Lisa Dietlin

Lisa M. Dietlin is an internationally recognized expert on philanthropy, charitable giving and transformational change who, as a leading figure in the American nonprofit sector, is a highly coveted keynote speaker, media personality, philanthropic consultant, coach and facilitator.

Ms. Dietlin has provided her expert advice and structured counsel to entrepreneurial individuals, corporate leaders as well as nonprofit organizations to develop strategies that facilitate transformational change. Ms. Dietlin has provided her services to over 1000 organizations nationwide, including the Alzheimer’s Association, BMO Harris, Kiwanis International, Aetna, VolunteerMatch, Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Junior League, Zonta and Feeding America. She has been a keynote speaker/presenter or facilitate discussions for several organizations and corporations including Navigant, UBS, Big Ten Development Conference, Alpha Gamma Delta, Morgan Stanley, Northern Trust, Stout Risius Ross, Sigma Kappa, Metropolitan Capital Bank and Trust, Merrill Lynch to name a few.

Ms. Dietlin’s decades-long experience in the fundraising and nonprofit arenas, groundbreaking research on giving patterns, and influential ideas on transformational philanthropy have led her to become one of the most trusted philanthropic advisors in the nation. She is a frequent presence on several TV and radio programs, including NBC, CBS, Oprah & Friends Radio, WGN, The Weather Channel and WCIU in Chicago, FOX News and National Public Radio. She is frequently quoted in national publications such as USA Today, Marketwatch, Bloomberg, Reuters,The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Crain’s Chicago Business, CS Magazine and regularly contributes to The Huffington Post on her blog “Making a Difference®: The World of Giving.”

Ms. Dietlin is also the author of four books on the subjects of charitable giving and enacting positive change: Transformational Philanthropy: Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits, Making a Difference: 365 Tips, Ideas, and Stories to Change Your World, Making A Difference II: More Tips, Ideas and Stories to Change Your World, Making A Difference® III: Still More Tips, Ideas and Stories to Change Your World.

Her fifth book, The Power of Three: How to achieve your goals by simply doing three things a day was published in June 2014 and is available in 7 languages including English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Korean and Mandarin Chinese. Her sixth book was released in September 2015 is titled, I Got Hit By A Taxi, But You Look Run Over: Life Lessons about Happiness and Joy based on her real life experience of being hit and run over by a taxi in the loop of Chicago. All of her books are available for purchase on Amazon.com and on the Amazon Kindle.

Ms. Dietlin holds a Master’s Degree from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and Alpena Community College and a Certificate of Completion (Instructional Design) from DePaul University. She has served or serves as an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University as well as DePaul University and North Park University. She is the Founder of The Institute of Transformational Philanthropy (lisadietlin.com) as well as several other companies.

Ms. Dietlin resides in Chicago. She is originally from Alpena, Michigan.

