Team

Robert Clockedile, Communications Lead
Rob is an award-winning communications strategist, innovator, and leader, with a wealth of experience helping nonprofits and businesses tell compelling stories, enhance brands, improve business operations, and capitalize on new opportunities.

Jamie Dillon, Chief Advancement Office
 A Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), Jamie has raised over $35 million raised for organizations focused on democracy, education, civic engagement, and humanitarian aid. Jamie specializes in working with small nonprofits with big dreams. Jamie brings a focus on strategy and a data-driven approach to every engagement, combined with a deep belief that fundraising should feel less chaotic and more human.

Betsy Leondar-Wright, Ph.D., Research Lead
Dr. Leondar-Wright leads Fund the People's research arm, Staffing the Mission. In this role, she serves as Principal Investigator of our ongoing "Upgrading Nonprofit Workplaces" study. Betsy joined the team when Staffing the Mission became part of Fund the People in late 2023. Dr. Leondar-Wright is a longtime activist, nonprofit leader, and scholar on race and class in social justice movements.

Rusty Stahl, Founder, President & CEO
Rusty is America's preeminent thought-leader, speaker, writer, and advocate on the nonprofit workforce.  A serial social entrepreneur, he launched Fund the People in 2014 after R&D as a fellow at both NYU's Wagner School and the Tides Center. Stahl stewards Fund the People's vision and mission, and serves as an ambassador for our message. He mobilizes ideas, people, and money to increase philanthropic and government support for the nonprofit workforce. Read his full bio here.

Loretta Turner, San Diego Lead
Loretta is a leadership coach focused on wellbeing, and a guide for social impact professionals. She founded the Do Good Leadership Collective consulting practice in 2013, rooted in her experiences as a nonprofit leader navigating burnout, systemic inequities, and the persistent challenge of balancing mission-driven work with her own care. Loretta supports the San Diego Talent Justice Working Group, initiated the group after participating in Fund the People local and statewide events in California in 2014.