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Walt Eilers is an associate of Gardner & Associates. He provides full-service fundraising and development consulting services. Walt brings eleven years of fundraising experience to the firm. He specializes in grant writing, feasibility and needs assessment research, non-profit board development, team development and strategic planning. He is currently supervising fundraising projects for Baxter County Public Library Foundation, Northeastern State University, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home, West Texas A&M University and Northwest Arkansas Nursing Education Consortium.

Walt has also consulted in the for-profit sector. He has assisted small businesses in product research and testing, strategic planning, feasibility studies, customer satisfaction research and staff development. Walt counts among his clients University of Arkansas, General Mills, Rubbermaid, Macerich Corporation, Cloonan Corporation, Arkansas Press Association, Mississippi Press Association, Mississippi Nature Conservancy, Northwest Arkansas Council, Nursing Education Consortium and Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.

Eilers has 6 years of teaching experience as an American Studies teacher, 16 years as an association executive, 12 as a corporate executive, 4 as a fundraising partner and 7 as a self-employed consultant.

Walt holds degrees from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and University of Maryland. He lives in Fayetteville with his wife, Linda.