Diane Tutch

Biography:

Diane Tutch is a Management Consultant based in Portland, serving non-profit organizations throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. She has over 28 years of experience in organizational development and fundraising for non-profits. Tutch has worked with more than 80 clients in the past eleven years. These range from small arts organizations with no paid staff to large government agencies with hundreds of employees. Her client list includes health and human service agencies, arts organizations, community development corporations, state and local government agencies, and religious organizations. Most client organizations return for additional help after the initial consultation or project.

Tutch’s work includes training, coaching, and consulting on fundraising strategies, including grants, major donors, and direct mail. As a grantwriter, Tutch has written successful proposals for both large ($1 million) and small ($2,000) projects, for operating support, project support, and capital construction. These proposals have generated several million of dollars in funding from public and private sources. Her clients have included private non-profit and government agencies. She teaches grantwriting classes, which range from half-day to five days. She has a thorough knowledge of both local and national funding sources, their interests, and their processes.

Tutch also consults in a wide variety of organizational development areas, including strategic planning, facilitation of retreats and planning sessions, board training and development, writing policies and procedures, and program evaluation. She has guided boards of directors and staff teams through the process of establishing a vision for the future, determining the preferred methods for achieving the vision, and creating a feasible plan for future action.

Diane Tutch received her Master’s of Social Work degree from the University of Washington, with a focus on community organization and planning. She began her career with United Way organizations in Seattle and Yakima, Washington, Hartford, Connecticut and St. Joseph, Missouri. She accepted a position at United Way in Portland, Oregon in 1981 and worked there for 10 years, moving from Associate Director of the Allocations Division to Vice President for the Community Organization and Planning Division. Building on the knowledge and expertise gained through these positions, Tutch began her consulting business in 1991.