Ruth Peebles, M.P.A.

Ruth Peebles, President and Founder of The INS Group, offers over 35 years of hands‐on experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, organizational development, and project management. Ms. Peebles is an instructor for the Duke University Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management and served as an adjunct instructor for the School of Public and International Affairs Master of Public Administration Program at North Carolina State University. She has created the following courses: Grant Writing, Advanced Grant Writing, Grant Writing and Compliance, Fundraising 101 and Individual Donor Development, Establishing a Successful Direct Mail Campaign, Strategic Planning, and Advanced Strategic Planning. Ms. Peebles currently serves on the Wake County Affiliate Board of the North Carolina Community Foundation. She is a founding member of the Next Generation of African American Philanthropists giving circle.

Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Master of Public Administration
• Bowling Green State University, Bachelor of Arts in Communication
• Duke University, Certificate in Nonprofit Management
• Williamsburg Development Planning Institute, Certificate in Development

Experience

• Raleigh Wake Partnership to End and Prevent Homelessness, Executive Director
• Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, Development Director
• Carolina Caring Program for Children, Associate Director and Development Officer