LEVEL UP YOUR FUNDRAISING.
SUSTAIN YOUR IMPACT.

Through focused strategy, effective implementation, and leadership alignment, Level Up Fundraising Strategies helps nonprofits build lasting fundraising capacity.

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Our Approach

Level Up’s work is passionate, systematic, strategic, and transformational. We support nonprofits in moving from reactive fundraising to disciplined, results-driven development planning — ensuring fundraising is in lock-step with the mission.

  • Passionate: Deeply committed to your mission and impact

  • Systematic: Focused on creating structure, metrics, and repeatable processes

  • Strategic: Aligned with long-term growth and organizational health

  • Transformational: Designed to elevate your fundraising beyond incremental gains

You’ll gain clarity, confidence, and the tools you need to build sustainable, high-performing development programs.

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Our Services

Development Program Assessment

A comprehensive assessment of your development operation, including:

  • Fundraising strategy and structure

  • Staffing, roles, and performance

  • Systems, processes, KPI’s and metrics

  • Leadership alignment and governance support

  • Clarification of Development Team roles, expectations, and outcomes

The results: a clear, actionable analysis presented to the organization’s CEO and Board, featuring:

  • Data-informed findings and insights

  • A prioritized roadmap for improving fundraising performance

  • Board-level guidance to support oversight and accountability

Level Up helps nonprofits design thoughtful, curated fundraising events that drive revenue and deepen donor engagement, turning events into high-impact opportunities that grow long-term support.

  • Align event strategy with fundraising goals, revenue targets, and donor engagement priorities

  • Design compelling, mission-driven experiences that inspire giving and increase retention

  • Create sponsorship strategies and packages to grow corporate support

  • Analyze performance and deliver insights to increase ROI and improve future events

Your event will be a strategic revenue-generating tool that builds lasting donor relationships and advances your mission.

Fundraising Event Strategy

Leadership Training & Coaching

Level Up works directly with nonprofit CEOs, CDOs, and Board members to strengthen their role as fundraising leaders by:

  • Building confidence and clarity in fundraising leadership

  • Providing practical training on managing development teams

  • Aligning fundraising strategy with organizational vision

  • Strengthening the CEO–Board partnership around philanthropy

The goal is to ensure that the organization’s leadership is an effective, informed, and empowered driver of fundraising success.

Interim Chief Development Officer (CDO)

The Interim Chief Development Officer engagement is designed for nonprofits experiencing:

  • A CDO vacancy or transition

  • Fundraising performance challenges

  • Rapid growth that has outpaced leadership capacity

  • The need to stabilize and professionalize development operations

This role provides experienced, strategic fundraising leadership while your organization prepares for a permanent hire or restructures its development function.

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“Jenni is a tremendous fundraiser. Her creativity and systematic approach make her an exceptional leader in this space.”

— Matt Cook
Chairman, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

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About Us

Founded in 2026, Level Up Fundraising Strategies partners with nonprofits to strengthen, modernize, and transform their fundraising efforts. 

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Jenni Henry, Principal

Jenni Henry is a Washington, D.C.–area–based fundraising strategist with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations grow revenue, deepen donor engagement, and build sustainable development programs. Her relationship-driven, results-focused approach combines strategic planning, fundraising tactics, and organizational development to deliver measurable impact for nonprofits.

Before founding Level Up Fundraising Strategies, Jenni held senior and executive-level development leadership roles at nonprofits throughout New York City, Chicago, and the Washington, D.C. area. Recently, she served as Chief Development Officer at the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, tripling revenue and doubling development staff during her tenure, and went on to lead private fundraising at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Jenni has a wide range of expertise across all areas of development strategy and execution, and she is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ DC chapter.

Jenni earned her undergraduate degree from William & Mary and a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from DePaul University. In her spare time, Jenni serves on the Board of Directors of the Outdoor Alliance and sings in a community choir. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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