Craig Shelley

CEO

Overview

Craig partners with ambitious nonprofit leaders to accelerate impact, bringing a creative yet practical approach to strategy, organizational development, fundraising, philanthropic marketing and board leadership. As CEO of Schultz & Williams and a member of the leadership team of Carey & Co, he helps guide one of the nation’s most comprehensive nonprofit consulting platforms, delivering integrated expertise in fundraising, direct response, strategic planning, finance, human resources, and executive leadership.

Following the acquisition of Lautman Maska Neill & Company (LMN), Craig provides leadership across the Carey & Co platform’s fundraising, direct response, and strategic planning practices, helping organizations access a full spectrum of services designed to strengthen performance and drive sustainable growth. While continuing to lead Schultz & Williams, Craig works closely with the LMN leadership team to integrate work across the two firms in service of building something truly distinctive: a firm capable of supporting organizations at every stage of growth and every level of donor engagement, from grassroots annual giving to transformational campaign philanthropy.

A Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), Craig is a frequent speaker and author on leadership and philanthropy. He is the Immediate Past President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals–New York City Chapter, sits on the Board of Directors of The Giving Institute, and is an active member of the Lions Club of Oyster Bay.

Background

Craig’s experience includes leading major fundraising and strategy initiatives for organizations. He previously held senior leadership roles at another national consulting firm focused on helping nonprofits grow and with the Boy Scouts of America, where he guided development efforts nationally generating more than $250 million annually.

Sample Client Experience

  • Candid
  • Center for American Progress
  • Co-Impact
  • George W. Bush Presidential Center
  • Grameen America
  • Guide Dogs for the Blind
  • Mercy Corps
  • The Obama Foundation
  • The Rockefeller Foundation
  • Third Way
  • United Way of New York City

Education

  • Nonprofit Management Institute – Stanford University
  • Journalism and Mass Communications – New York University