FUNDRAISE
FOR OUR MOST IMPORTANT CAUSES
Unlock Your Fundraising Potential For Our Most Important Outdoor Causes
We craft fundraising ideas and solutions for outdoor and conservation organizations. Whether you need hands-on fundraising support or strategic guidance to build the structures, strategies, and tools for long-term success, we're here to help you raise more and drive the change you envision.
what's your why?
Your strategic fundraising partner.
We listen, strategize and partner with you every step of the way.
By truly understanding your unique story and needs, we create solutions that address your challenges and goals. Through hands-on support, we equip you with the tools to scale your fundraising work effectively.
Bespoke strategies and capabilities to help you scale.
Strategies made for you, based on your story, leveraging your strengths.
We craft tailored strategies and workflows to strengthen your fundraising capabilities, expand revenue streams, and cultivate a dedicated donor community—empowering your mission to achieve greater impact.
Scale your fundraising.
Serving outdoor and conservation nonprofits.
We bring fundraising firepower to the causes we believe. We choose to work with organizations who are focused on conserving our planet and introducing people to the richness of the outdoor world. We understand conservation and the outdoor world well. We live it everyday.
Capabilities to fit your needs.
Fractional Fundraising
Wild Raise provides fractional fundraising and interim development director services to outdoor and conservation nonprofits, giving you the strategic leadership and hands-on support you need—without the overhead of a full-time hire. Whether you're navigating a transition, scaling your fundraising efforts, or building a sustainable development program, Wild Raise steps in to drive results, strengthen donor relationships, build momentum, and set you up for success.
Annual Giving and Special Campaigns
Year-end is go time for fundraising—and we’ll help you make the most of it. Wild Raise works with you to craft a high-impact campaign that blends compelling storytelling, smart donor segmentation, and one-on-one outreach to bring in serious results. We’ll dig into your past appeal data, identify what’s working, and build a year-round fundraising plan with vibrant campaigns that engage donors and leverage your partners to amplify your message. From crafting a detailed calendar to securing matching gifts, we’ll help you execute dynamic appeals that feel personal, powerful, and true to your mission.
Capital Campaign Planning
Corporate Partnerships
Planned gifts can create lasting impact—but only if your donors know the opportunity exists and feel confident taking that step. Wild Raise helps you build a planned giving program that’s approachable, effective, and aligned with your mission. We’ll work with you to craft clear, values-driven messaging, develop lead generation strategies, and create simple tools to help identify and engage legacy prospects. From managing and tracking commitments to integrating planned giving into your broader donor strategy, we’ll help you lay the groundwork for future gifts—without overwhelming your current capacity.
Capital campaigns can be game-changers—but only if they’re grounded in a clear, realistic plan your team can actually execute. At Wild Raise, we help you assess readiness through a thoughtful feasibility process and build a campaign structure that fits your organization’s capacity, without pulling focus from critical annual giving. We’re not here to drain your campaign dollars with high-priced consulting—we’re here to equip you with a practical roadmap, from board activation and stakeholder buy-in to prospect management and donor conversion. Whether it’s your first campaign or your next big leap, we’ll help you move forward with confidence and clarity.
Planned Gifts
Planned gifts can create lasting impact—but only if your donors know the opportunity exists and feel confident taking that step. Wild Raise helps you build a planned giving program that’s approachable, effective, and aligned with your mission. We’ll work with you to craft clear, values-driven messaging, develop lead generation strategies, and create simple tools to help identify and engage legacy prospects. From managing and tracking commitments to integrating planned giving into your broader donor strategy, we’ll help you lay the groundwork for future gifts—without overwhelming your current capacity.
Wild Raise helps you identify, prioritize, and engage your most promising donor prospects through a clear, strategic approach. We build tailored major donor pipelines, help you leverage your story to craft compelling messaging, and create personalized outreach strategies using a smart moves management approach. From conversation guides to board engagement tools, we’ll make sure you’re equipped to connect with donors in meaningful ways and align their interests with your biggest funding needs.
Major Gifts
Meet your fundraiser.
14 years of experience - put to work - for you. Michael Allen specializes in major gifts, planned gifts and creating vibrant funding ecosystems to drive growth and projects. He uses data, strategic planning, and strong execution to help take fundraising programs to the next level. Michael holds an advanced degree from The George Washington University in Washington DC. His professional work has included two members of Congress, and fundraising leadership roles at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, The Access Fund, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, and Coral Reef Alliance.
INSIGHTFUL PLANNER. FUTURIST. CREATIVE THINKER. ACCOUNTABLE. PROBLEM SOLVER.
Climber, public lands advocate, PHOTOGRAPHER, tree hugger, fundraiser.
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Partnerships over projects.
Relationships over transactions.
Less freelance, more all-in.
Whole hearted.
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