Dennis C. Miller LLC (Keynote Speaker, Author, Coach)

I am a nationally recognized nonprofit board and executive leadership coach and consultant with more than 30 years of experience working with nonprofit board leadership and chief executives across the country. 

My experience working with hundreds of nonprofit organizations has provided me with the knowledge and insights to understand the competencies required of today’s nonprofit leadership and board governance best practices. 

In addition to being an expert in board governance, leadership development, philanthropy and succession planning, I am a sought-after motivational speaker and retreat facilitator. 

“Thank you…as the keynote speaker at this year’s FBI Leadership Conference….Your Incredible life journey and lessons on resilience and overcoming adversity are an inspiration to us all” -Chris A. Wray, Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation 

“We were pleased to have Dennis Miller present “Unlocking Your Board’s True Potential” at our annual conference in Orlando which was attended by sixty-four chapters around the country and affiliates from thirty-six countries around the world. In short, Dennis hit a home run! His session was dynamic and practical. We will have him back again soon.” -David Williams, President & Chief Executive Officer                                                             
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America

“We are deeply in Dennis’ debt for an extraordinarily successful strategic planning retreat this weekend. Dennis listened to our concerns, embraced our goals, and skillfully built a consensus for them among our quite disparate board, all while living within our tight budget. He engaged the entire board and let them express their thoughts but without allowing any of them to dominate or take us on tangents. Dennis kept everyone thinking, but also smiling. He is a true professional.” -Chuck Freyer, Chairman, Princeton Internships in Civic Service, Princeton University

Founder & Nationally Recognized Keynote Speaker (Topics incl-Leadership, Resilience, Optimism)

I have authored five successful books on leadership and nonprofit management.  You can purchase them all on Amazon.com.

Moppin' Floors to CEO: From Hopelessness and Failure to Happiness and Success- From Hopelessness and Failure to Happiness and Success, Dennis mixes together the right ingredients for an engaging, illuminating and compelling autobiography: a gut-honest recount of his highly eventful life; lots of engaging stories; and some valuable life lessons. 

A Guide to Recruiting Your Next CEO: The Executive Search Handbook for Nonprofit Boards- In A Guide to Recruiting Your Next CEO, Dennis provides a handbook that can be used by any nonprofit board to guide their executive search efforts and feel confident that the outcome will be a positive one for their organization.

The Power of Strategic Alignment: A Guide to Energizing Leadership and Maximizing Potential in Today's Nonprofit Organizations- I will identify the key steps necessary to go beyond the traditional strategic planning process to achieve long term success and sustainability.  

A Guide to Achieving New Heights: the Four Pillars of Successful Nonprofit Leadership- Regardless of what you vision is and how "crazy" it might seem today, the road to accomplishing that vision starts with your belief in its possibility.  And to believe in its possibility, you must see that you are on the right path to making that vision come true.  My goal in A Guide to Achieving New Heights is to provide you with that path.

The Nonprofit Board Therapist: a Guide to Unlocking Your Organization's True Potential- The Non-Profit Therapist is a must-read for any non-profit board member or CEO. Dennis' book contains numerous nuggets of wisdom that would assist any non-profit organization. The suggestions are practical and easy to implement. If your organization is experiencing issues around good governance and leadership, make the time to read this book.

Published Author (Six Leadership & Nonprofit Books)

DCM (Nonprofit Executive Search, Nonprofit Keynote Speaker, Nonprofit Recruiting)

Invest In Your Nonprofit Board Members And Executive Leadership Team’s Success

Who Will Benefit From These Courses? 

Board members, CEO’s and leadership and management teams of all tax-exempt organizations, including:

-Nonprofit organizations, including human and social services, education, healthcare, environment, arts & cultures, faith-based and other social mission driven organizations
-Colleges and Universities
-Hospitals and Health Systems
-Business and Professional trade associations
-Foundations
-Chambers of Commerce

Most nonprofit organizations have great causes and powerful missions that are being advanced through the efforts of dedicated professionals, board members, donors and volunteers. Everyone has high hopes and dreams for their organization and is very proud to be associated with it.

Yet far too many still struggle to achieve the level of excellence their mission requires.

One of the key responsibilities of every nonprofit CEO is to engage and motivate their board and leadership team to be passionate about serving their mission and achieving their strategic vision.

As the CEO or Board Chair, you may ask yourself the following questions:

-How do I engage and motivate my board to be more passionate about our mission?
-How can I enable my board to gain more self-confidence to more actively participate in our philanthropic initiatives?
-How do I recruit and develop new board members who can assist me in achieving our strategic vision?
-How do I develop my leadership team to learn the new competencies needed to achieve our strategic goals?
-How do I develop an organizational-wide leadership succession plan to develop the future leaders of our organization?

You can enjoy our online courses at your convenience from home, your office, computer, tablet, or mobile device.

Check out our complete offerings by clicking our course brochure below.

Founder, Organizer & Host- DCM Institute of Nonprofit Board & Executive Leadership Online Courses

--Experts in Nonprofit Leadership Search

Our firm specializes in executive leadership search projects representing a wide variety of nonprofit sectors, including behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities, children and family social services, foundations, business and professional trade associations, faith-based institutions and other community building organizations.

