Drive, Patience, Confidence, Goal-Driven, Caring, Dedication. These traits, to name just a few, describe MaryBeth. In addition, MaryBeth is a passionate leader and fundraiser. When MaryBeth takes on a task, you know the job is going to get done and done well. She puts in countless hours to ensure a job is complete. She is an accomplished major gifts officer and truly cares and spreads the word about the mission of any organization she touches.

At NC Arts in Action, she has helped double our organization’s revenue in three years, (from $190,000 to $464,000) and her grant writing and marketing work has helped us grow and to extend our reach to triple the number of children served. She is a professional who does excellent work.

MaryBeth's keen fundraising knowledge and commitment to helping my nonprofit not only sustain our programs but grow threefold came at a time when our organization needed it most and had been stagnating for several years. She redefined my understanding of a fundraising consultant, providing coaching and mentorship for me as a young Executive Director and challenging our organization to think differently and creatively around how to fund our bold mission and expansion plans. Over the years, under her leadership, our grants budget blossomed from $30,000 a year to $140,000 a year in recurring funding from local funders. In addition we jump started our corporate sponsorship program from 0 to $40,000 in one year. Above and beyond the funding impact her role played as our Development Consultant, she provided training to our collegiate chapters, board, and staff.

I took on an area of fundraising where I had no expertise -- corporate sponsorships. I had been trying and failing to identify and solicit companies. Finally I hit upon the idea of hiring a consultant, MaryBeth. I'm so glad I did! I went from hitting my head against a brick wall to getting 4 sponsors in the matter of a few weeks. Her advice was invaluable. This is some of the best money I've ever spent!