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Rita Galowich
Who We Are
Adjunct Counsel Program
The Adjunct Counsel Program is a new initiative at Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt. We currently are adding several adjunct, or of counsel, members to the firm, with the aim of helping our clients with services that we do not make a point of incorporating in our normal ongoing client relationships, often because they may not be part of the expertise of our existing staff.
From the perspective of TW&B, the rationale for this program is:
* To add to the firm’s stable of trusted professionals with expertise in special areas of service on behalf of our clients
* To assure availability of trusted colleagues should the need arise for conventional assistance with the firm’s clients
* To help develop a more extensive and dependable network of client referrals for the firm
* To indicate to the public a larger, more diverse and more imposing scale of TW&B activity
Rita Galowich has been in the development profession for 30 years. Her professional experience ranges from work in the one-person shop, to a private university, to founding her own consulting firm, Fund Inc®.
As a consultant to nonprofits, Rita partners with her clients to establish their resource development programs, facilitate their capital campaigns, teach their boards and staff best practices regarding board governance and resource development, successfully build their annual financial resources and develop their strategic plans. She empowers her clients to function independently and successfully.
Rita founded Fund Inc® in 1986, to help clients build successful and lasting philanthropic relationships with donors and constituents. Fund Inc® is known for its creative and innovative approaches to development and planning, with particular expertise working with small to midsize organizations. A sample of Fund Inc® clients include National Able Network, Thrive (formerly Family Service & Mental Health Center of Oak Park & River Forest), Onward Neighborhood House, Senior Home Sharing, BACOA (Barrington Area Council on Aging), IFF (Illinois Facilities Fund), Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, PHD (Society for the Preservation of Human Dignity), Arts & Business Council of Chicago, and the Thoracic Surgery Foundation.
Her many professional affiliations include the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) where she has served on the board of directors and numerous committees, as well as the Founders Group of Women in Development, and as a founding contributing member of Impact 100 Chicago. In addition, Rita is a member of the board of directors of the Giving Institute, former secretary of the board and currently serves on board committees.
Rita’s volunteer activities include service on the board of directors of the North Shore District 112 Education Foundation and the Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association where she currently serves on its advisory board. Rita is a past president of Iota Lambda Iota Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity.
rgalowich@twbfundraising.com