Whether your nonprofit organization is seeking to recruit a chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer or other key executive leadership position, our firm has a well-established search process designed to exceed client expectations with high qualified candidates and a smooth transition process.

--Comprehensive Leadership Succession Planning

Leadership succession planning is a vital comprehensive strategy for proactively building a pipeline of leaders at all levels within an organization so that when transitions are necessary, leaders are ready to act. It needs to be an integral component for achieving your organization’s strategic vision. Leadership succession planning and career development ladders are now integrated.

The type of leadership competencies you may need in the future may be very different than those that your leaders have today. Your goal in developing a successful leadership succession plan is to create a diverse pool of talented individuals who possess a broad range of skills and personal attributes who can step into a wide-range of leadership positions.

DCM Associates’ leadership succession planning services enable you to proactively identify and develop new leaders within your organization, how to identify the competencies and skills they will need to be successful, and how to create a professional leadership development plan for your entire organization.

Founder & President (Nonprofit Executive Leadership Search, Recruiting and Succession Planning)

I am a motivational & inspirational speaker for nonprofits, provides state of the art educational programs, conferences, retreats and workshops for the nonprofit community, educational organizations and corporate foundations. I can design specific educational programs for your organization and/or tailor some of the many programs below that we have provided to other organizations. In addition, these educational programs can be provided either at your own location or another setting more conducive to learning.

Here is what a few of my past speaking client's have said about my presentations-

"We were pleased to have Dennis Miller present “Unlocking Your Board’s True Potential” at our annual conference in Orlando which was attended by 64 chapters around the country and affiliates from 36 countries around the world.  In short, Dennis hit a home run!  His session was dynamic and practical.  We will have him back again soon."
David Williams, President & Chief Executive Officer                                                             
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America

"Dennis presented at our annual Not-for-Profit seminar this past November. Dennis’ presentation “A Guide to Becoming a High Performing Nonprofit Board” was informative, entertaining, and well received.  Audience members described it as captivating, educational and immediately actionable as he provided specific strategies that were relevant to nonprofits."
Laura Lampron, Director of Marketing
Nisivoccia, CPA Advisors to the Nonprofit Community 

"Dennis was engaging, informative and totally transparent with our attendees at our NATCON19, the annual conference for the National Council for Behavioral Healthcare. People lined up to get into one of his sessions and I repeatedly heard attendees say that what he taught them should be required learning for all boards!"
Sarah Michel, CSP, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting Event Organizer
National Council for Behavioral Healthcare

Nationally Recognized Keynote Speaker (Topics include Leadership & Nonprofit Governance, & Strategy)

Center for Excellence: Leadership, Governance & Philanthropy at Fairleigh Dickinson University

Certificate in Executive Nonprofit Leadership & Certificate in Executive Philanthropy & Resource Development; Annual Conference for Women in Nonprofit Leadership; Emerging Leaders Awards; Educational Webinars & Speaker Series dedicated to emerging leaders in the nonprofit sector.

Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Leadership, Governance and Philanthropy

Nonprofit Leadership Institute at Bergen Community College

Founder and Executive Director of academic and educational programs to support individuals seeking personal or career advancement in the nonprofit sector.  In partnership with Fairleigh Dickinson University and BCC, students can obtain an Associate, Bachelors, and Masters Degree in Nonprofit Leadership along with a certificate in Nonprofit Leadership.

Executive Director

Somerset Medical Center

As President & CEO, oversaw all aspects of major teaching hospital and healthcare foundation.  Successfully grew medical center into top 10 NJ institution and most improved in the nation.  Foundation revenues grew from $2M to $10M annually, along with succesful $30M capital campaign.

President & CEO

Contact me at dennis@denniscmilller.com

I am a nationally recognized expert in nonprofit executive leadership and board governance with more than two decades of experience working with nonprofit board leadership and chief executives across the country. I am also an expert in leadership development, creating a culture of philanthropy and succession planning. In addition, I am sought-after motivational speaker, retreat facilitator and leadership and board performance coach.  My experience working with hundreds of nonprofit organizations has provided him with the knowledge and insights to understand the competencies required of today’s nonprofit leadership.  

I was the Founder & Chair of DCM Associates, a nationally recognized nonprofit leadership executive search firm and board and leadership consulting firm from 2007 to 2024.

I have served in a leadership role on numerous national, state and regional nonprofit boards and business and trade associations. I am passionate about leadership and governance and was the Founder of the Center for Excellence in Leadership, Governance and Philanthropy at Fairleigh Dickinson University and served as their Executive Director from 2012-2016.

I was the Chair of the highly successful “Profiles in Excellence” capital campaign for St. Joseph’s Regional High School in Montvale, NJ, was the board chair of their Board of Trustees and was recently elected into the Green Knights Hall of Fame.

I am the author of six books on nonprofit organization success: A Guide to Achieving New Heights: The Four Pillars of Successful Nonprofit Leadership; The Nonprofit Board Therapist: A Guide to Unlocking Your Organization’s True Potential; and The Power of Strategic Alignment: A Guide to Energizing Leadership and Maximizing Potential in Today’s Nonprofit Organizations, A Guide to Recruiting Your Next CEO: The Executive Search Handbook for Nonprofit Boards, and Moppin’ Floors to CEO: From Hopelessness and Failure to Happiness and Success.

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