Ben Startling III
Coalition Member
A native of Immokalee, Fla., Ben is a noted philanthropic advisor to leading nonprofits, as well as America’s wealthiest families. Ben’s career has been spent raising charitable dollars to enable worthy causes to fulfill their missions. His career path started in Palm Beach, Fla., working at the right hand of a distinguished public relations executive, Frank Wright. From there, Ben had the honor of working with Northwood University co-founder, Dr. Arthur E. Turner, and subsequently internationally known fundraising guru, Jerold Panas.
At the direction of longtime friend and mentor, Rich DeVos, Ben launched a fundraising consultancy specializing in major gift support. Since that time he has been blessed to work with both national and international charities spanning the globe. Some of Ben’s career highlights include working with Museum of the Bible, The Scripps Research Institute, Food for the Hungry, Susan Davis International, and Bethune-Cookman University. Ben’s philosophy, “Fundraising is a calling, not a job. It is the art of matching philanthropic opportunity with generous hearts.”