Lead a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization focused on strategy, coalition-building, issue advocacy, and electoral work across North Carolina. Built the organization from scratch and raised over $13 million to date.
Advise a community of in-state donors and support Executive Committee members on peer-to-peer engagement. Hired and supervise two Associate Directors of Development.
Capstone: Giving Without Knowing, a study of how major donors evaluate political giving under uncertainty, based on 36 interviews. Read the report.
Built a membership program for high-net-worth donors that raised $1.8 million in its first year at an average gift of $50,000, and ran events featuring national leaders including the then-Senate Majority Leader and the then-Speaker of the House.
Part of a record-breaking $46M party fundraising effort; personally raised over $6M.
Staffed legislative sessions and committee meetings, worked with policymakers, lobbyists, and advocates to move priorities, and ran the office day to day: constituent casework, press, hiring, and events.
Managed a $650K race and defeated a three-term incumbent 57–43.