Lori Jacobwith

I founded my coaching and training company, Ignited Fundraising, in 2006 to help social profit organizations find ease around the issues of money and fundraising.

With more than thirty years of speaking, training and coaching experience I have worked with thousands of people and organizations across North America. I believe that there can be ease and joy when raising money for powerful work. My training sessions, blog posts, webinars and Ignited Online Fundraising Community help staff and board members of nonprofits to identify, understand and overcome their fears around asking for or talking about money.

In addition to my work at Ignited Fundraising, I am currently a member of the strategy and training team at ArtsLab a 2-year capacity Read more

I founded my coaching and training company, Ignited Fundraising, in 2006 to help social profit organizations find ease around the issues of money and fundraising.

With more than thirty years of speaking, training and coaching experience I have worked with thousands of people and organizations across North America. I believe that there can be ease and joy when raising money for powerful work. My training sessions, blog posts, webinars and Ignited Online Fundraising Community help staff and board members of nonprofits to identify, understand and overcome their fears around asking for or talking about money.

In addition to my work at Ignited Fundraising, I am currently a member of the strategy and training team at ArtsLab a 2-year capacity building program designed to strengthen the impact of arts organizations in urban & rural communities.

From 2001 - 2006 I was a senior instructor with Raising More Money, (now Benevon) and traveled the country extensively delivering two-day workshops, shorter introductory sessions and speeches at conferences and events.

For more than a decade I have assisted the organizations and individuals I've worked with to collectively raise $300 million from individual donors.

The sweet spot of my work is to help organizations powerfully share the impact of their mission through engaging stories. I also help organizations articulate and clarify what is missing from their current pool of resources. My work helps staff and boards to create real fundraising solutions that focus on ease, productivity and accountability.

I have presented at hundreds of events and conferences and delivered breakout sessions both locally and nationally.

I have a degree in political science and speech-communications from the University of Minnesota. In 1990 I participated in a week-long training with Indiana University Fundraising School.

Action Planning Sessions: Board and staff training sessions to deepen board engagement in fund development

Full and half day training sessions to learn powerful communication & story sharing techniques to help raise more money.

Online eCourse: Ignite Your Fundraising Results Program

• More than 4500 coaching & training clients
• More than 500,000 people trained at conferences: keynotes & breakout sessions

• More than 4500 coaching & training clients
• More than 500,000 people trained at conferences: keynotes & breakout sessions