@lisadietlin

TV AND RADIO/PRESENTATIONS

Keynote Speaker, AFP Quad Cities Philanthropy Day, Transformational (not transactional) Philanthropy (November 15, 2021)Keynote Speaker, AFP Quad Cities Philanthropy Day, Embracing H.O.P.E. (November 15, 2021)Keynote Speaker, Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis International, Living a Balanced Flexible and Inspired Life. (August 6, 2021)Keynote Speaker, Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis International, Embracing H.O.P.E. (August 7, 2021)Keynote Speaker, Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis International, Transformational (not transactional) Philanthropy (August 6, 2021)Keynote Speaker, Michigan Realtors®, Living an Inspired and Balance Life During Tough Times (January 28, 2021)Interview, WGN Radio with Paul Lisnek “Charitable Giving During COVID and Year End” (December 22, 2020)Interview, “How Not To Think Podcast with Dr. Howard Rankin” Three part series about philanthropy (September 2020)Interview, First Business AM, “Foodbanks and their needs during the Pandemic” (August 27, 2020)Interview, Jen Weigel Show, WLS-890 AM, “Making a Difference ® - Giving Tuesday Now” (April 29, 2020)Interview, Jen Weigel Show, WLS-890 AM, “Masks during COVID-19” (April 6, 2020)Interview, Jen Weigel Show, WLS-890 AM, “Ways to make a difference during COVID-19” (March 24, 2020)Interview, First Business AM, “Happiness and Joy are contagious, too” (March 17, 2020)Interview, Jen Weigel Show, WLS-890 AM, “Happiness and Joy are contagious, too” (March 16, 2020)Keynote Speaker, St. Viator High School (February 14, 2020)Keynote Speaker, Arc of Illinois (February 5, 2020)Interview, Jen Weigel Show, WLS-890 AM, “Kobe Bryant and a life of Making A Difference” (January 27, 2020)Interview, First Business AM, “Charitble Plan of Action” (December 2019 and January 2020)Interview, Jen Weigel Show, WLS-890 AM, “Giving Back and Making A Difference” (December 23, 2019)Interview, Gabby Road with Hannah, Fred and Justin, WCGO AM, “Making a Difference and Giving Back + Taxi” (December 15, 2019)Interview, First Business AM, “Charitble Plan of Action” (December 2019 and January 2020)Interview, Opening Bell with Paul Lisnek “Hunger and Giving Tuesday” (November 26, 2019)Keynote Speaker, PAM (November 18, 2019)Interview, Jen Weigel Show, WLS-890 AM, “Hunger and Giving Tuesday” (November 21, 2019)Keynote Speaker, Maine Association of Mortgage Professionals (November 6, 2019)Keynote Speaker, OSF Healthcare (October 24, 2019)Interview, Jen Weigel Show, WLS-890 AM, “5^th Anniversary of Taxi Accident and Philanthropy” (October 10, 2019)Keynote Speaker, Bernstein (September 17, 2019)Interview, CLTV Inside Politics, “Hurricane Dorian and the Power of Three” (September 3, 2019)Interview, Mancow in the Morning, WLS-890 AM, “How to help during Hurricane Dorian” (September 3, 2019)Keynote Speaker, Pima Community College “All College Day” (August 16, 2019)Keynote Speaker, AAVMC/AVAP (July 31, 2019)Keynote Speaker, Navigant (July 23, 2019)Interview, First Business AM, “Scams and Charitable Donations” (May 2019)Keynote Speaker, Friends of the National Zoo (April 9, 2019)Interview, First Business AM, “Tax Day and Charitable Donations Deductions” (April 2019)Keynote Speaker, College of DuPage, Senior Expo (March 31, 2019)Keynote Speaker, Archdiocese of Tucson (January 24, 2019)Keynote Speaker, Pima Community College Foundation (January 18, 2019) Keynote Speaker, College of DuPage, Senior Expo (March 31, 2019)Interview, NBC 5 Chicago, “Charities Worried Donations will drop with new tax law” (December 28, 2018; December 29, 2018)Interview, Conversations with Jen Weigel, “I Got Hit By A Taxi But You Look Run Over” (December 13, 2018)Interview, First Business AM, “Giving Tuesday " (November 27, 2018)Keynote Speaker, Fortune 100 Corporation (October 2018)Keynote Speaker, Fortune 100 Corporation (September 2018)Keynote Speaker, Fortune 100 Corporation (September 2018)Interview, First Business AM, “Avoid Hurricane Disaster Scams " (September 21, 2018)Interview, First Business AM, “Voluntour and Do-Good Vacations" (June 5, 2018)Interview, First Business AM, “Tax Break Tips " (March 27, 2018)Interview, WGN News at Noon, “Deductions at Tax Filing Time” (March 26, 2018)Interview, First Business AM, “Softer Side of the Super Bowl” (February 2018)Interview, WGN Radio with Amy Guth, “Talking All Things Philanthropy” (February 2018)Interview, First Business AM, “Virtual Volunteering on MLK Day” (January 2018)Interview, CLTV Inside Politics, “Charitable Giving and 2018 Tax Laws” (January 2018)
Interview, WGN News at Noon, “Year End Giving” (December 29, 2017)Interview, WGN News at Noon, “Year End Giving” (December 29, 2017)Interview, WGN Radio 720 at Noon, “Year End Giving” (December 26, 2017)Keynote Speaker, Trinity Church (Wheaton), “Transformational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (November 15, 2017)Interview, WGN News at 10, “Fighting Charity Fatigue” (October 17, 2017)Interview, First Business AM, “Breast Cancer Awareness” (October 2017)Interview, First Business AM, “Hurricane Relief Efforts” (September 13, 2017)Keynote Speaker, Big 10 Development Conference, “Transformational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (July 12, 2017)Keynote Speaker, Alpha Gamma Delta, “Transofrmational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (July 7, 2017)Keynote Speaker, Merrill Lynch Women’s Exchange, “Transformational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (March 2, 2017)Interview, First Business AM, “Tax Deductions and Charity” (April 4, 2017)Keynote Speaker, Merrill Lynch Women’s Exchange, “Transofrmational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (March 2, 2017)Interview, WGN Radio with Amy Guth, “Talking All Things Philanthropy” (February 18, 2017)Interview, First Business AM, “Voluntour and Do-Good Vacations" (June 5, 2018)
Interview, First Business AM, “Tax Break Tips " (March 27, 2018)
Interview, WGN News at Noon, “Deductions at Tax Filing Time” (March 26, 2018)
Interview, First Business AM, “Softer Side of the Super Bowl” (February 2018)
Interview, WGN Radio with Amy Guth, “Talking All Things Philanthropy” (February 2018)
Interview, First Business AM, “Virtual Volunteering on MLK Day” (January 2018)
Interview, CLTV Inside Politics, “Charitable Giving and 2018 Tax Laws” (January 2018)
Interview, WGN News at Noon, “Year End Giving” (December 29, 2017)
Interview, WGN News at Noon, “Year End Giving” (December 29, 2017)
Interview, WGN Radio 720 at Noon, “Year End Giving” (December 26, 2017)
Keynote Speaker, Trinity Church (Wheaton), “Transformational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (November 15, 2017)
Interview, WGN News at 10, “Fighting Charity Fatigue” (October 17, 2017)
Interview, First Business AM, “Breast Cancer Awareness” (October 2017)
Interview, First Business AM, “Hurricane Relief Efforts” (September 13, 2017)
Keynote Speaker, Big 10 Development Conference, “Transformational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (July 12, 2017)
Keynote Speaker, Alpha Gamma Delta, “Transofrmational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (July 7, 2017)
Keynote Speaker, Merrill Lynch Women’s Exchange, “Transformational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (March 2, 2017)
Interview, First Business AM, “Tax Deductions and Charity” (April 4, 2017)
Keynote Speaker, Merrill Lynch Women’s Exchange, “Transofrmational Change: Achieving Goals with Happiness and Joy” (March 2, 2017)
Interview, WGN Radio with Amy Guth, “Talking All Things Philanthropy” (February 18, 2017)
Interview, WGN Radio with Amy Guth, “Holiday Giving and Avoiding Scams” (December 24, 2016)
Interview, CLTV Inside Politics, “Year End Giving” (December 23, 2016)
Interview, First Business AM, “Holiday Giving and Avoiding Scams” (December 20, 2016)
Presenter, Morgan Stanley “Achieving Goals” (December 12-13, 2016)