Fundraising

Starting from nothing, I built a nationally-recognized non-profit educational farm on over 400 acres with more than 20 employees working in 3 distinct programs that served over 1,500 people every year. In support of this business, as the organization's fundraiser I grew a community of over a thousand donors and raised over a million dollars a year in annual donations for the last several years. Along with an annual campaign, I also launched and ran a very successful annual fundraising event for 20 consecutive years that continues to this day.  And over the decades, I also managed several discrete fundraising efforts for capital projects, and a successful campaign for an endowment. 

The core capabilities I am eager to help organizations develop are:

• Building a central case for funding that is both compelling and unique to your organization

• Identifying, building and maintaining a strong and steady donor community

• Honing and executing annual, endowment and/or capital campaigns (coordinating with Tim Barrett of Tim Barrett Creative, if desired)

• Event planning, marketing and execution