Hi, I’m Erin.
I help nonprofit leaders replace uncertainty with a clear strategy so they can make confident decisions, strengthen their organizations, and achieve ambitious goals with their capital campaigns and fundraising initiatives.
With more than 20 years of staff-side nonprofit experience, I bring a creative, practical, and holistic approach that considers the full organizational context. I’ve helped dozens of organizations navigate unique, complex challenges across public-private partnerships, community-led initiatives, climate and environmental organizations, youth-serving and access-focused programs, and first-of-their-kind models. Along the way, I’ve helped to raise and steward more than $50 million, secured seven-figure gifts, built and led high-performing teams, and worked closely with nonprofit boards, community groups, and executive leadership.
I bring that breadth of perspective to every engagement, helping leaders refine their visions while conducting thoughtful research and landscape analyses, and bringing in stakeholder and community insights to ensure the path forward is firmly rooted and supported. This approach ensures that complex challenges are met with clear decisions and meaningful action.
Specializing in Pre-Campaign Strategy and Planning
Successful capital campaigns begin long before the first gift is received. It’s critical to understand whether your organization is ready, if there are gaps in capacity or leadership alignment, how your board and community are positioned to support the effort, and what it will take to build genuine momentum with donors.
Capital campaigns fall short for a variety of reasons: organizations mistake enthusiasm for readiness, fail to identify and connect with aligned supporters in meaningful ways, or lack the understanding of what will motivate potential donors. The right preparation is key; it can mean the difference between exceeding your goals and spending years recouping costs and rebuilding relationships.
Together, we’ll identify and overcome obstacles, arrive at clarity, and attract the resources you need to fulfill your mission.
Values
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Philanthropic giving is an expression of trust. I approach fundraising as a responsibility to donors, communities, and future generations; a responsibility requiring care, transparency, and integrity.
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I work to expand access to opportunity, particularly for historically underserved communities and youth, while pursuing projects that strengthen people’s ability to engage with and benefit from shared public and environmental resources.
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The most durable solutions emerge through collaboration across sectors, perspectives, and lived experience. I value partnership, listening, and seeking alignment, especially in complex environments.
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I believe in creative approaches, finding the “third way,” and that innovation is most powerful when it is grounded in lived experience.
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Meaningful change requires courage—especially when navigating uncertainty, challenging the status quo, or naming hard truths. I believe courage is most sustainable when paired with joy: a sense of possibility, shared purpose, and humanity in the work. I bring optimism, steadiness, and resolve to complex efforts, helping leaders and organizations move forward with confidence, creativity, and heart.
Meaningful Connections
When I’m not working, I’m a reader, beginning gardener, interior design enthusiast, and mom to three spirited and sweet kids. I’m a devoted champion of the nonprofit community, a curious and enthusiastic consumer of information, and an avid podcast listener. As a lifelong Pacific Northwesterner, I love to spend time with my family exploring the Olympic Peninsula and North Cascades—these are the places that raised me and continue to shape my commitment to community, connection, and environmental stewardship.