Fundraising

She was amazing. So much great information, in such a little amount of time. I appreciated the homework she did before our call.

Mazarine's consulting on social media is excellent. In just one session, she shared many tips and research-based recommendations and helped me establish my website. I now have an organized, managed web presence and my online workshops have grown in participants.

Three years later, I again am consulting with Mazarine to enhance my site with additional strategies she has shared to increase my reach and support my projects. Her focused and cheerful energy compliments her considerable expertise. Highly recommend.

I sat in a small, dark bar in the medina. A pair of fat german tourists chattered away by the window, rubes waiting to be fleeced. Mazarine had covered our table with schematics, customs documents, maps. Not all were legitimate, she explained, and challenged me to spot them. Her attention to detail took my breath away.

Early in the next day, we climbed into a rusted army surplus jeep, with its mirrors missing (or shot out) and back seat removed, replaced by two tanks, one gasoline and one potable water. My heart raced in the cool and dewy morning air as Mazarine led us to the border, to the checkpoint. Her contact--an old friend from Tangier, she had told me--took us to meet his supervisor. She struck up a conversation in a rapid-fire and flawless French, dipping into Arabic for pleasantries and small compliments and once, the punchline of a dirty joke. He took our passports and left the room.

"Whose was that third passport?" I whispered.

"His," she said, and gave me a wink.

Minutes later, we were back in the old jeep, with a full tank of gas and the border guards waving us off. The desert lay ahead.

HOORAY!!!

When I stumbled upon Mazarine's blog at midnight, I was in search of answers; answers that would take my nonprofit to the next level. Being a new executive manager in a new career field, I often wondered if my current approach was the best approach or even an effective approach. I found the Wildwoman Fundraising blog and immediately signed up for the newsletter. I have been a huge supporter ever since. Mazarine confirmed my initial efforts and instincts, and she was a great encouragement to my capabilities. Through her webinars, very informative blog post, and newsletters, my e-mail marketing open rates have increased to 17% from 9%, my fundraising revenue has increased 50% in 7 months, and we have implemented key development plans that would have never been executed had it not been for her consulting. I have purchased both the Wildwoman's guide to Fundraising and the Wildwoman’s guide to Social Media and both books are absolutely wonderful resources for any nonprofit management and development staff. I would certainly recommend Mazarine for any of your nonprofit/fundraising needs!

I managed to talk to Mazarine rather fortuitously. She asked me for some general relating to pharmaceutical social media which I was happy to provide.
While I was able to help her with the laws and regs associated with pharma, we got talking and she highly impressed me with her deep understanding of social media and ways to monetize what I am already doing. Between her ideas relating to e-books, webinars, affiliate marketing and whole host of other customized solutions, she has already made me reconsider several steps I was taking.
Even though I wasn't looking when I started talking to Mazarine, I am now trying to figure out how I can work with Mazarine.

"I have had the pleasure to be one of Mazarine's students for social media. She is amazingly knowledgable, patient and willing to create just the right learning experience for you.

I've learned so much and will be contacting Mazarine again for more classes as this is an ongoing field of knowledge. I had a great time learning as my experience was filled with her warmth as a person with great focus for getting my tasks finished. There was homework to keep me going and expanding my knowledge and Mazarine was only a phone call away when I felt overwhelmed.
I highly recommend her services. What is really wonderful is that she will help create the platform for what is necessary to get yourself really noticed out in the cyberworld. Thanks Mazarine."

"Mazarine helped me find hidden jobs, and I'm using her advice every day! She helped me edit my resume and cover letter, and I got a call back within one week after months of searching! Mazarine leads the nonprofit job club with grace and aplomb, always eager to teach people how to succeed in the nonprofit sector. She truly knows what she's talking about, and any nonprofit should be glad to have her!"

Mazarine is professional and enthusiastic as a development associate. I enjoyed working with her and admired her skills and networking abilities as she tackled major projects very successfully.

"I am privileged to work with Mazarine at Clackamas Women's Services
as part of the Outreach and Development team. Mazarine Treyz has been working at Clackamas Women's Services since 2006. Together we put together the first, and what we hope to be an annual multi-cultural
Live Witness Festival for Clackamas County, a domestic violence
awareness event.

Due to Mazarine's support and guidance of event committees, major
donor cultivation, and outreach at various community organizations,
she has expanded our donor base and raised over $300,000 for our
agency in the past year. She has facilitated collaboration with
businesses, other agencies and media producers, which has resulted in
a lot of new money and visibility for our agency.

Not only have her connections brought in new money, but past donors
have been increasing both the frequency and the amounts of their
donations, in part due to her writing skills in our e-newsletter and
appeal letters.

We are so lucky to have her because she is creative, outgoing, easy to
get along with, and conveys the core of our mission persuasively to
others. If I were looking to hire a stellar development professional,
I would hire her in a heartbeat! "