Client Services
The Tulipana Group leverages Pete Tulipana's 35 years of experience as a non-profit leader in the Omaha community to provide services for Midwest non-profits. We can help you run a capital campaign, develop your board, engage in effective strategic planning, or with other challenges facing non-profit leadership.
Fund Development & Capital Campaigns
Creating an effective fund development process is essential for every not-for-profit organization. A strong fund development program can establish the foundation needed to raise operating, capital, and endowment funds.

Pete Tulipana has the expertise to evaluate and grow your fund development process. The Tulipana Group can help you determine your organizational capacity to successfully raise funds through a Philanthropic Planning Study, and then help you develop and implement a strategy to raise funds with Campaign Consultation. Pete has raised over $150 million in capital campaigns personally in an executive leadership position or as a consultant working with other organizations.
Read more about our recent capital campaigns and fund development work
- Tulsa Jewish Retirement & Health Care Center: Tulsa, OK; 2011 — $20M
- Family & Children's Services: Tulsa, OK; 2010-2011 — $12M
- Charles E. Lakin Human Services Campus: Omaha, NE; 2008-2009 — $35M
Board Development
An effective Board is one of the best tools an organization can have to acheive its mission.

Pete Tulipana has 35 years of experience personally developing high-functioning boards, and has also taught board development at the graduate level. He understands the science of board development, and has been effective in its practice. Through a series of board trainings, the Tulipana Group can help your board understand their role and function, and help board members to understand what the organization needs from them individually and collectively to be successful at fulfilling its mission.
Read more about our recent Board development work
- Phoenix Academy Day School: Omaha, NE; 2009-2011
- Kids Can: Omaha, NE; 2007-2010
- Millard Public Schools Foundation: Omaha, NE; 2006
Facilitation
An experienced facilitator can help your organization with consensus building, action planning, or strategic planning.

Pete Tulipana has ten years of experience facilitating, particularly with non-profits. He is trained in the TOP (Technologies of Participation) facilitation method – a method designed to build consensus. TOP is particularly effective for non-profits whose Board and staff must have a shared vision and plan. The Tulipana Group can help your organization with consensus building, action planning, or strategic planning.
Read more about our recent facilitation work
- Omaha By Design: Omaha, NE; 2011
- Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts: Omaha, NE; 2011
- Completely Kids/Campfire USA: Omaha, NE; 2010-2011
- Habitat for Humanity: Council Bluffs, IA; 2009
Executive Coaching
Being the CEO of a non-profit is difficult. An experienced, neutral third party can be invaluable to non-profit executives.

Pete Tulipana has 35 years of experience as the CEO of a non-profit and ten years of experience coaching other non-profit executives. The Tulipana Group's executive coaching service provides a neutral party who understands the role and function of the executive, leveraging Pete's experience to provide a safe space for executives to talk about the challenges of the job.
Read more about our recent executive coaching work
- Omaha Community Foundation: Omaha, NE; 2010-2011
- Uta Halee Girls' Village: Omaha, NE; 2011
- Justice for Our Neighbors: Omaha, NE; 2011