“An expert is someone who knows some
of the worst mistakes
that can be made in his subject and how to
avoid them.”
~ Werner Heisenberg
Dwight R. Lueth
Dwight Lueth has been in the development
field for more than 30 years. As principal of Dwight R. Lueth
Associates, he has carried his vision for non-profits to more
than 200 organizations of various sizes and missions, helping
each of them to identify and confront their own unique
challenges.
Prior to founding Dwight R. Lueth
Associates, he was a writer and researcher for a mojor
fund-raising firm and later in charge of foundation giving at
Massachusetts General Hospital. Mr. Lueth has received awards
for his work from the Association of Fund Raising Professionals
and The Direct Marketing Association. He is the author of
articles on direct marketing for cultural institutions and the
elements of a successful capital campaign.
For a number of years, Mr. Lueth was an
adjunct professor in the School of Management at Lesley
University where he taught a graduate level course in capital
campaigns and served as an academic advisor. He is a co-founder
and past president of The Friday Forum, an association for
senior fund-raising professionals in the greater Boston area.
He speaks before professional organizations and has conducted
workshops and seminars on subjects related to fund-raising and
marketing.
Mr. Lueth received a B.A. in Management, an
M.A. in Early Childhood Education and has completed further
graduate work in both sociology and computer science. He lives
with his wife, Sharon Baker, and their two young children in
Wellesley.
Sharon L. Baker, Ph.D.
Dr. Baker is trained as a clinical
psychologist. For nearly a decade, she was a member of the
staff of the Psychiatry Department at Massachusetts General
Hospital and held an appointment at Harvard Medical School. In
addition to her clinical work there, she was involved in
developing an implementing training seminars for clinical
staff; supervising medical students, interns and residents; as
well as writing grants, conducting research and publishing. She
has presented at seminars and workshops in the areas of
personal motivation and group and individual behavior change.
In 2001, after more than 25 years of
working for both larg and small organizations within the
non-profit sector in positions that included program
delvelopment, implementation and evaluation as well as
administration, Dr. Baker joined Dwight R. Lueth Associates. In
addition to a broad range of experience in the non-profit
sector, Dr. Baker brings with her significant expertise in
organizational assessment and development. She helps
organiztions conduct self-assessments and clarify what steps
need to be taken to prepare the organization as a whole to
undertake fundraising initiatives. Her work also includes
capacity building – identifying areas of need and
developing grant proposals.
“Professionalism and Commitment for
31 Years”