Sondra Lintelmann-Dellaripa is principal consultant at Harvest Development Group. A twenty year veteran of the philanthropy industry, she specializes in organizational audit and assessment, strategic planning and campaign implementation, board development and executive coaching. She has held positions as Vice President of the ECHN Community Healthcare Foundation, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Director of Development for the Governors Prevention Partnership as well as Community Director for the National March of Dimes. Additionally, she has provided counsel for a wide variety of nonprofits in Connecticut, helping to define and re-energize philanthropy programs, recruit outstanding leadership and facilitate vision and strategy. Sondra’s professional enjoyment comes from improving underperforming or new philanthropy programs, enhancing trustee engagement, building strategic direction, and growing leadership.
Sondra has been a frequent conference speaker over the last 12 years, presenting at Blackbaud’s International Conference on Philanthropy, NACHRI-The National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions, the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Center for Nonprofit Success and OEG Fundraising conferences along the east coast, as well as curriculum development and instruction at the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits. Her presentations include corporate social responsibility, creating balanced fundraising programs, improving board fundraising, capital campaign management and building a better board. Her rants, discussions and editorials on philanthropy can also be found on her blog at http://thefbook.wordpress.com .
Sondra has held volunteer positions as a community advisor for the UN’s World Food Programme, member of the grant approval committee for Susan G. Komen Foundation, a volunteer with the organization NEDA, Director for the East Hartford Chamber of Commerce, and as a director for the Old Saybrook Education Foundation.
Harvest Development Group is a boutique consultancy firm, focusing on improving performance in nonprofit organizations through examination of root cause/effect and through the development of strategic practices, ensuring long term results. More information can be found at www.harvestdevelopmentgrp.com.
