I founded Blue Strike in 2013 to provide straightforward solutions to nonprofit organizations looking to improve their fundraising. Believing that all staff and volunteers can be effective fundraisers, I advise organizations to use cost effective, proven methods of reaching donors; to invest in training their staff and volunteers in solid skills and techniques; and to leverage existing resources.

I started out in 1987 raising funds for United Way in Ann Arbor, Michigan and discovered that I loved connecting donors with good causes. My career led me to the national office of United Way where I had the opportunity to work with fundraisers all across the country identifying and sharing best practices. I eventually moved to the development office of The Campagna Center, a local charitable organization serving low-income children and then onto the National Women's Law Center where I raised funds to establish a permanent endowment. Most recently, I worked for five years until 2013 for the Nobel-prize winning organization Physicians for Social Responsibility.