Dave has been a fundraising professional since obtaining his BA Degree from The Ohio State University. He is a member of the faculty at The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University’s Fund Raising School, where he teaches numerous regular courses and conducts customized training programs both nationally and internationally.

Serving as the sole staff person for a small Greek letter education foundation from 1991 to 1995, he increased the annual fund by 100% and oversaw the implementation of a new computer hardware and software system, and established an active planned giving program, identifying 20 planned gifts.

As the Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Butler University he supervised the University's direct mail program and personally solicited major annual donors. Dave also served as the Acting Director of Development for the Indiana Chapter of the Prevention of Child Abuse.

In 1996, Dave founded Loring, Sternberg and Associates with Chuck Loring, CFRE. Dave has provided fundraising counsel to educational foundations, social service organizations, higher education, membership organizations, children’s groups, and museums. His counsel includes, development audits, on-going fund development planning, feasibility studies, campaign direction, board fundraising and governance training, and annual fund management.

Dave is active in the Association of Fundraising Professionals Indiana Chapter. He served two terms as the Vice President of Programs (1999, 2000) and served as the chapter President 2001. In addition, he served two years as the chair of Indiana Fund Raising Day in 1997 and 1998. Dave also serves on the Research Review Committee for the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy.

In July of 2004 Dave began a leave of absence from his firm to become the Associate Director of Public Service for the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, The Fund Raising School. Locally in Indianapolis, Dave serves on the Washington Township Schools Foundation.