Are you a small and mighty team?

Do you find that you, your board members, and leadership are juggling all the marketing and fundraising tasks yourselves, yet you're eager to expand your audience reach, increase engagement, boost donations, and achieve greater impact?

You're in exactly the right place.
Your organization has incredible potential, and I’m passionate about helping teams like yours build solid foundations for growth—implementing strategies that deliver short-term wins and nurture long-term relationships.

We’ve all seen those posts advocating for specialized experts: an email expert, a website guru, a fundraising specialist, and more. But that’s not you—at least, not yet. Right now, you're a dedicated team of Jacks-and-Jills-of-all-trades, getting things done creatively and resourcefully.

I love the energy, resourcefulness, and ambition that drives organizations like yours. Like you, I wear many hats—mostly in marketing, with plenty of fundraising know-how mixed in.

Let’s amplify your impact, together.

How I can help

I help nonprofits communicate with clarity, creativity, and heart.

With deep experience in strategic storytelling, digital fundraising, and donor engagement, I write and design communication materials that move people to action. Whether you're building a campaign, refreshing your brand, or deepening donor relationships—I’m here to help you show up with purpose.

Let’s bring your mission to life—beautifully and effectively.

Services include:

  • Strategic communications & storytelling

  • Digital marketing & fundraising campaigns

  • Graphic Design & visual communications

  • Global and cross-cultural communications

  • Nonprofit training & workshops

What is it like to work with me?

  • Hiring a consultant might give you the jitters, it’s a big decision and comes with a financial risk. I get it! This is an investment and who you work with matters. My approach is to work together, we will collaborate on the project from the start to finish. I mean it, I will -

    • send you drafts for review,

    • ask you to mark up my work,

    • not be easily offended by your edits

    • be open to your ideas

    Because you own this, I am here to connect the dots of your ideas to best practice.

  • I am a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in all my work. In our work together, I will -

    • design materials with an inclusive mindset and diversity of people

    • share stories from diverse voices and perspectives

    • respectfully share ideas to improve inclusivity

    • be accessible and inclusive for all abilities in meetings and presentation materials

  • Not everyone understands SEO, website design, social media scheduling and all the technology that keeps popping up.

    • What's the best tools for your organization?

    • Is your social media strategy on point?

    • Is it worth it?

    I love tech! I can help your team understand and use the tools available to help build more efficient processes that work with your budget.

  • I started working remotely before it was cool! Wherever you and your team are located, I am flexible to working with you, remotely. If we need to schedule meetings "outside regular business hours" for my timezone (CEST) to better meet your teams schedule, that's cool!

    Plus, when we have our virtual meetings, you'll meet my office mates - Zorro, Olaf, and Pablo (they're furry and you can find them in my blog, Prose, too).

  • I will get nerdy about your organization! I will read all the documents you share, dig deep into your online presence, and share my findings. You deserve to know everything, and it's part of my process.

    But also you. I'm going to ask you how you're doing and mean it. I'm going to remember if you have kids or dogs, or cool vacation plans.

    You matter just as much as our project together.

What people are saying.

  • “Michelle you really earned the trust and respect of a client in a pinch, thank you for stepping up and showing them your stuff!!"

    — Associate with ViTreo Group

  • “We have found The Athena Advisor’s* work to be outstanding. Whether devising an online campaign or developing new contacts."

    — Randall Smith, President, Alfred Friendly Press Partners

    *Michelle Bergsma led the strategy and implementation for their crowdfunding and end of year giving campaigns as part of the Athena Advisors team.

  • It’s a pretty smart document – well done!" and "Impressively professional"

    — Prospective donor quotes received in testing a clients Case for Support.

Let’s chat.
Book a discovery call today.

mb@michellebergsma.com
+31 6 39 43 3015

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Based out of the Netherlands.
Available for remote work wherever you are.