Your Instructor
Credentials
My name is Jason Skoog and I have been a Chief Development Officer for the past 15 years for 2 nonprofit organizations. Prior to entering the nonprofit world, I spent over 15 years as a Staff Accountant including 10 years as an Auditor.
I have been a featured guest speaker on multiple occasions for a few national fundraising webinars. One of which is still one of the top 5 rated scoring webinars on the GiveSmart platform. My teaching style is more conversational and hands-on teaching versus lecturing. I truly believe people learn better by seeing and doing versus just listening.
I have a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management from Concordia University in St. Paul, MN. In 2019, I was honored with induction into the inaugural class of the Graduate Honors Society at Concordia. I was chosen out of thousands of candidates along with 21 other inductees. I finished my Master's program with a 3.84 GPA.
My Master's Capstone Thesis was titled: Successful Grant Writing: Secrets to Writing a Successful Grant Application. I have helped numerous nonprofits secure over $3 million in grants and other charitable donations.
I have also served on nonprofit boards as the Treasurer and board member. I have a heart for serving as I have been a mentor to a now 23-year-old young man since the lad was 8 years old.
In addition to all of this, I have owned two small businesses. One business was focused around my invention called the Golf Ad for which I wrote and obtained a United States Patent. The second small business focuses on utilizing nature artwork on the back of vehicles and enclosed trailers. I still operate this small business called Space Case Jase occasionally.
