About Diane Guvenis - I have worked for businesses and organizations where cultivating and maintaining relationships are key. My work in philanthropy has afforded me experience and knowhow in academics, arts & culture and social services. My work in the private sector has afforded me the business acumen to help my clients meet and exceed their fundraising and stewardship goals.

My greatest strength is finding commonality between people and an institution’s goals. Once I have helped your organization establish meaningful engagement, the path to success will result.

With more than ten years of experience in development, including annual giving and campaigns, database & reporting, events management, stewardship and research, I have honed my skills to offer a unique, holistic and creative approach to philanthropy and development consulting. In the past ten years, I have:

  • Interacted with over 9,000 donors 

  • Successfully confirmed more than $45M in donations and gifts

  • Trained coached and/or mentored 300+ volunteers

Employment scope includes The Institute for Advanced Study, The James A. Michener Art Museum, The Lawrenceville School, WWFM The Classical Network, The Boys & Girls Club of Trenton, and The Center for Music and Young Children. 

Client experience includes The Naval Order of the United States, The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, Keith Glassman Dance & Performance, Pace Education and Festival Theater Hudson.

Professional experience in the private sector includes Project Development and Management, Marketing, Division Administration and end-to-end Audio Product Management with the Sony Corporation, Time-Warner Entertainment, The Leonard Bernstein Society, Meet the Composer and The Juilliard School.

I sit on the fundraising committee for the Trenton Children’s Chorus and serve as Board Secretary for Society Hill at Lawrenceville.  Previously I was on the board at the Trenton Community Music School in Trenton, NJ and the Lucy Moses School at the Kaufman Music Center in NYC.

I hold a Bachelors of Arts in Music from New York University and certificates in Principles of Fundraising; Educational Leadership; and Effective Partnerships for Arts organizations, Schools and Community from Villanova University, The Bank Street College of Education and NYU.