Pilar Schmidt has a broad range of experience in fundraising planning and management, capital campaign planning and execution as well as strategic planning, implementation action steps, Board engagement and feasibility studies. She also brings knowledge and first-hand experience in marketing and communications tailored to today’s world, including social media and related communications tactics. Other experience includes program design and hands-on fundraising initiatives ranging from grant proposals to person-to-person solicitation. Recent consulting clients include academic institutions for which strategic planning followed by implementation plans, fundraising assessment and capital campaign planning have been the major focus.
Areas of Expertise:
Board assessment, structure, training, performance
Donor communications
Organizational evaluation, Program evaluation
Grant writing - federal grants, Individual giving / major gifts, Planned giving, Prospect research, Sponsorships and corporate partnerships, Capital campaigns / feasibility, Endowments, Fundraising / donor software, Fundraising events, Fundraising / fund development planning, Grant writing
Deep expertise in these issue areas: Education (K-12), Health Care, Social Justice, Youth Development