Chicago Nonprofit Professional.
“Always be dissatisfied with what you are, if you want to arrive at what you are not yet. Because whenever you are satisfied with yourself, there you have stuck... Always add some more, always keep walking, always forge ahead.”
- St. Augustine of Hippo
Chicago Nonprofit Professional.
“Always be dissatisfied with what you are, if you want to arrive at what you are not yet. Because whenever you are satisfied with yourself, there you have stuck... Always add some more, always keep walking, always forge ahead.”
- St. Augustine of Hippo
Serving the People of God through Catholic parishes, schools, and foreign missions
Fundraising for a professional theater that gives a voice to all in the community through new plays
Leading discussion for inaugural symposium to engage both Pullman Alumni and Scholars in discussion
Devoted to changing the world through the nonprofit sector. Through both working and volunteering, I believe we can create substantial good for the world. We can do so with a commitment to hard work, hope, and passion.
Mission & Vision
Mission & Vision
By collaboration, open discussion, and hope, we can empower others across the world in their pursuits of happiness. I strive to help nonprofits and donors alike embrace the gifts of philanthropy to make sustainable impacts for peoples across the world.
By strengthening the nonprofit sector, I envision a world where:
Such a vision is indeed a utopia. Some may even call it a heaven of sorts. It may seem impossible. Perhaps it is, perhaps it isn't. However, such a vision is definitely impossible without everybody's participation, including you.
About a decade ago, we were wondering exactly what social networks were. A few years ago, we wondered if nonprofit organizations should be on social networks or not. Now, the question is not "What are they" or "Should we be on them," but rather "What is the best way to use ours?" Nothing beats posting top quality content, but here are also a few tricks I've picked up along the way...
For the third annual Pullman Scholar Symposium, the foundation's staff asked me to deliver the keynote presentation. The symposium, held at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center on May 20, 2016, is an annual gathering of students and alumni that have benefited from the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation. The George M. Pullman Educational Foundation supports the dreams and aspirations of outstanding graduating high school students with merit-based, need-based scholarships and continuing educational support as they pursue their bachelor’s degree at the college or university of their choice. Below is the unabridged transcript for my address.
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday - oh yeah, and Thanksgiving, too! In 2012, there was a small concerted effort to start a "Giving Tuesday" effort. If you're on any social network, I'd be willing to bet you probably know what it is. If not, here's the short story...
Music has always been an instrumental aspect of my life. I cannot imagine a life without music. In 2007, I completed a dream to release an independent album. The album is titled Esperanza which translates to "Hope" in Spanish. The entire album is solely piano pieces composed, performed, and recorded by yours truly. I'm happy to share it on this website for all to listen to for free!
One afternoon in elementary school, all the students were called together in the school cafeteria for a special presentation. A man began speaking to us, "How many of you here plan to go to college someday?" All the hands in the room shot up. He snickered and said, "Okay, how many of you don't plan to go to college?" His eyes, shocked, turned to the one raised hand in the room: mine.
Today, after the culmination of some 5½ years of preparing, I earned an international credential: the CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive).
So what?