John Dawe

John W. Dawe, CFRE has been working with charitable organizations and nonprofit organizations since 2003. With extensive experience in technology integration and project management, the majority of his career has been in web-based development, fundraising, communications, marketing and strategic planning.

John, via his agency, the Dawe Consulting Group, has provided professional service to numerous organizations and companies including:
- Association of Fundraising Professionals
- NEPA Rainbow Alliance & The Rainbow Fund
- Luzerne County Diversity Commission
- Times Leader Community Advisory Board
- Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber Nonprofit Task Force
- Leadership Wilkes-Barre Alumni Council

From 2006 to 2009 Dawe served as Senior Project Manager, Manager of Information Systems, and Manager of Marketing Operations at Solid Cactus – an e-commerce and online marketing company. Dawe coordinated the company’s charitable giving and served as managing editor of the e-commerce trade magazine eBizInsider, eBizInsider.com website and the company blogs and web forums.

Dawe is a cum laude graduate of Mansfield University where he earned his degree in communications and information systems. He also studied choral conducting and pedagogy and organizational leadership. While at Mansfield, he served as the president and publisher of The Flashlight newspaper, leading the publication to win various awards and recognition across the state and chairing the State System of Higher Education 2002 Student Media Conference. As president of the American Choral Directors Association, he led the organization to receive the 2001 Outstanding Student Chapter in the United States Award.

Dawe has been honored with various awards including:

2013 Rosa Parks Civil Rights Award from the Meyers High School Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Committee
2011 Chair's Award for Outstanding Service to AFP
2010 Readers Choice Award: Best Community Activist - Diamond City Newspaper
2010 Recipient, Times Leader 40 Under Forty Award

John is a 2006 graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre and received his Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential in 2009. He is senior technology consultant for cds creative, inc. and a has contributed feature articles to Practical eCommerce Magazine.