Mary Cahalane

Hands-On Fundraising LLC

P.O. Box 183, Plantsville, CT 06479 | (860) 302-7272 | mary@mcahalane.com
Works in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Wednesday, Aug 06, 2025

At the heart of a successful fundraising program are your donors. I help good causes attract and keep great donors. How? Great donor communications with smart planning. My approach is practical and scaled to your organization's abilities. I have spent decades successfully creating copy that moves people to give. I can help you! ~ Services: Donor Communications/Copywriting •Donor Retention Strategies.

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Communications / marketing planning and strategy, Digital communications, Direct mail, Donor communications, Event planning, Publications, Social media

Fundraising / donor software, Fundraising events, Fundraising / fund development planning, Individual giving / major gifts

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Arts and Culture, Higher Education

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Goodspeed Musicals
    Name: Nancy Altschuler
    Description of services provided: Donor communications
    Year services provided: 2013
    Contact Info: (860) 873-866 | naltschuler@goodspeed.org
  • Organization: YWCA Hartford Region
    Name: Sharon Bellinger
    Description of services provided: Donor communications writing
    Year services provided: 2021 -22
  • Organization: Mercer Street Friends
    Name: Vicki Bixel
    Description of services provided: Donor communications - annual report
    Year services provided: 2022
  • Organization: Northampton Community College
    Name: Julianne Nolan
    Description of services provided: Donor communications - all year
    Year services provided: 2020 -2022
  • Organization: Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
    Name: Ryleigh Dupuis
    Description of services provided: Donor communications
    Year services provided: 2022
  • Organization: Southern Connecticut State University
    Name: Mary Pat Caputo
    Description of services provided: Donor communications - case statements
    Year services provided: 2019-2020
  • Organization: Meals on Wheels America
    Name: Barbara O'Reilly
    Description of services provided: Donor communications
    Year services provided: 2020


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