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NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING

There's more to fundraising than asking for money.

I help nonprofits bring the right strategy, relationships, and resources together to raise more money and build lasting financial support. 

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LET'S TALK FUNDRAISING

The work your organization does is clear. The path to funding it isn't always.

With grants to pursue, donors to engage, and competing priorities to manage, deciding where to focus your efforts isn't always straightforward.

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I work alongside your team to identify the right opportunities, develop a strategy that fits your organization's needs and resources, and put it into action.

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With a clear plan and someone to carry it forward, you can focus on the work that needs you most.

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The kind of partner nonprofits keep for years.

22+ Years of Fundraising Expertise

With a Master's in Nonprofit Management and CFRE certification, I bring over two decades of hands-on experience helping nonprofits raise funds and achieve their goals.

Always two steps ahead

From managing campaigns and committees to tracking funding opportunities and grant deadlines, I anticipate what's coming, coordinate the moving parts, and keep your team and fundraising efforts moving forward.

A true member of your team

Donors often assume I'm on staff. I work under your organization's name, collaborating with leadership, managing fundraising initiatives, and becoming a trusted part of your team.

THE RESULTS

Here's what happens when thoughtful strategy meets serious follow-through.

$50M+

Raised for nonprofit organizations throughout my career, supporting a wide range of missions and fundraising initiatives.

10 years

My longest client partnership, with most clients staying with me for at least four years.

1,400%

Growth in annual fundraising revenue for a scholarship nonprofit, from under $20K to nearly $300K.

$100K

In new grant funding secured in one year for security upgrades at a school serving children with disabilities.

SERVICES

Here’s how we can work together.

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MEET CAROLYN

For 22 years, I've been helping good ideas find their funding.

I've worked with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, met some extraordinary people, and seen firsthand how much determination it takes to keep an organization moving forward.


And I still get excited about finding the right funding opportunity, making a connection that opens a door, or helping a team accomplish something they've been working toward for years.


Every organization has a story, and I've collected quite a few of my own along the way.

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KIND WORDS FROM CLIENTS

The people I work with say it best.

“We increased the contacts within the alumni database by approximately 20% in approximately three months.”

“Through her leadership and efforts, we increased the contacts within the alumni database by approximately 20% in approximately three months, engaged class agents to ‘cover’ about 20% of the graduating classes, and generated a positive momentum that I believe will give permanent legs to an alumni relations program.”


Dan McGuire, Alumni

BEYOND THE ASK

Fundraising insights from the inside.

Practical advice, lessons learned, and the occasional behind-the-scenes story from a career spent helping nonprofits raise money and build lasting support.

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That grant deadline, your next big campaign, the funding gap in next year's budget.
Let's talk.

Whether you need someone to take the lead on fundraising or help move a specific initiative forward, we can look at what's on your plate and figure out where to begin.

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