SimpatiCo. Partners LLC provides dynamic and effective consulting services in fundraising, marketing and event management. Since its inception in 1999, SimpatiCo. has assisted a variety of local and national organizations to maximize distinctive strengths, clarify and focus long-range goals and advance their institutional mission.

Representative Projects

• Strategic fundraising and organizational planning for Common Cents and Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
  
  
• Development Office assessment, interim management, and Director of Development search for Common Ground Community
  
  
• Marketing analysis and planning for Jean Cocteau Repertory and Primary Stages
  
  
• Major Gifts audits for Environmental Leadership Program and Futures for Children
  
  
• Strategic planning and creation of capital campaign materials for the Natural Resources Defense Council
  
  
• Production of annual benefit auctions for New York City Opera and Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation/Mount Sinai Medical Center
  
  
• Benefit management and production for Steuben's Madison Avenue flagship store, Symphony Space and the Flea Theatre

The Partners

Margi Briggs-Lofton offers clients 25 years of experience in non-profit organizations, with a specialization in marketing, events management and production, and volunteer development.. During her staff association with institutions such as Dance Theatre of Harlem, American Ballet Theatre, Natural Resources Defense Council and The New 42nd Street, Inc., Ms. Briggs-Lofton has created and implemented short- and long-term marketing campaigns in major U.S. cities and has established and led volunteer groups nationwide. She has produced a wide array of events throughout the country, ranging from seminars to movie premieres and gala performances to benefit auctions and concerts, and has worked with New York and national corporations, international celebrities and artists, and prominent social figures. Ms. Briggs-Lofton has also marketed overseas tours, and is fluent in French with a strong working knowledge of German, Russian and Spanish.

Abby Schaefer brings to SimpatiCo. over 20 years of experience in fundraising and organizational development in not-for-profit groups. Working with organizations and donors in the fields of the environment, the arts, public broadcasting and education, she has raised tens of millions of dollars in operating and capital funds. Specializing in donor and funding strategies and program development, Ms. Schaefer has launched and expanded fundraising programs as a development manager for local and national organizations with budgets ranging from $1 million to $30 million, including WNYC Public Radio, INFORM, Inc. and the Natural Resources Defense Council. She has extensive experience in designing and implementing successful development programs, creating effective Major Gifts programs, training fundraising staff, and working productively with donors, Boards of Directors, and other volunteer groups.

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  fundraising
 events

  For information, please contact:
 SimpatiCo. Partners LLC
393 West End Avenue Suite 1F
New York, NY 10024

646-505-5175
info@simpaticopartners.com