“ Everyone at WLP who worked with Ellie was elevated by the experience.”

-Jennifer Hanlon Wigon, Executive Director, Women’s Lunch Place

Until that point, Dana-Farber’s robust individual donor pool did not especially support basic science research.

The Museum lacked a high-profile annual fund activity to inspire fun, community excitement, and draw new donors at all giving levels to the organization.

As Harvard University planned to embark on a $7 billion campaign, the School’s leadership needed to identify its funding priorities and develop a more cohesive, memorable, and exciting way to attract new major and principle gift donors to meet its $450 million portion of the overall campaign goal.

Philanthropic interest in public health at Harvard and globally had been traditionally dwarfed by donors’ attraction to medicine, biotech, and engineering. The school’s focus on prevention rather than individual patient care means it does not have a “grateful patient” donor base.