About Ben Delaney

Nine Qualifications and Accomplishments

I believe the nonprofit and for-profit organizations have a lot to learn from each other. My approach to nonprofit leadership challenges is to creatively apply the best and most effective practices from both sectors and use data to evaluate results. I have developed and led strong teams of internal and external members in the US and internationally. In my spare time, I enjoy travel, wilderness hiking, snorkeling and scuba diving, and learning about new technology. I am currently taking classes and doing self-directed studies on the use of AI in the nonprofit sector, and expect to be ready to share my learnings this fall.

Here are a some of my accomplishments.

1. More than 30 years of successful executive experience in both for- and nonprofit organizations as team member, builder, Board member, and leader. Planning, operational, and bottom-line responsibility.

2. Increased social enterprise revenue by >300% during the 2008 recession. I exceed expectations by taking the best practices of business and applying them in the not-for-profit culture.

3. Created over 150 jobs. ReliaTech’s paid internships give participants a 25% greater chance of obtaining their next technology job within the year.

4. Successful fundraiser cultivating financial and in-kind donations from corporate, foundation, nonprofit and government partners, supplementing development department efforts.

5. Optimized non-profit social media, providing 400% increase in website visitors per month multiplying Facebook, Instagram and Twitter followers exponentially.

6. Develops effective and accountable marketing and communications campaigns using all media to optimize results while controlling costs. All marketing programs are data-driven.

7. Over 100 articles and three books in print, and scores of public presentations and citations. My award-winning book, Ben Delaney's Nonprofit Marketing Handbook, Second Edition, was published in June 2018. Many US and international television appearances, dozens of citations in US and international publications, presentations in more than a dozen countries.

8. Experience includes: Nonprofit executive, strategic planning, evaluation, operations, program management, budgeting, evaluation, branding, advertising, audience development, fund-raising, social media, SEO, direct marketing, public relations, product management, market research, technology trends.