Meaningful, Memorable Events.
Custom Fundraising Solutions.
Building Strong Partnerships.
Authentic Audience Engagement.
Let’s work on your brand. There have been so many changes. Let us cut through the noise and confusion and set you on a path to authentic community engagement and shared values. I will work with you to assess needs, create a custom plan for solutions, through engagement (even, or espeially, in a pandemic) and community. Now more than ever companies are being held to a higher standard and it is important that your core values, mission are understood within the community. My team will work with you to identify effective practices to make sure your culture and purpose is felt in the community. Taking corporate responsobility out of the board room and moving it to the street. I will work with you to find the right balance and commnunity needs to support your business and build a strong system for support and deep understanding within the community.
Sarah Milestone is a development and event professional who works closely with executive directors, board members and other creative leaders to design fundraising and event strategies that support an organization’s specific goals and unique mission.
After spending nearly twenty years in New York, producing some of the most recognizable and uniquely engaging events, Sarah returned to the Midwest where her focus shifted to major gift fundraising and individual giving. She weaves together this experience now as a consultant. Central to Sarah’s work is the deep understanding that successful fundraising and events are rooted in shared stories and building community around a specific purpose. She is a skilled listener and deftly able to address the needs of a particular audience and organization—no matter the location or size.
Sarah has worked for several leading arts institutions, including American Ballet Theatre, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Wisconsin Historical Society—where she has led teams, directed successful fundraising campaigns and built systems for sustainable growth.
Sarah serves on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of of ArtTable, the Board of Visitors of the UW-Madison Art Department and the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Committee of AFP Chicago. Sarah holds a degree in Art History and Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
