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Wesley Lindahl

Professor Emeritus SBNM

Dr. Wesley Lindahl is a North Park alumnus and former dean of the School of Business and Nonprofit Management.

The graduate programs in the school provide professionals a personalized learning approach unique to graduate education,” says Lindahl. Small, dynamic classes, plus faculty and staff committed to student success. “Students enjoy the ability to apply the skills and knowledge they learn in class immediately in their work environment,” he adds.

Lindahl’s own expertise is in nonprofit fundraising, drawing on his 18 years as a development director at a large university, as well as continued scholarship and conference presentations to bring rich experience and current trends to his classrooms. He primarily teaches graduate-level students, encouraging his classes to connect with local organizations for class projects. By bringing in guest speakers working in nonprofit and business, he provides students a great connection to current practice in the field.

Recent Publications

Lindahl,Wesley E., Principles of Fundraising: Theory and Practice. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009.

Lindahl,Wesley E., Nonprofit Fundraising. Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, 2015

Events/Lectures

Association of Fundraising Professionals (Rockford Chapter) – Talking the Walk Towards Ethical Fundraising, June 16, 2015
ARNOVA 2015 Annual Conference – Social Impact Investing: The Impact of Foundation Funding Cessation on Nonprofit Organizations (A Pilot Study). http://www.arnova.org, November 21, 2015

Popular Courses

Multi-Sector Convergence and Social Responsibility. This is a core course for all graduate programs, but challenges students to explore ways to solve societal problems with a multi-sector approach.