Laurie Herrick

RAINMAKER Consulting

231 Madison Ave West, Holyoke, MA 01040 | (413) 575-0588 | laurie@rainmkr.com
Works in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Wednesday, Apr 27, 2022

At Rainmaker, we provide Culture of Philanthropy/Fundraising consulting, executive coaching, strategic planning, and board development to help organizational leaders achieve their mission. As author of Choose Abundance (chooseabundancebook.com), a book on how to design and implement an organization-wide Culture of Philanthropy, we build financial sustainability into everything we do. Our approach is highly individualized - we listen and get a sense what is needed. If your desire is to reach a capital campaign goal, create a business plan, or facilitate a retreat, we can help you navigate the challenges and achieve outstanding results. Since 2002, we have collectively helped organizations raise over $250 Million. www.rainmkr.com

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Social media, Communications / marketing planning and strategy, Donor communications, Event planning

Executive search, Succession / transition planning

Capital campaigns / feasibility, Endowments, Fundraising / donor software, Fundraising / fund development planning, Grant writing, Individual giving / major gifts

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Venture Well
    Name: Eric Phelps
    Description of services provided: Fundraising Planning
    Year services provided: 2015
  • Organization: The Care Center
    Name: Anne Teschner
    Description of services provided: Fundraising Planning and Implementation
    Year services provided: 2003-2011
  • Organization: Valley Temple
    Name: Rabbi Sandford Kopnick
    Description of services provided: Capital Campaign Consulting
    Year services provided: 2014-2016
  • Organization: Mandel JCC of Cleveland
    Name: Gil Rubanenko
    Description of services provided: Culture of Philanthropy Trainings
    Year services provided: 2019-2022
    Contact Info: (216) 593-6258 | grubanenko@mandeljcc.org
  • Organization: Riverside
    Name: Susan Lapointe
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning and Fundraising/Culture of Philanthropy Training
    Year services provided: 2018-2022
    Contact Info: (413) 527-2711 x155 | SLapointe@rsi.org


Training & Workshops:

  • Name: Building a Culture of Philanthropy
    Duration: 2-3 hours
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
    Minimum Audience Size: 15
    Maximum Audience Size: 100
    Reference:
  • Name: Creating and Implementing a Major Gifts Program
    Duration: 2 hours
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
    Minimum Audience Size: 5
    Maximum Audience Size: 25
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