Hi, I’m Margaux.

I am an experienced and enthusiastic development manager and consultant. I help nonprofits thrive through stronger relationship building, CRM management, and grant writing. In a past life, I implemented archival management systems to accession art collections (including puppets, strangely).

I am now the Development Manager at the Center for Architecture/AIA New York, cultivating donor and institutional relationships, planning events, writing grants, and building tracking and reporting systems to save our team many headaches. I am currently working on my Salesforce Administrator certification, motivated by their marmot/bear/fox? avatar Astro (reach out if you have another theory, I am convinced they are an Ewok).

When I am not planning major events, writing grants, or learning new tricks in CRMs, I am in my kitchen testing the limits of the Instant Pot I recently acquired or trying to return to the craft activities I stocked up on during the early stages of the pandemic.

I hold an MFA in Nonprofit Management from the University of Connecticut, where I also completed a dual Bachelor’s Degree in Art History and Journalism.

I was born and raised in France and gained a strong appreciation for food, art, and culture from an early age. I currently live in Brooklyn with my partner who is slowly turning me into a public transit advocate. I am at my happiest visiting new places and eating potatoes in any form.

This website allows me to share projects I’ve worked on, accomplishments, and travel experiences as I search for my next opportunity in nonprofit fundraising.

2020 brought an unprecedented change to the way nonprofits interact with their community and fundraise. Now more than ever, being accessible and visible plays a significant role in an organization’s survival during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you are interested in discussing issues, ideas, and questions, please be in touch! I wrote about some of my experiences in the Resources section of the site.

Margaux Ancel