50K Accelerator

Your first $50k Major Gifts Campaign Starts Here

A 12-week accelerator to help you launch, run, and close a fundraising campaign that actually works — without confusion, wasted time, or endless trial and error.

Early Bird Price (Through Oct. 7): $1,995 $1,495

Your nonprofit needs money — specifically, unrestricted major gifts so that you can pay your overhead and strengthen your capacity.

And if you didn’t already need that money before, the challenges of 2025 (government funding cuts, fewer and more competitive grant opportunities, clients with greater needs than before) mean you definitely need it now.

But there are a few challenges:

  • You’ve got supporters, but no clear system or fundraising engine.

  • You’re stretched too thin already. Most nonprofit people are doing the work of 3-4 job descriptions.

  • Your board doesn’t know how to help.

  • You know there are people with resources who should be supporting you, but figuring out how to get to them and make the ask fills you with anxiety and dread.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Most nonprofit leaders are never trained to build and run a major gift fundraising engine.

The Problem

Stop guessing. Start raising.

In just 12 weeks, you’ll go from scrambling to figure out “where the money will come from” to running a clear, confident $50,000 fundraising campaign.

You’ll leave this accelerator with:

  • A donor-ready message that makes supporters lean in and say “yes.”

  • A step-by-step campaign plan with tools and templates that take out the guesswork.

  • A support system and accountability so you don’t stall out or go it alone.

  • And most importantly — the confidence to ask big and bring in real money.

This is about more than hitting a number. It’s about building a system you can use again and again to raise more, with less stress.

The Promise

Here’s exactly how we’ll get you to $50K:

  1. Clarify Your Message
    We’ll apply the Rainmaker System to your organization so you can tell your story in a way that moves donors to give.

  2. Build Your Campaign Plan
    Using proven tools and templates, you’ll map out your campaign step by step — no jargon, no mystery, no winging it. And everything is built around easy, plug-and-play worksheets and templates.

  3. Engage Your Supporters
    From email sequences to social posts to board activation, you’ll have a ready-to-go plan to get your people involved.

  4. Ask & Raise
    With coaching and accountability, you’ll make the asks, steward your donors, and see the results roll in.

  5. Support and Coaching

    Throughout the program, you’ll receive small group coaching and implementation support.

The Path

This isn’t theory. It’s field-tested.

  • A pilot cohort raised $261,000 within 30 days of message training (not even the full program).

    I’ve spent nearly 20 years in philanthropy and communications, including a decade “behind the veil” at a major foundation where I saw firsthand what gets donors to say yes.

  • Over my career, I’ve trained 800+ nonprofits, led multimillion-dollar marketing campaigns, and helped coach leaders to connect with donors and funders to raise millions.

When I tell you this works, it’s because I’ve seen it work — again and again.

The Proof

Not sure yet?

Let’s make this easier to say YES:

  • Early Bird Bonus: Join by October 15 and get an extra one-on-one coaching call (a $200 value).

  • Limited Seats: To keep the experience personal and interactive, the cohort is capped at 15 organizations. Once we’re full, that’s it.

  • Guarantee: I want you to feel completely confident saying yes.

    That’s why I offer a 30-day confidence guarantee:

    If you show up, do the work, and 30 days after the program don’t feel clear and confident about your campaign, I’ll refund you. No hard feelings, no hoops to jump through.

FAQs

  • Nope. This is for people who’ve never run a campaign and for those who’ve been at it for years but feel stuck. The process gives you the roadmap no matter where you’re starting.

  • We’ve been there. You’ll get simple tools to activate your board without nagging, plus strategies to work around them if needed. One of the biggest wins we hear is, “For the first time, my board actually helped fundraise.”

  • A starting list helps, but you don’t need hundreds of names. If you have even a handful of people who care about your mission, we’ll show you how to engage and grow from there.

  • Some of the best results come from small, scrappy teams. This accelerator is designed for lean nonprofits who need big results without extra staff.

  • Yes! The tools work with your existing fundraising calendar. Many groups layer the accelerator campaign into what they’re already doing.

  • Plan for 3–4 hours a week between sessions, assignments, and campaign work. Enough to make progress, not so much that it overwhelms your schedule.

  • Every organization’s starting point is different. But even if you don’t hit the exact number, you’ll walk away with a donor-ready system, campaign tools you can reuse, and new capacity to raise bigger dollars moving forward.

Ready to become your organization’s Rainmaker?