*’Sensei’ means a teacher/instructor, one who has walked the path before you

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Mastering fundraising has much in common with mastering martial arts. “Melamed” (Hebrew for “teacher”), my surname from birth, crystalizes the essence of my professional path to date. A seasoned resource development and partnership building expert, I bring over 20 years of experience in leading international fundraising operations and teams - raising tens of millions of dollars to further academic excellence in higher education, cross-cultural collaboration and dispute resolution. I have trained and instructed executives in the art of fundraising and served as an IDF special training unit commander, a teaching and research assistant at Harvard University, a negotiations instructor and the chief instructor of a karate club.

My unique worldview and instruction methods, explored in my books: “Fundraising - The Practical Israeli Guide" and “Mindful Fundraising”, empower my clients to identify and unleash their internal assets and powers, allowing them to develop a sustainable fundraising toolkit, overcome barriers to funding solicitation and achieve better results. As a fundraising sensei, I personally guide clients in the spirit of The Ten Commandments of Resource Development through the establishment or enhancement of their organization’s fundraising systems, elevating their ability to capture and communicate their personal/organizational value proposition and story, build a solid donor base and produce exceptional marketing materials – while finding excitement and joy in the fundraising process.