I have worked in the non-profit sector, fundraising, and philanthropy for over 25 years.

The most important experience of my professional career remains my work for the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews – the largest cultural project in Poland developed through a public-private partnership. From 2008 to 2019, I raised private funds for the Museum. Together with my team, we developed a unique approach to working with individual donors, combining American philanthropy standards with the Polish cultural and social context.

I have had the opportunity to work with many outstanding philanthropists from Poland and abroad. It was primarily from them that I learned about fundraising and philanthropy. They helped me understand that a donor’s potential goes far beyond financial support. Donors bring valuable management expertise, business skills and networks, but they also ask very good questions about goals, effectiveness, and the actual impact of the work being done.

Since 2020, I have run an independent advisory practice. During this time, I have worked with dozens of clients – cultural and educational institutions, non-profit organizations, foundations, businesses, and individual donors. I specialize in advising on individual philanthropy, fundraising, and corporate patronage.

My experience on both sides allows me to understand the perspective of donors and businesses as well as the realities of organizations seeking private funding. In my work, I try to bring these two worlds together and help them build relationships based on partnership, an understanding of each other’s needs, and shared goals.

An important part of my professional development has also been the opportunity to learn from organizations and experts in countries with a much longer tradition of philanthropy. I am an alumna of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program: “Public-private partnership & fundraising in support of cultural institutions.” The program included visits and meetings at 20 institutions in New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.

In 2023, I completed Education for Philanthropy Professionals at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Today, I use the knowledge and tools I gained at Stanford University primarily in developing philanthropic strategies for businesses and individual donors.