Testimonials
Testimonials
My companies have served nonprofit organizations since 1971, and we serve about 1,000 nonprofits today. As a result, I know Angel as a friend and as a client. I have always found him to be a great strategist with a wise point of view, regardless of the topic.
Phil Wiland
Chairman & CEO, Wiland
Angel is a passionate and innovative leader who brings growth-driven impact to nonprofit organizations and to the entire nonprofit world. He is a respected authority on fundraising practices who serves as a source of inspiration and encouragement to others by exemplifying the highest standards of work, and who shares knowledge freely to benefit our community.
At Food For The Poor, Angel oversaw all fundraising and communication initiatives. His tenure in banking taught him business principles and his years teaching taught him the importance of inspiring people to help them grow. As Executive Director and Chief Fundraising Officer, he helped Food For The Poor grow to become one of the largest international relief and development organization serving the poor in the Caribbean and Latin America. This exponential growth is due in great part to Angel’s pursuit of new strategies in data-driven fundraising including the development of a Major Giving department, long-form DRTV programming, direct mail, and digital acquisition and cultivation and a focus on growing monthly donors.
He served as Chair of the ANA-NF Government Affairs Committee and was very active in marshalling nonprofits to lobby Congress on postal and tax issues important to our community. He then served as a tireless Chairman of the Advisory Council. In 2015 he received the “Outstanding Service & Leadership Award” from the ANA-NF. Angel was also co-chair of the Gifts in Kind Committee at InterAction in Washington, D.C., a member of American Fundraising Professionals and a founding member of The Nonprofit Alliance. In 2019 Angel was awarded the prestigious Max Heart Award for Lifetime Achievement by the ANA Nonprofit Federation. I’ve come to respect Angel as a colleague, a client, and now, a friend. If I had a nonprofit with a development challenge or a marketing opportunity, Angel is the one I’d call.
At Food For The Poor, Angel oversaw all fundraising and communication initiatives. His tenure in banking taught him business principles and his years teaching taught him the importance of inspiring people to help them grow. As Executive Director and Chief Fundraising Officer, he helped Food For The Poor grow to become one of the largest international relief and development organization serving the poor in the Caribbean and Latin America. This exponential growth is due in great part to Angel’s pursuit of new strategies in data-driven fundraising including the development of a Major Giving department, long-form DRTV programming, direct mail, and digital acquisition and cultivation and a focus on growing monthly donors.
He served as Chair of the ANA-NF Government Affairs Committee and was very active in marshalling nonprofits to lobby Congress on postal and tax issues important to our community. He then served as a tireless Chairman of the Advisory Council. In 2015 he received the “Outstanding Service & Leadership Award” from the ANA-NF. Angel was also co-chair of the Gifts in Kind Committee at InterAction in Washington, D.C., a member of American Fundraising Professionals and a founding member of The Nonprofit Alliance. In 2019 Angel was awarded the prestigious Max Heart Award for Lifetime Achievement by the ANA Nonprofit Federation. I’ve come to respect Angel as a colleague, a client, and now, a friend. If I had a nonprofit with a development challenge or a marketing opportunity, Angel is the one I’d call.
Tom Harrison
Retired CEO and Chairman, Russ Reid
Angel Aloma was instrumental in helping Food For The Poor become the large and well-respected organization that it is today. His love of the mission, the staff and the donors was paralleled only by his zeal for the study and research in fundraising, which made him one of the most respected presenters on that topic at many conferences. His passion in defending the sector and expressing his love for it is unequalled and culminated in his receiving the coveted Max Hart Award. I encourage all who are in need of his talents to take advantage of Angel’s expertise.
