Activating and coordinating community responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic was how Wendy Wolff began her career in the nonprofit sector. Her early professional experiences helped her to build significant understand about the value and role of the community in program planning and policy development. She brings nearly 30 years of diverse consulting experiences to her role as Director of Strategic Engagement for Maryland Nonprofits. Wolff has collaborated with government agencies; universities; non-profit organizations; and faith-based organizations to enhance the quality of life within many communities throughout the United States. She uses her strategic thinking skills to help clients synthesize information from wide-ranging sources, reframe problems while uncovering root causes to find refreshing, creative and effective solutions.
Over the past three decades, Wolff has helped hundreds of organizations and their people to create brighter futures for the communities in which they serve. Her excitement in working with the members of Maryland Nonprofit’s is infectious. She values the genius that each and every person brings to their role in the sector and works diligently to elevate any person that she engages with.
Wolff holds a master’s degree in public health from New York University. She has resided as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver and as an Associate Faculty Member at Indian River State College. Wolff is a licensed consultant with the Standards for Excellence® Institute. Wolff’s first book, The Letter Writing Project (Blooming Twig Books), was published in August 2014. Her workplace culture handbook, Peace and Possibility in the Workplace is due to be released in 2023 and The Clouds Look Different from Here is due to be released in 2024.
Wendy Wolff participated in the 2023 Nonprofit Summit as an afternoon panelist.
