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From synthesizing donor data to personalizing today’s donor outreach, AI helps fundraising teams achieve more.

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Our research drives our approach 

Dollars up. Donors down.

While total giving continues to rise, the number of donors is shrinking, and many are choosing nonmonetary contributions over financial gifts.

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billion dollars given to charity in 2024, a 6.3% increase over the prior year

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of donor households were responsible for nearly 78% of all giving in 2024

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drop in the number of donors who planned to give in the latter half of 2025

Why leaders choose us

We combine deep Microsoft expertise with real-world industry experience to help organizations practically apply AI and intelligence so your teams can successfully scale. We have led transformation from the inside, enabling us to design solutions that work in practice.

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Positioning philanthropy as a growth engine

Benchmarking gives fundraising leaders the data they need to protect resources and advocate for investment, demonstrating philanthropy’s critical role in driving short- and long-term growth.

Expertise that delivers

Making an impact

With decades of experience and over 100 $1 B+ or more fundraising campaigns enabled, Huron is the leader in advancing the fundraising strategies, teams, operations, and technology behind the world’s most respected missions. 

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nonprofit organizations served

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healthcare organizations caring for millions of people

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of all U.S. flagship public research universities served

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of the 24 Russell Group Research Universities in the U.K. work with us

Connect with an advancement and fundraising expert

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Lisa Aaronson

Senior Director

Lisa has more than 25 years of experience helping healthcare, higher education, and other nonprofit organizations develop communications strategies, build brand equity, deepen donor relationships, and drive philanthropic growth through data-informed, high-impact communications.
Kathy Boyd

Kathy Boyd

Principal

Kathy has more than 35 years of experience helping healthcare organizations in strategy, marketing, and philanthropy to expand market share, amplify brand awareness, and increase philanthropic support.
Alexandra-Faklis

Alex Faklis

Managing Director

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Strategy and Operations

For more than a decade, Alex has helped higher education clients assess, re-imagine, and transform student and alumni experiences.
Justin Fincher

Justin Fincher

Managing Director

Justin has more than 20 years of experience helping higher education institutions, academic medical centers, and nonprofit organizations modernize their advancement programs, develop holistic campaigns, and integrate innovation and insights to drive sustainable, scalable growth.
Susie Hills

Susie Hills

Senior Director

Susie’s 30-year career spans the voluntary, corporate, and education sectors. She has led fundraising teams to transform their performance and has worked with boards and leadership across the U.K. higher education and nonprofit sectors. She combines expertise in fundraising and alumni relations with deep knowledge and experience in governance and board effectiveness.
Shaun Horan

Shaun Horan

Senior Director

Shaun has over 30 years of experience in the legal, voluntary, and higher education sectors, including university management and strategy, governance, fundraising, and external relations. Drawing on his background as a barrister, he advises some of the leading names in higher education and nonprofits, overseeing complex projects and assessments at critical periods. He has a deep knowledge of the U.K. and Irish higher education sectors.
Jen Howe

Jen Howe

Principal

Jennifer (Jen) has 30 years of experience in higher education advancement — assessing, developing, and leading high-performing teams; planning and executing comprehensive campaigns; implementing new and elevating existing fundraising programs; and fostering team culture and talent management within alumni relations and development. She engages with institutions in a solution-oriented, relationship-focused way that amplifies and elevates their full advancement effort across engagement, philanthropy, volunteer leadership recruitment, stewardship, and development operations.
Suzanne Hilser-Wiles

Suzanne Hilser-Wiles

Managing Director

Suzanne has more than 30 years of experience in advancement, program building, and campaign planning and implementation. She collaborates with institutions around the globe to help them elevate their fundraising.
Anne Kohn

Anne Kohn

Senior Director

Anne has more than 20 years of experience helping arts and culture organizations, nonprofits, and mission-based institutions develop plans for philanthropic campaigns, helping clients cultivate relationships with major donors and local businesses and deepen the organization’s value in the community.
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Elizabeth Kolb Farr

Principal

Elizabeth (Liz) has more than 25 years of experience working in and advising independent school fundraising programs to increase philanthropic revenue.
Pete Lasher

Pete Lasher

Principal

Pete has more than 30 years of experience helping universities build institutional capacity to grow philanthropic support to advance the missions of client institutions.
Mark Wold

Mark Wold

Senior Director

Mark has more than 25 years of experience collaborating with nonprofit institutions and organizations to align their fundraising programs to achieve growth in philanthropic support and advance their missions.