Maria Semple, Principal
Maria Semple is the firm’s principal. She consults with nonprofit organizations and businesses interested in finding and connecting with their best prospects for long-term business relationships. Her book, “Magnify Your Business”, was published October 2015.
As a Constant Contact Certified Partner, Maria can help small businesses, associations and nonprofit organizations understand and use email marketing and social media best practices. She is considered a Local Expert for Constant Contact on the topics of email marketing and simple social media strategies, enabling her to deliver engaging presentations to nonprofit and small business audiences.
Maria shares her LinkedIn expertise with individuals, businesses and nonprofits. She offers personalized consults to revamp profiles as well as group presentations sharing best practices for augmenting LinkedIn profiles and developing new business opportunities.
She has also done speaking engagements for local and national organizations including: Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement; New York University’s Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising; The Support Center for Nonprofit Management; Partnership in Philanthropy; Association of Fundraising Professionals (NJ Chapter); New Jersey Conference on Philanthropy; The Mid-Atlantic Researchers Conference; Fundraising Day in NY; New Jersey’s Nonprofit Symposium; and Merrill Lynch.
For 10 years, Maria was a regular contributor to the Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio Show. She was a Founding Advisory Board member and Presenter for The Center for Excellence: Leadership, Governance and Philanthropy at Fairleigh Dickinson University.