Jeanne Sigler is President of Jeanne Sigler & Associates, Inc., a New York City-based firm with a major focus on fundraising. Since 1984 the firm has served an impressive variety of clients in the areas of education, the arts, camping, the environment, youth development, historic preservation, public policy, public television and human services. The firm is a member of the prestigious American Association of Fund Raising Counsel.

Ms. Sigler is the co-author, with Margaret Holman, of The Complete Guide to Careers in Fund Raising, published in 1998 by Kendall-Hunt. She has been a speaker at the International Association of Fundraising Professionals Conferences; the American Association of Fundraising Counsel “Fundraising Day in New York”; the YMCA Major Facilities Group; New York University School of Continuing Education Writing Program; Mercy Corps Urban Institute/ Croatia; and the YMCA of Greater New York Executive Management Training Program, among many others.

She has produced two video tapes for nonprofit organizations: “Basics for Board Members: An Overview of Fundraising,” and “Facets of Fundraising: How to Write a Winning Foundation Proposal.” An active volunteer herself, she has served on the boards of the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, the AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy, the East Asian History of Science Trust, Prep for Prep, United Neighborhood Houses, Women in Development New York, Asher House, and the Citizens Union.

She holds a B.A. degree from Kalamazoo College and an M.A. from the University of Illinois, both in sociology. She also studied at the University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.