Gina Reiss & Anne Reiss, Reiss² Advisors
/Reiss² Advisors
Gina Reiss is a nonprofit entrepreneur and executive leader dedicated to social justice and human rights causes including global women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, combating sex and labor trafficking; alleviating health disparities among displaced populations and BIPOC communities. She has worked across many cultures, managed diverse teams in the US, Southeast Asia and East Africa. Gina’s strengths are creating external partnerships; managing and mentoring global teams; and building boards. She has built effective partnerships with high net worth donors, major foundations, UN agencies, community based organizations and Fortune 500 corporations. She has led major issue-based advocacy campaigns and public policy efforts on Capitol Hill. She is the founding Director of the Girl Up Campaign at the United Nations Foundation and serves as chair of the board at Survivor Alliance. Fast Company selected Ms. Reiss among their 2012 “League of Extraordinary Women.”
Anne Reiss is a seasoned philanthropic advisor and fundraising professional who works in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. She is a highly motivated, business-minded individual who has worked successfully with legacy organizations, Fortune 500 companies, venture capitalists, and high net-worth individuals. Anne’s strength is building lasting alliances and partnerships with major donors, senior staff, and volunteer leaders. Her expertise includes providing council to campaign leadership, executing campaign plans, and major gift fundraising. She brings experience working with a diverse range of sectors including global health, education, women and girls, LGBTQ+, social justice, the arts, and workplace development. She was honored to play an instrumental role with the following clients: The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum and the Giving Pledge with the Gates Foundation. Anne is a big sister with Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Services
Development & Resource Mobilization
We will seek financial contributions by engaging high net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional foundations to advance your mission and vision. We will also work with your communications team to find ways to amplify the leaderships’ voice and vision at philanthropic conferences and events. We will use best practices such as moves management to identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit donors.
Capital, Endowment and Comprehensive Campaign Management
We will design, plan, and execute your organizations fundraising campaign. We will work in partnership with your staff and volunteer leadership to help focus and accelerate your fundraising activity with strategic guidance. We will help recruit and manage your campaign leadership team, identify top lead financial gifts, and help with solicitations and campaign message training for staff and leadership.
Non-Profit Executive & Senior-Level Searches
We have partnered with The Batten Group to create a powerful synergy of cost-conscious ways to help your organization find and hire the right executive and development talent. We understand the importance of putting DEI, lived-experience and inclusive hiring practices at the center of our searches. 85% of our placements have been people from diverse backgrounds. We offer our clients an iron-clad, 365-day guarantee on all candidates placed. If a candidate leaves, or is asked to leave for cause, we will conduct another search free of charge.
Philosophy/Approach: Reiss2 Advisors meet our clients where they are with expertise, creativity and flexibility. We are dedicated to the principal that abundance is everywhere.
We take the time to get to know your history and understand your vision. As nonprofit professionals, we have been in your position and understand the challenges of sustaining an organization and bringing a vision to life.
What we know for sure is this: Fundraising happens at the “speed of trust.”
There is no secret to successful fundraising. It takes time and patience to build sustainable relationships. There is also no silver bullet, only daily planning and execution with all hands –staff and board—on deck. Cultivating donors takes time.
Reiss2 Advisors is confident we can bring our trusted, proven donor relationships to further your mission and vision.
Types of clients: Private foundations, Community foundations,Small to mid-size nonprofits, Major nonprofits
Issues/Focus: Arts & Culture, Civic, Economy, Education, Global, Health, Social
Specialization: Reiss2 Advisors are development and fundraising specialists: “we knock down doors” and identify, cultivate, and solicit donations from high net-worth individuals, institutional foundations and corporations.
Gina Reiss
Anne Reiss
