Abena has 20 years of professional experience in fundraising, strategic partnerships and event management. She worked at Human Rights Watch as Associate Director, Development and Outreach.

She organised the annual fundraising gala raising CHF 2 million, managed major donor relations, put into place donor acquisition and stewardship plans. Abena contributed to the creation of the Dr. Mukwege Foundation in Geneva securing institutional funds and outreach actions.

Abena is co-founder of the Fundraising Bootcamp and Comm’ To Fund training workshops.  She lectures at the Haute Ecole de Gestion for the CAS Fundraising.

Key Skills:

– Leadership

– Creative

– Strategic

– Project management and donor relations

My Speciality

Project and relationship management for fundraising.

Motto

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Aristotle

Mathilde has been a face-to-face fundraising professional for 10 years and has worked as a Project Manager in communication, logistics and donor development for more than 30 national and international environmental, public health and humanitarian organisations during four years.  Mathilde knows how to manage and guarantee a high quality donor service for more than 4,000 donors at a time.

Mathilde is always challenging herself, learning graphic design as a new experience, a topic she is passionate about.

Key Skills:

– Donor management

– Visual creation

– Digital marketing

– Project management

My Speciality :

Using marketing and communication tools to increase awareness and funds for organisations.

Motto

“Choose a job you love, and you won’t have to work a day in your life.” Confucius

Sonia is a young professional who recently graduated from the Master in Innovation, Human Development and Sustainability, a partnership between UNIGE and Geneva-Tsinghua Initiative.

Through her involvement with different actors: International Organisations (WHO, UN SDG lab, UNICEF France), Public Entities (Permanent Mission), NGOs and associations (MSF, HackaHealth), the young woman brings skills in project management and fundraising. Sonia is looking to further specialise in sustainability, where she wants to promote innovation for the common good within non-profit organisations.

Initially an intern with a.Community in fundraising, Sonia continues her involvement as a Junior Fundraiser and Communications Officer.

Key Skills:

– Organised

– Analytical skills

– Proactive

– Autonomous

– Creative

My Speciality

Innovation in fundraising.

Motto

“The first rule before acting is to put yourself in the shoes of the other person. No real search for the common good will be possible without this.” Abbé Pierre

After graduating in history and journalism (Centre de formation des journalistes à Lausanne-CRFJ), Elise worked for thirteen years in the Swiss Romande press.

In order to have a concrete social impact, she joined the non-profit world in late 2011 by establishing and holding the position of Head of Communications and Fundraising at the Geneva-based association AVVEC – Aide aux Victimes de Violence En Couple, where Elise raised between 300,000 and 500,000 Swiss francs per year.

An expert in communication, this 47-year-old mother puts all her energy into providing relevant solutions to clients.

Key Skills :

– Organised

– Creative

– Dynamic

– Positive

My Speciality

Communication for fundraising.

Motto

“Listen, love, shine, inspire!”

With a decade of experience in the international development sector in Africa, Asia and Europe, Molly has helped social impact organisations raise funds, develop partnerships and deliver large-scale projects. She started as a Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso and has since worked with a range of organisations including Save the Children, Catholic Relief Services, Open Information Partnership (Central and Eastern Europe), Frontier Markets (India) and Foundation First (Ghana). Molly helps organisations develop project ideas that are fundable, feasible and true to the organisation’s mission.

She draws on technical skills gained from years of experience writing bids for large philanthropic and government donors.

Key Skills
– Collaborative

– Passionate

– Strategic thinking

– Technical writing

My Speciality
Project development and strategic fundraising.

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” Paulo Coelho