients with the best of two worlds - the breadth and experience of a large firm, combined with the personal attention usually only available from an independent consultant.

BACKGROUND OF
MICHAEL J. WORTH
Principal, Michael J. Worth & Associates

Michael J. Worth has more than 30 years of experience in philanthropic resource development at a variety of institutions, small and large, private and public. His name is one of the most recognized in the fund-raising profession. He is known not only as a highly successful fund-raising practitioner, but also as one of the field's most prolific speakers and writers.

Dr. Worth served for nearly twenty years as Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He planned and directed two successful campaigns at GW,

including the $550-million Centuries Campaign, and also held responsibility for Board of Trustees management and board development. He previously served as Director of Development at the University of Maryland College Park.

Michael Worth has written or edited five books on fund raising. Published in 1993,"Educational Fund Raising: Principles and Practice" was one of the best-selling books in the field and has been used as a textbook at major universities. A sequel, "New Strategies for Educational Fund Raising," was published by the American Council on Education in 2002. His most recent book, "Securing the Future," was published in 2005 by the Association of Governing Boards. [Michael Worth Books]

Dr. Worth has been a frequent speaker at conferences of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Dr. Worth has served as a member of CASE's Commission on Philanthropy, as Editor of the CASE International Journal of Educational Advancement and as a faculty member at the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education. As a Special Consultant for Executive Education to CASE, he developed educational programs to increase the effectiveness of institutional advancement leadership.

He is active in the Washington, DC, nonprofit community. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Miriam's Kitchen, an organization providing services to the city's homeless population, and served for four years as a member of the selection committee for the Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management.

Dr. Worth is Professor of Nonprofit Management at The George Washington University and teaches graduate courses related to fund raising, philanthropy, and the management of nonprofit organizations. He holds a B.A. from Wilkes College, an M.A. from American University, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Maryland.