Michele Walls, CFRE

Principal Consultant

MW Strategies LLC

  • 204 W Laurel St #1
    Philadelphia, PA
    19123
  • 215-350-9562
 

Company Profile

Company Overview
Successful nonprofits are built on relationships + strategies, honesty + transparency, confidence + cooperation. My goal is to help nonprofits achieve their mission-oriented goals with effective planning, management, and fundraising, whether they are a new organization looking toward their first campaign or a pillar in their community looking for fresh perspectives.
Services
My expertise is in helping small and mid-sized nonprofits expand their individual giving programs, achieve grant readiness, prepare grant applications, streamline communications, organize their data and databases, and focus leadership and boards toward success in philanthropy and fundraising.
Practice Areas (select top 3)
  • Board Support (Development, Governance, Retreats, Training)
  • Development/Fundraising
  • Executive Coaching
  • Grant Writing/Research
  • Interim Leadership
  • Leadership and Professional Development
  • Organizational Development
  • Project Management
Client List
Clients are small and mid-sized ($500M to $5MM annual budget) local, regional, and international advocacy, arts, education, health, and humanities organizations.
 

Speaker's Bureau Information

Speaker Bio
With nearly two decades of fundraising, communications, and nonprofit management experience in museums, performing arts organizations, and higher education, Michele fears no mission. She is an expert in development and advancement functions including major/planned/annual giving, grant writing, membership, campaigns, events, board relations, operations, and corporate and foundation relations. She has led fundraising, marketing, communications, membership, public engagement, and group sales departments to success, and adeptly navigated the challenges of leadership transitions, turn-around circumstances, and crisis management. Michele holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Delaware, a Master of Science in Arts Administration from Drexel University, and is both a Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP) and Scrum Master Certified (SMC).

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