About

For the past two decades, I’ve dedicated myself to the craft of fundraising, leading efforts that have raised over $150M. Having honed my skills in the country’s top-performing fundraising shops, I’m channeling that knowledge to support small and early-stage nonprofits working towards a more just and sustainable world.

Why the focus on early stage nonprofits? Because I believe that no world changing idea should fail due to a lack of funding. Yet too often, social venture leaders cite fundraising as their number one pain point, and say they don’t have access to the fundraising expertise and capacity they need to resource their visions.

Seeing this gap, I founded my business in 2019. Since then, I’ve worked with 30 organizations who have found new success in building mutually beneficial relationships with mission-aligned donors. Typically leaders who take action on my recommendations start raising funds from new donors within 6-18 months of working with me and see an average ROI of 10x.

In addition to my work with clients, I serve as a coach for social entrepreneurs in the Camelback Ventures portfolio.

Hi, I’m Ruth!

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I’ve raised millions for amazing organizations

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About Our Approach

Ruth Richerson Consulting is an equity oriented consulting firm that providers nonprofit leaders an option to grow their fundraising without growing their staff. Ruth leads all client engagements and brings in other experts — writers, analysts, prospect researchers — as needed. Each engagement is tailored to the unique needs and goals of our clients.