Carol Buckheit, CFRE

Just Giving Communications

15 Knollwood Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002 | (860) 402-9780 | carol@justgivingcomms.com
Works in: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island

Last updated:
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2025

Carol is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and accomplished donor communications pro with a proven track record of amplifying diverse voices and securing significant gifts for nonprofits and foundations. In addition to providing strategic guidance and fundraising support for her clients, she writes dynamic donor outreach pieces including: • Annual appeals • Stories • Donor cases for support • Annual reports • Blog and web content • Planned giving brochures • Newsletters • Communications plans • Stewardship messages and materials • Donor impact reports • Communications audits • Donor gift catalogs • Donor gift acknowledgment letters

Areas of Expertise:

Communications / marketing planning and strategy, Direct mail, Donor communications, Publications, Website strategy and design

Fundraising / donor software, Fundraising / fund development planning, Individual giving / major gifts, Planned giving, Prospect research

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Early Childhood Education, Foundations / Grantmakers, Hunger, Food Security, Social Justice

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
    Name: Katie Zobel, former CEO
    Description of services provided: Annual report writing; communications planning and execution, strategy and messaging, storytelling, annual report writing; social media content creation; strategic guidance
    Year services provided: 4
    Contact Info: (413) 687-7898 | katieallanzobel@gmail.com
  • Organization: Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
    Name: Maryam Elahi, CEO
    Description of services provided: Annual report writing; project management; newsletter writing; storytelling
    Year services provided: 6
    Contact Info: (860) 442-3572 | maryam@cfect.org
  • Organization: Rachel's Table
    Name: Jodi Falk, Executive Director
    Description of services provided: Wrote fundraising campaign materials which led to 50% increase over prior year's campaign
    Year services provided: 1
    Contact Info: (413) 733-0084 x296 | jfalk@jewishwesternmass.org
  • Organization: Health Equity Solutions
    Name: Ayesha Clarke, Executive Director
    Description of services provided: Development communications audit and plan; wrote fundraising appeals
    Year services provided: 2
    Contact Info: (860) 937-6611 | aclarke@hesct.org
  • Organization: Eagle Hill School
    Name: Lisa Ferraro, Development Director
    Description of services provided: Wrote all stories for Eagle Hill News (Spring Magazine)
    Year services provided: 2
    Contact Info: | l.ferraro@eaglehill.org
  • Organization: Victim Rights Law Center
    Name: Ellen Leuchs, Development Director
    Description of services provided: Wrote donor case for support brochure
    Year services provided: 1
    Contact Info: (413) 244-4891 | eleuchs@victimrights.org
  • Organization: Women's League Child Development Center
    Name: Karen Lott
    Description of services provided: Fund development, fundraising, donor communications, website refresh, email marketing
    Year services provided: 5
    Contact Info: (860) 524-5969 | klott@womensleaguecdc.org

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