Our approach to nonprofit and philanthropic consulting is an organic outgrowth of who we are.
Janice Gow Pettey tailors the team that will work with your organization based on your specific requirements. The attention you receive is personal and consistent — Janice serves as your resource, your guide and your contact. And she manages the relationships with outside professionals, as they are needed. The entire process is seamless for the client.
Our Mission
J.G. Pettey & Associates works to nurture nonprofit and philanthropic organizational growth through sustainable and purposeful planning with strong, informed leadership. We believe that growing for growing’s sake is not enough — your organization must be prepared to maintain a vitality and health in order to fulfill its goals.
Our mission is to equip your volunteers, leadership, staff and members with the tools and knowledge to accomplish healthy growth.
The Principal
Janice Gow Pettey has been working in the nonprofit field for more than 25 years. She is an internationally recognized authority on fundraising, and regularly conducts trainings and leads presentations for all types of groups and organizations. She specializes in diversity and ethics in fundraising.
Her book, Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising, was published by Wiley in 2001 and won the CASE International Research Award in 2003. She also served as editor of New Directions in Philanthropic Fundraising: Diversity in the Fundraising Profession, published by Jossey-Bass in 2002.
Janice is the former CEO of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, which was one of the fastest growing community foundations in California during her tenure. Her lengthy nonprofit career also includes past positions with the American Red Cross, United Way, YMCA, and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
Janice is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco where she teaches courses in fundraising, strategic planning and board governance. She also has teaching appointments at California State University East Bay and The Fund Raising School housed at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
She serves on the international board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and chairs AFP’s Ethics Committee. She also chaired the 2005 Think Tank on Ethics held in Washington, D.C. Janice also led AFP’s 2005 Diversity Summit held in Baltimore. In addition, she serves on the boards of Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, CA), Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, University of San Francisco’s Institute for Nonprofit Management, and the Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth.
A graduate of Park University in Missouri, Janice earned her Masters in Nonprofit Management from Regis University in Colorado. She is also a former Peace Corps volunteer, serving in Korea as a public health specialist.
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