Duke Haddad-Passion for a Cause

By Duke Haddad, Ed.D.

So you're interested in a career in development, marketing or public relations for a nonprofit? I wish I could tell you how many people contact me seeking advice on how to move into or advance through this sector. They know I want to help people.

Instead of a career in development, I should have worked for a search firm. I have helped place a number of people into jobs in my career. When I sit down and talk to these nonprofit job seekers, many miss the first step in working for a nonprofit — determining their personal passion for a cause.

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Duke Haddad, Ed.D., CFRE, is currently associate director of development, director of capital campaigns and director of corporate development for The Salvation Army Indiana Division in Indianapolis. He also serves as president of Duke Haddad and Associates LLC and is a freelance instructor for Nonprofit Web Advisor.

He has been a contributing author to NonProfit PRO since 2008.

He received his doctorate degree from West Virginia University with an emphasis on education administration plus a dissertation on donor characteristics. He received a master’s degree from Marshall University with an emphasis on public administration plus a thesis on annual fund analysis. He secured a bachelor’s degree (cum laude) with an emphasis on marketing/management. He has done post graduate work at the University of Louisville.

Duke has received the Fundraising Executive of the Year Award, from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Indiana Chapter. He also was given the Outstanding West Virginian Award, Kentucky Colonel Award and Sagamore of the Wabash Award from the governors of West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana, respectively, for his many career contributions in the field of philanthropy. He has maintained a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation for three decades.