Sharing twenty years of fundraising knowledge.
Michelle has spoken at leading nonprofit and fundraising conferences across the US, UK, and Australia — on individual giving strategy, digital transformation, membership growth, and what it actually takes to build programs that sustain and scale.
If you're organising a conference or event and looking for a speaker with genuine senior experience at the highest levels of the sector, Michelle would love to hear from you.
Conferences and events.
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Conference
Presented on building high-performing mid-level donor programs — strategies for identifying, cultivating, and upgrading donors in the often-overlooked middle tier, drawing on program experience at the ACLU and National Audubon Society.
Mid-Level GivingDigital Fundraising Summit
Panel discussion on integrating digital channels into large-scale membership programs — covering acquisition, retention, and the challenge of maintaining donor experience consistency across online and offline touchpoints.
Digital & MultichannelNonprofit Technology Conference (NTC)
Session on leveraging data and CRM insights to drive individual giving growth — practical approaches to segmentation, testing, and personalisation that are applicable to organizations at any scale.
Data & TechnologyInstitute of Fundraising Convention
Keynote on what UK charities can learn from US direct response fundraising — examining differences in donor culture, channel mix, and program infrastructure, and how to selectively apply US best practice in a British context.
Individual Giving StrategyBlackbaud bbcon
Workshop on building resilient recurring giving programs — recurring revenue strategy, acquisition mix, upgrade pathways, and the retention frameworks that keep regular donors giving for the long term.
Membership & Regular GivingAFP International Conference
Session on scaling individual giving programs — the strategic and operational shifts required when moving from a small program to one capable of sustaining nine-figure annual revenue.
Program Scale & GrowthFundraising Institute Australia (FIA) Conference
Presented on multichannel integration for individual giving — sharing lessons from large-scale US programs and how Australian nonprofits can build more cohesive, cross-channel donor experiences.
Multichannel & AustraliaTopics Michelle speaks on.
Individual Giving Strategy
Building and scaling donor programs — from first principles to nine-figure operations. What separates high-performing programs from the rest.
Mid-Level Giving
The most underleveraged segment in most programs. How to identify, cultivate, and upgrade mid-level donors — and why most organizations are leaving significant revenue on the table.
Digital Transformation in Fundraising
Integrating digital into traditional programs — what works, what doesn't, and how to build a digital program that generates real revenue rather than vanity metrics.
US Best Practice — Applied Globally
What UK and Australian nonprofits can learn from the US development model — and how to selectively apply those lessons in different donor cultures and regulatory environments.
Membership & Regular Giving
Building recurring revenue programs that last — acquisition, retention, upgrade, and the operational infrastructure that sustains a large regular giving portfolio.
Scaling for Growth
The strategic and structural shifts required to move a program from small to large — what changes, what stays the same, and how to manage the complexity of scale.
Interested in having Michelle speak at your event?
Michelle speaks at conferences and sector events across the US, UK, and Australia — in person and virtually. Get in touch to discuss availability and topic fit.
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