Julianne Buck, CAP®, has been Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County (IL) for 22 years and has taken their assets from $0 to $22 million. As a small, rural shop, Julianne has performed all roles within a nonprofit - often all in one day.

Mrs. Buck serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Council on Planned Giving (CCPG) and is co-chair of CCPG's annual day of learning Symposium. She also served on the 2024 conference session committee for the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners.

Julianne teaches a Certificate of Nonprofit Administration at Joliet Junior College (JJC). She has also partnered with the Entrepreneur & Business Center at JJC to teach workshops for nonprofits in the City of Joliet, the Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce, and Will County.

In 2017, she launched Nonprofit Brains & Brawn, LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to nonprofits, donors, and professional advisors. Julianne became a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® in 2020.