“Working with Lori was one the of the best consulting experiences I’ve had. With a broad range of expert knowledge, she helped us develop a solid and achievable contributed revenue strategy for our upcoming strategic planning cycle. Lori’s balanced approach between hands-on idea starters and skills-building made our team knowledgeable, accountable and execution-ready. As a growing not-for-profit with limited capacity and competing priorities, this is exactly what we needed.”
Lori is to fundraising what an elite personal trainer is to your body. She helped us create a personalized, tailored, and effective strategy that broke down what felt like impossible goals into super-realistic and achievable steps. You will still have to lift the weights yourself, but with Lori's incredible coaching, you can guarantee all that effort will result in some serious gains.
“Lori provided invaluable coaching on capital campaign planning, segmentation and donor/sponsor management. The immense value of Lori’s moves management framework was not limited to our successfully completed capital campaign: Our organization continues to use her fundraising approaches and systems in our annual and project fund development strategies and toolkits.”
As a young, start-up non-profit, The Bentway has benefited greatly from Lori's multi-faceted support: strategist; trainer; behind-the-scenes coach; truth-teller; and, just when we need it, cheerleader. She has helped us become more effective sellers and more efficient advocates.
“Lori consistently offers sage counsel on translating ambitious revenue goals into achievable strategies. She has supported our overall loyalty forecasting and proposed innovative solutions in this arena. When facilitating team retreats for planning and budgeting, she encourages honest dialogue which increases the value of the results.”
“The wealth of experience, industry insights, and deep knowledge of current trends in the corporate philanthropy and sponsorship field shared with our team by Lori was of immense value. With the foundation she helped build for us, we doubled our corporate partnership portfolio the next year.”
Lori’s knowledge of the philanthropic sector and her expertise in Membership Programs - as well as her attention to our particular needs as a non-collecting public art institution - has proven immensely valuable. She proposed thoughtful, inventive and achievable turnkey solutions suitable to a nimble organization such as ours. She acted with care, tact and professionalism throughout the entire project whether working with our staff or with our board members.
Lori has been an incredible fundraising resource for our leadership volunteers - supporting them in the development of their prospect lists, providing them with tools to manage their prospects, and coaching them through the various moves towards making an ask. Lori's practical and focused approach, coupled with her extensive experience in running successful campaigns, has been incredibly helpful for our organization.
"I hired Lori to project manage a global initiative in a corporate, complex, highly regulated environment. She is very organized, responsive and attentive to detail while navigating unchartered waters, exceeding our expectations in delivery. She is the ultimate professional who had my full confidence in managing delicate situations and meeting all deliverables. It was a pleasure to work with her."
“Since 2011, Lori has been providing consistent and invaluable insights, solutions and results-driven fundraising strategies. Lori's personal style and years of experience have made this one of our most successful relationships with an outside consultant.”
"In contracting Lori to help CMA develop and execute a revenue plan for an ambitious educational initiative, her assistance in positioning the property to corporate partners contributed to our success in reaching a multi-million dollar revenue target within a few months."
“I partnered with Lori on complex sponsorship projects with Waterfront Toronto and Dragon Boat Canada, among others. She brings the most current insights from the sector and manages every project with professionalism and clarity. She completes every assignment within the anticipated timeframe and is a pleasure to work with.”
“Reel Asian has benefited tremendously from Lori’s valuable insight and expertise over the last seven years. From audience development and pricing strategy to sponsorship pitching and individual giving program development, our staff are now equipped with the knowledge and confidence to grow the festival’s reach and revenues.”