John Taylor is a leader in the field of Advancement Services, and has helped organisations effectively manage relationships with constituents for more than 20 years. He has worked in a variety of roles, including as editor of the 1999 CASE book, Advancement Services: Research and Technology Support for Fund Raising (2nd Edition 2007) as well as consulting editor of the 2004 CASE book, Management & Reporting Standards. Mr. Taylor has shared applications of advancement strategies as an instructor for Duke University, faculty for CASE conferences and symposiums, and through frequent speaking opportunities at numerous other software user, corporate, and nonprofit organisation conferences. Currently, he manages FundSvcs.org, which provides both an online community (Listserv) and an information exchange site he created as a resource for the Advancement Services profession.

John Taylor assists nonprofit organisations with the enhancement of the operational aspects of development and execution of strategic plans. His work with clients involves auditing advancement operations, determining preparedness for comprehensive campaigns, and assessments of current procedures. Mr. Taylor's expertise also helps organisations design, implement and maintain effective database management policies, including pre-conversion systems assessments and postimplementation analysis. He began consulting in 1992, and currently serves clients through Advancement Solutions Consulting.

While working as Vice President for Research and Data Services at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) from 2002 until he started Advancement Solutions, Mr. Taylor managed all research efforts and helped develop the premier online matching gift product and service, the CASE Matching Gifts Clearinghouse. He also served as Vice Chairman overseeing revisions to the nationally accepted fundraising CASE Management & Reporting Standards.

For 14 years, Mr. Taylor led all gift processing and reconciliation efforts, managed the maintenance of an accurate database of more than 400,000 records, and assumed responsibility for all aspects of security donations at Duke University. Through his guidance as Director of Alumni and Development Records, the institutional advancement staff at Duke improved gift processing productivity by more than 500%, developed procedures to reduce its lost alumni rate to less than 4%, and created an awardwinning development website.

Mr. Taylor's educational background includes a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University. He also reached the rank of Lieutenant Commander during time served in the United States Navy. Mr. Taylor currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.