Eric Dillner

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Strategic Nonprofit Analysis and Planning (SNAAP), Mr. Eric Dillner assists nonprofit organizations with fundraising and arts management. With over two decades of experience in the performing arts world, Mr. Eric Dillner knows how to navigate the particulars of the world of theatre and opera, and has assisted several theatre companies in reordering their budgets to save money and secure funding.

During his time with Shreveport Opera from 2001 to 2008, Mr. Eric Dillner served as the General and Artistic Director, and doubled the company's annual budget. When he came to the company, Shreveport Opera had accumulated over $160,000 in debt. Within a matter of 3 months, Mr. Eric Dillner received over $179,000 in grant funding for Shreveport Opera. Within the first 2 years with Shreveport Opera, Mr. Eric Dillner also assisted the company in turning a $90,000 profit. During the 7 years he spent with Shreveport Opera, Mr. Eric Dillner helped the company earn the largest amount of contributions that they had received in 59 years through donations in the community, from corporations and individuals.

From here, Mr. Eric Dillner moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a position as the Managing Director at Skylight Opera Theatre. Through this company, Mr. Eric Dillner was responsible for managing the budget of the theatre of nearly $3.5 million. Bringing his money-making and saving expertise, he managed a month-long emergency fundraiser to replace the roof of the office tower and the theatre, with total costs of $114,000. Mr. Eric Dillner aided in restructuring the inner workings of the company, saving it $23,000 through a creation of a human resources department and a restructuring of the finance department, and worked with the marketing department to make more effective advertisements with less funding, saving the Skylight Opera Theatre over $88,000 each year.