I am an American fundraiser who spent most of my working life in the UK, beginning my career at the University of Bristol. After finishing my master’s degree in Sociology, I joined Bristol’s Campaigns and Alumni Relations Office at the inception of the institution’s successful £100 million Centenary Campaign, recruiting multiple alumni into feasibility studies, donor circles and an Alumnus onto the Campaign Board by securing a six figure gift.

As a CASE trained Major Gifts Manager, I enjoyed managing a diverse portfolio of alumni donors, some of whom had not heard from the University in a meaningful way since graduation. I particularly relished the opportunity to liaise with incredibly talented, though sometimes skeptical, academic staff to identify funding priorities and demonstrate to them the benefit of philanthropy as a valuable resource to the University experience. Later in my career, I served as Fundraising Director for Deki, a founder-led International Development Charity that pioneered an online platform to crowdfund microloans to provide life changing support to entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa.

With my work through Aurore Fundraising Consultancy, I aim to support charities and non-profits in their crucial missions to change the world in meaningful ways. I bring simplicity and focus to complicated income development projects and work collaboratively with development leadership to confidently grow transformative philanthropic income. I take the fear out of fundraising.