Your Director of Development just gave their two weeks notice.
You have 47 donors to steward, a Giving Tuesday campaign half-built, and a board meeting in three weeks where someone will ask about the annual fund. You don't have six months to hire. I can step in next week, pick up where they left off, and keep the wheels turning while you search for the right permanent hire.
You have a great team. Nobody on it has done a major gift ask.
Your program staff is talented. Your ED works hard. But when it comes to sitting across from a donor and asking for $25,000, everyone gets quiet. I train your team, build the ask strategy, and make the calls with you until it stops feeling terrifying. These things stall when nobody owns the relationship. I step in, assess where things stand, and move the gift across the finish line — without making it weird.
Your end-of-year campaign looks the same as last year's. And the year before that.
Same email. Same appeal letter. Same results. I build a fresh campaign with a real story at the center, a sequenced donor journey, and a Giving Tuesday strategy that doesn't just blast your whole list and hope for the best.
You're planning a donor dinner and have no idea what should actually happen in the room.
The venue is booked. The menu is set. But who speaks, when, and what do they say to move people closer to their next gift? I design the evening from the guest list to the follow-up call, so it does more than feed people.
Your board keeps saying they want to help with fundraising. Nobody knows what that means.
They show up to meetings. They clap for the staff. But when it's time to open doors or make introductions, it gets quiet. I run a working session with your board that turns good intentions into actual donor conversations — with scripts, practice, and a plan.
You've been calling it a "sponsorship" and wondering why corporations keep saying no.
Corporations don't want to sponsor you. They want a partnership that does something for them — their brand, their employees, their community standing. I help you reframe the ask, rebuild the proposal, and walk into that meeting with something a company actually wants to say yes to.
From filling in between staffing gaps, guiding your team on major gift asks, activating your board, reframing your corporate partnerships plan, to designing your events and freshening up your campaigns — my work is uniquely tailored to fit your needs.
Let’s Get To The Point
I work with organizations at every stage — whether you need a seasoned eye to confirm you're on the right track, or you're ready to rethink everything from the ground up. Engagements are scoped to fit your needs and your budget, with clear agreements so you always know what to expect and what it costs