About this Service

Development and Strategic Partnerships Consultant

I am an experienced fundraising and strategic partnerships professional with a background in the arts, real estate, and technology sectors. My expertise includes:

Developing and implementing comprehensive fundraising strategies to diversify income sources and grow annual contributed revenue for nonprofits and startups.
Leading successful international, institutional and foundation fundraising campaigns, including grant research, writing, reporting, and budget management.
Scouting and cultivating new individual donors, as well as strengthening relationships with existing supporters.
Planning and executing cultivation and fundraising events.
Collaborating with marketing teams on donor communications and membership programs.

In addition to my nonprofit fundraising experience, I also have expertise in:

Real estate development in the creative sector, working with museums, nonprofits, and independent developers to identify clients for underutilized spaces.
Business development for media platforms, creating organizational structures and identifying new revenue streams and strategic partnerships.

I am an agile thinker who excels at connecting the dots between funding, organizational development, and the future of the arts and technology. I have a track record of driving strategic innovations that lead to sustainable growth.

I've worked with: Tesla, WeWork, WeLive, Pirate.Com, K-Dream, HTC, and others.
I've collaborated with architects, curators, equity funds.

Noted Partnerships: Tesla, HTC partnership in collaboration with Greenpointers Music Festival.

I'm here to help you develop and implement a vision that takes your startup or non-profit organization to the next level. I can also help you create a vision for your building that brings unique, net-add community partners.

Position Details:

Location, NYC, Kent, CT, Remote (pref)
Rate: Flexible

About this Lister

I'm a writer, runner, jazz and Alan Watts enthusiast. Born in Switzerland, I moved to the US and founded a video streaming startup, bringing soap operas and television shows from around the world to diaspora listeners. During the Great Recession, I pivoted into real estate and built a small company consulting with hedge funds to bring co-working creative spaces into residential buildings. Most recently, I helped build out a VR-AI powered digital and physical arts museum in Italy. Now I'm looking for the next creative project.

Background and Expertise

Developed and led global business development operations, team, and strategy for 21M Series A VR and AR technology application, platform, headquartered in Italy. Spokesperson for company trade shows, press and media. Worked with and presented to Board of Directors and lead investors. Managed global team of 6 direct business development and creative director reports across North America, Europe, Asia and Middle East. Directed operations and drove external consumer and brand marketing strategy through development, negotiation, and maintenance of global media and brand partnerships on both buy and sell sides of business.
Reported directly to CEO & Co-Founder.
Co-founded real estate fund with WeWork and equity partners to build residential spaces in conjunction with co-working self-accessed music studios.
BA/MS New School - International Development & Economics