Robin Mahfood
President/CEO Food For The Poor (2000-2019), Board Member
Angel Aloma is one of our country’s acknowledged fundraising thought leaders – a true visionary who uniquely understands how to help nonprofits of all sizes optimize their success in today’s competitive marketplace. In a world where many consultants offer one narrow slice of expertise, oftentimes relying on an ‘off the shelf’ idea, Angel has the experience and expertise to craft diverse and expert solutions that never fail to hit the mark, including: High Impact Strategies. Creative development and copywriting. Cross-channel marketing. Organizational development and team building. And on and on. Underneath all these gifts beats the heart of a true servant leader, someone who cares about our nonprofit sector and those who work in it. His greatest passion is helping those who share his love for making our world a better and more humane place. I wish every nonprofit had the pleasure of working with him. He is the most accomplished professional I have met in my 45 years of fundraising.
Tom Gaffny
Principal, Tom Gaffny Fundraising
Angel Aloma is a nonprofit industry expert. His accomplishments in philanthropic fundraising intrigues us as a community and is often referred to as a model for other organizations. His willingness and ability to share his experience throughout the nonprofit sector in a dynamic way, endears him to all. Angel offers his knowledge to philanthropy professionals through presentations at conferences; involvement with professional associations; through industry research, awareness, and advocacy groups; and in his work with other organizations. We once invited him to present at our organization, which was an outstanding event. We reference his insight and wisdom often.
Phyllis Caudill
Vice President, Philanthropy, Christian Appalachian Project
I’ve known and worked with Angel for over 20 years, and I consider him one of the most gifted and dedicated nonprofit leaders in our profession. His unique insight into how donors think, feel and act is the key to his success as a fundraiser. Angel is truly passionate about the critical work nonprofits do, and he’s been a tireless advocate for the sector, whether it’s generously sharing his knowledge with colleagues via his speaking and writing or championing nonprofit causes in the halls of Congress. I’m honored to call Angel my friend and I highly recommend him to any organization looking to gain an exceptional partner.
Larry May
Senior Vice President for Strategic Development, Infogroup
I have known and worked side-by-side with Angel Aloma for over a decade…and have been blessed to travel with him to Haiti, Guatemala and other locations where I observed his love and compassion for the poorest-of-the-poor. He is a Godly man whose heart for helping generate support for nonprofit organizations and causes are without parallel. As a leader, Angel’s writings and personal compassion help forge winning teams, and I can recommend him without qualification. If your organization wants to grow and excel, there’s no better partner you could have than Angel Aloma.
Tom Tradup
V.P./News & Talk Programming SALEM Radio Network
I have always found Angel Aloma to be a leading light among the many fundraising and marketing experts working on behalf of great nonprofits. Angel has been especially noteworthy in terms of his leadership as follows:
- He is a frequent, high scoring speaker at our events – he offers the greatest insight and passion for his work and it always resonates, especially his amazing storytelling skill so important to the donation process.
- He has led our committees – serving as the head of our government affairs committee through very tough issues facing nonprofit fundraising, postal in particular as well as pushing hard to keep the charitable tax deduction on Capitol Hill. He coined terms like “No deduction reduction” and is a fearless advocate.
- He is a true leader and extremely respected among his peers due to his ability to raise funds for international needs based on fundraising expertise. He has served as a past Chair of our Nonprofit Federation Advisory Council leading the Council on top issues that confront charities nationally in the context of best fundraising practices.
Xenia “Senny” Boone
Esq. SVP, ANA Accountability, Nonprofit Federation & Email Experience Council
I’ve had the pleasure to know and work with Angel for nearly 10 years. During that time, he has been a valuable resource in so many ways. He always helps me be better in my role as VP of Development and Marketing at Feed My Starving Children. He is an expert at coaching our team to increase our fundraising efforts and effectiveness. His knack for finding ways to connect our mission to our donors was borne out of his heartfelt desire to help those in need. I learned so much about the art of storytelling and the tools that can be used to increase support for our cause. He helped to teach our organization ways to grow our direct mail results and use better stories on our website and social media platforms. His insight and experience helped edit our creative and print work to be the most effective. He even showed us the importance of always thanking our donors in a timely fashion to drive deeper relationships, which result in more donations. His wisdom about fundraising and marketing plus the ability to educate people is truly a gift that I am blessed to have received. Whenever I need advice in these areas he is one of the first people I call.
Andy Carr
VP of Development and Marketing, Feed My Starving Children