Wendy Wilsker has dedicated her entire career to the non-profit sector, serving in leadership roles within charitable organizations and working alongside them as an executive recruiter and consultant. She excels at identifying the unique challenges and opportunities non-profits face, and partners with senior leadership to build successful organizational structures, teams and advancement programs.

Professional Focus

  • Over 30 years’ experience in the non-profit sector as an executive recruiter, senior manager, consultant and front-line fundraiser
  • Extensive background recruiting for a range of non-profit organizations including foundations, hospitals, educational and cultural institutions
  • Longtime engagement with charitable organizations in various capacities including strategic and organizational planning, advancing resource development, volunteer management and community outreach

Business Expertise

  • Chief Advancement Officer at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Boston; joined agency as Senior Vice President of Development
  • Search Director at a global recruitment firm specializing in development and institutional advancement professionals; joined as Search Consultant
  • President of WSW Consulting, a firm focused on strategic fund development for non-profit organizations
  • Director of Development for Lahey Clinic Medical Center
  • Director of Institutional Advancement for The Rashi School
  • Director of Development, New England Regional Chapter of the American Jewish Committee
  • Campaign Manager for Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Additional Expertise

  • Not-for-Profit
  • Higher Education

Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from SI Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University

Affiliations & Awards

  • Board Member and Co-Chair, Governance and Nominating Committee, Women in Development of Greater Boston
  • Board Member, Westborough Amateur Hockey Association
  • Member, Association of Fundraising Professionals
  • Member, New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy
  • Board Member, Congregation B’nai Shalom (former)
  • Board Member, URJ Northeast Camps (former)
  • Member, Non-Profit Committee and Membership Committee, The Boston Club (former)

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