Cailin Corbett

Helping Nonprofits Redesign and Scale Community-Powered Fundraising

I partner with mission-driven nonprofit leaders to build fundraising models that deliver sustainable revenue, healthy teams, and long-term relevance.

Former Director of AIDS/LifeCycle

$11–18M annual fundraising leadership

When Fundraising Needs to Evolve…

  • Your organization relies heavily on events or peer-to-peer fundraising and it’s no longer scaling the way it should
  • Your team is talented but stretched thin, reactive, or burned out
  • You’ve outgrown your current fundraising model but don’t want to lose your community or culture
  • You’re navigating growth, transition, or post-COVID rebuilding
  • You want fundraising strategies that align with your values and deliver real results

Not Theory…

Lived Experience.

For over a decade, I led the strategy, operations, and growth of AIDS/LifeCycle, which was one of the most complex and successful peer-to-peer fundraising events in the country—raising up to $18 million annually while managing large, cross-functional teams across two organizations and regions.

I know what it’s like to:

  • Carry revenue responsibility at the executive level
  • Balance mission, money, and people
  • Make high-stakes decisions in real time
  • Lead through crisis, growth, and change

Now, I bring that experience to nonprofits ready to evolve.

Annual Campaigns Managed

Years in Nonprofit Leadership

Community Members Engaged

Years in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

How I Support Organizations

I provide tailored consulting to meet your organization where it is. By understanding the unique challenges your organization faces, I partner with executive leaders and advancement teams to:

Redesign fundraising systems that are sustainable, scalable, and aligned with mission

Align fundraising, marketing, operations, and staffing into a cohesive, executable model

Modernize peer-to-peer and event-based fundraising without losing loyal supporters or community identity

Build healthy, accountable teams with clear roles, expectations, and growth paths

Strengthen donor and participant retention through intentional, end-to-end engagement strategies

Support organizations through growth, transition, and change with practical, executive-level guidance

Philosophy

A Fundraising Approach Built for the Long Term

Fundraising should not rely on heroics or burnout to succeed.

Peer-to-peer works best when participants are cultivated as leaders, not just fundraisers.

Healthy teams drive stronger results.

Inclusion is designed into the system, not added later.

Let’s Build What Comes Next

If your organization is ready to rethink how fundraising works—and build a model your team can sustain—I’d love to connect.