--- title: JGA Blog | Tim Ardillo, CFRE description: "Tim Ardillo, CFRE, brings to JGA’s clients guidance from a breadth of fundraising experience across a variety of nonprofit sectors. With a development career that spans more than 20 years, Tim has experience in fundraising efforts ranging from annual fund development, major and planned giving, and campaigns.\n\n \n\nHis most recent experience as Director of Institutional Advancement for the Indianapolis Zoo gave him the opportunity to serve as Campaign Director as he led the Zoo to the successful completion of a more than $34 million dollar capital campaign and the launch of a $10 million dollar endowment campaign." --- [![Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates](https://info.jgacounsel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/JGA_2015_Files/image/logo.png?width=190&name=logo.png "Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates")](http://www.jgacounsel.com/) [Join Our Mailing List](http://www.jgacounsel.com/contact-us) search - [About Us](http://www.jgacounsel.com/about-us) - [Our Services](http://www.jgacounsel.com/our-services) - [Who We Serve](http://www.jgacounsel.com/who-we-serve) - [Resources](http://www.jgacounsel.com/resources) - [JGA Blog](https://info.jgacounsel.com/blog) - [Contact Us](http://www.jgacounsel.com/contact-us) Search search # JGA Blog listing page ## Tim Ardillo, CFRE ![](https://info.jgacounsel.com/hubfs/Tim_Ardillo_Hi_Res.jpg) Tim Ardillo, CFRE, brings to JGA’s clients guidance from a breadth of fundraising experience across a variety of nonprofit sectors. With a development career that spans more than 20 years, Tim has experience in fundraising efforts ranging from annual fund development, major and planned giving, and campaigns. His most recent experience as Director of Institutional Advancement for the Indianapolis Zoo gave him the opportunity to serve as Campaign Director as he led the Zoo to the successful completion of a more than $34 million dollar capital campaign and the launch of a $10 million dollar endowment campaign. Find me on: ### Recent Posts ## [Strategic Planning During Uncertain Times](https://info.jgacounsel.com/blog/strategic-planning-during-uncertain-times) September 15, 2021 [![](https://info.jgacounsel.com/hubfs/Strategic%20Planning%20Blog.jpg)](https://info.jgacounsel.com/blog/strategic-planning-during-uncertain-times) At its core, thoughtful, regular strategic planning is essential to nonprofit organizations. Successful mission delivery and fulfillment, organizational growth and expansion, and a solid financial footing all depend on your organization’s commitment to establishing a shared vision for the future and identifying the specific strategies and action steps needed to realize that vision. Together, our global family, experienced something we never could have imagined during the COVID-19 pandemic. And, with the Delta variant of the virus raging across our country and world, it’s hard to predict when the pandemic will be behind us.  We know most nonprofit organizations experienced some disruption caused by the pandemic, and in these times, the work of the social sector is even more critically important. Organizations serving the greater good must continue to clarify the purpose and aim of their work as well as planning for their futures. [Read More..](https://info.jgacounsel.com/blog/strategic-planning-during-uncertain-times) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Getting the Most Out of Board Retreats: 7 Best Practices](https://info.jgacounsel.com/blog/getting-the-most-out-of-board-retreats-7-best-practices) June 28, 2018 [![](https://info.jgacounsel.com/hubfs/Board%20Retreat%20Best%20Practices.jpg)](https://info.jgacounsel.com/blog/getting-the-most-out-of-board-retreats-7-best-practices) Nonprofit Board retreats can be a productive tool to get key volunteers and staff on the same page. It’s an opportunity to devote a significant amount of time solely to an important topic or agenda item, without interrupting the normal business of a standing board meeting. We recommend setting aside time for you and your organization’s leadership to focus on important issues. Board retreats can also be an effective tool for building camaraderie and collaboration among board members. According to the [BoardSource Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices](https://leadingwithintent.org/), 42 percent of nonprofit boards hold annual retreats for their board members. The report indicates that providing this type of social time can be impactful when it comes to increasing the level of satisfaction board members feel with their board service. CEO’s of boards which held annual retreats were more likely to report their board worked as a collaborative team and that their board members were eager to serve the maximum number of terms on the board.   As for planning a retreat and the topics that need to be covered, there are several considerations that should influence your thinking:   [Read More..](https://info.jgacounsel.com/blog/getting-the-most-out-of-board-retreats-7-best-practices) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Using Events for Donor Cultivation & Stewardship](https://info.jgacounsel.com/blog/using-events-for-donor-cultivation-stewardship) February 12, 2016 [![](https://info.jgacounsel.com/hubfs/Events.jpg)](https://info.jgacounsel.com/blog/using-events-for-donor-cultivation-stewardship) I’ve spent a good deal of my career thinking about events and how to best use them in successful development programs. I’ve worked for organizations where key special events serve as the base of their philanthropic outreach. 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