David Orlinoff has an extensive track record in supporting the nonprofit community through financial management consulting and interim management services. After 10 years of senior-level financial and operating management positions in industry, in 1990 David moved to the nonprofit sector when he became the Vice President, Finance and Administration, of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, one of the largest and most diversified nonprofits in Boston. Since 1996 he has served more than 70 clients in such fields as community and housing development, arts and culture, social services, research, international development, education, and foundations. He has served as the interim CFO for about 35 organizations, including Boston Ballet, Mass. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Education Development Center, Jewish Family & Children’s Services, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Franklin Pierce University, RCAP Solutions, and Lasell University. He is the former board chair of a grant-making foundation and of Third Sector New England and currently serves on the board of the Boston Jewish Arts Collaborative. He is also a 24-year member of the audit committee of United Way of Mass. Bay and Merrimack Valley.
In addition to his consulting and board activities, David also teaches graduate courses in financial management for nonprofits in the Arts Administration program at Boston University and in the Urban and Environmental Planning program at Tufts University. He has delivered numerous trainings in nonprofit management through the Arts & Business Council, Associated Grant Makers, the Providers’ Council, and the Essex County Community Foundation. David’s education includes a BA from UCLA, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MS from Bentley College, now Bentley University.
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