Nonprofits are close to meaningful stories every day. But capturing those stories well — and translating them into communications that resonate with donors, funders, and partners, stir emotion, and move them to deepen their support — takes time, care, and perspective.
I help organizations turn program work, donor generosity, community needs, and organizational impact into clear, compelling communications. Through thoughtful interviews with staff, donors, grantees, community partners, clients, recipients, and program participants, I look for the details that reveal impact, dignity, generosity, and meaning without overstatement or exploitation.
Those stories can be woven into many formats: annual appeals, year-end campaigns, grant applications, cases for support, newsletters, impact reports, campaign materials, and major donor proposals. The goal is not simply to tell a moving story, but to connect the story to your mission, your outcomes, and the opportunity for supporters to make a meaningful difference.
What I Write
What I write.
Story-Based Appeals.
Direct mail and digital appeals built around clear messaging, meaningful stories, specific asks, and language that invites response.
Grant Proposals.
Foundation and corporate proposals, letters of interest/inquiry (LOIs), and grant research that connect your programs, outcomes, community needs, and funding priorities.
Cases for Support.
Foundational messaging your team can use across major gifts, board engagement, campaigns, fundholder conversations, and donor communications.
Transformational Gift Proposals.
Tailored proposals for major and principal donors, often shaped around a specific story, project, initiative, or giving opportunity.
Donor Communications.
Thank-you letters, annual reports, newsletters, stewardship messages, and other communications that showcase your organization’s impact.
Campaign Messaging.
Core narrative, key messages, and donor-facing language for capital, endowment, annual, and comprehensive campaigns.
What To Expect
What sets my work apart.
01Storytelling with care and purpose.
I’m experienced at interviewing clients, recipients, program participants, donors, staff, grantees, and community partners to uncover stories of impact. I approach this work with care, respect, and sensitivity, looking for honest details that convey dignity and meaning.
02Fundraising strategy behind the writing.
If something about the audience, ask, or message feels unclear, I’ll help identify that before drafting begins — because strong writing starts with a strong direction.
03Flexible stories that work across formats.
A well-developed story can strengthen more than one piece of communication. The same core narrative may support an appeal, grant application, donor proposal, newsletter, impact report, fundholder update, or campaign message when adapted thoughtfully for each audience.
04Finished work your team can use.
Drafts are polished, organized, and revised through your feedback.
Who This Is For
- Executive directors who need important communications written well and on time.
- Small development teams where writing and storytelling keep getting pushed behind urgent daily demands.
- Organizations preparing for a campaign, grant deadline, year-end appeal, or donor communication that needs to land well.
- Community foundations and philanthropic organizations that need clear, story-driven communications for donors, fundholders, grantees, or community partners.
- Nonprofits with powerful stories but limited time or capacity to shape them into effective fundraising copy.