Talk through a fundraising question with Anne. She’ll help you make sense of the situation and decide what to do next. You get clear next steps, the replay, and a follow-up playbook.
Executive directors, development directors, and vice presidents who carry the weight of raising more. Whether you come with a clear question or just a sense that something needs to shift, if you are responsible for the money and looking for a clear next move, you are in the right place.
Anne Murphy is co-founder and CEO of Empowered Fundraiser Consulting, with 35 years leading advancement strategy across higher education and the nonprofit sector and more than $10 billion in campaigns. She guides teams through campaigns and leadership transitions.
She rose through the Oregon State University Foundation from Director of Development for the College of Science to Senior Director of Development for Engineering and Business, exceeding goal every year and managing a portfolio with $400M in donor capacity. In her own community she has led and advised campaigns for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, The Arts Center of Corvallis, and Common Ground Food Co-op — the same disciplined approach, at the scale a nonprofit works in.
Anne is an ideal fundraising partner. She provides great guidance and coaching, with aplomb, humor and proficiency.
Anne's approach is more personal. Her unique blend of extensive higher ed insight and AI truly changed my perception.
Anne is thoughtful in cultivating and soliciting donors and offers great insight into donor motivation. I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to work with Anne and would highly recommend her for development work and leadership roles.
Anne is a gifted strategic fundraiser and leader in our industry. Anne builds deep and lasting relationships with donors, partners, students, and colleagues.
Anne was tremendously helpful in examining how we (as fundraisers) build successful relationships, what being a relationship manager actually means and how to better understand donors answers during a meeting. The most valuable session for me was our conversation around donor conversations, asking the important questions and not being afraid to do so.
After taking this course I feel revitalized and ready to make the most of my career in major gifts. Anne offers a fresh perspective, based on the realities of fundraising today (not 20+ years ago), and offers practical tools that are easy to implement.
Talk through a fundraising question with Anne. She’ll help you make sense of the situation and decide what to do next. You get clear next steps, the replay, and a follow-up playbook.
Book your sessionThe session is for executive directors, development directors, and vice presidents responsible for fundraising. It provides a conversation with Anne about the decisions and priorities facing your organization.
You can bring an early campaign idea or an unresolved fundraising decision. The conversation starts with your current situation and the questions you need to address.
You can discuss a potential campaign goal, your current fundraising position, or the resources and responsibilities involved in the next step. Anne helps identify priorities for action.
