Luke Ifland is a Solution Architect at Salesforce. Each day, he listens to clients’ business processes and needs, designs solutions that address those needs and supports clients in taking full ownership of their new tools. He takes the same approach working with nonprofits clients. Luke specializes in designing technological solutions for nonprofits that are affordable, sustainable and efficient.

He is 3x Salesforce certified:

Since 2007, Luke Ifland has helped nonprofits in a wide variety of capacities:

    • Organizational development and capacity building: Implementation of new information systems to centralize and streamline business processes. Board recruitment, management and development, including orientation manuals and related governance policies. Strategic planning for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based (SMART) objectives.
    • Financial management and controls: Developed and managed organizational and program budgets. Designed financial protocols and policies to control costs, reduce and manage risk, monitor cash flow, and streamline routine procedures. Coordinated revisions to endowment investment strategy.
    • Development and revenue diversification: Managed diverse portfolios of domestic and international funders, including foundation grants, corporate contributions, government contracts, and individual donor programs. Established comprehensive short- and long-term fundraising strategies based on internal and external data analysis to diversify and grow revenue streams. Directly organized fundraising and industry events.
    • Program design, implementation and evaluation: Synthesized needs assessments into multi-year program plans, incorporating distance learning, telemedicine and mHealth technologies. Designed and implemented monitoring, evaluation and learning programs. Managed staff and volunteers to achieve measurable, time-based objectives.
    • Visibility, communications, branding: Maintained presence at key industry events and increased organizational visibility through proactive networking and hosting high-impact events. Designed metrics-driven social media strategies. Expanded online presence through storytelling and multimedia production. Coordinated branding and re-branding campaigns.