John Hicks, CFRE

With more than 35 years of experience in fundraising, John W. Hicks, CFRE, provides consultation and strategic guidance for annual and capital campaigns and to help nonprofits build competitive grant-seeking programs. Additionally, he counsels not-for-profits on building managerial, fundraising, and board capacity.

Hicks is a member of the faculty of Columbia University’s M.S. Nonprofit Management program. He frequently appears as a speaker at nonprofit conferences in the U.S. and abroad and has been awarded Stellar Speaker status by The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Hicks is a contributing author to After the Grant (Candid, 2010) and to The Nonprofit Handbook: Fund Raising (Wiley, 2001).

A Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Hicks is a former member of the Board of Directors of AFP International (Association of Fundraising Professionals) and is a past President of the AFP New York City Chapter.  He is the recipient of AFP-New York City’s Ralph Chamberlain Award in recognition of his contributions to AFP and the field.  He currently serves as a member of the AFP Foundation's Research Council, which guides research on philanthropy and best practices in ethical fundraising for the field.

He holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Hartford and has completed professional education courses with Columbia University's School for Professional Studies and Harvard University’s Program on Negotiation.

Courses:

• NOPM PS5360: Grant Writing