Steve Higgins, CFRE

Expertise
With nearly 30 years of combined consulting and nonprofit experience, Steve Higgins, CFRE, is one of the most respected nonprofit consultants in the profession. He is a passionate, dynamic and accomplished leader who has advanced the missions of more than 200 organizations across the world, inspiring them to embrace transformational visions, guiding their work to strategically and successfully accomplish their aspirational goals, and providing them with the solutions they need to sustain their expanded impact. Steve provides counsel in fundraising, governance, and organizational planning. He works alongside and coaches staff and volunteer leadership to significantly enhance major and mega gift strategies, guide campaign planning and execution efforts for maximum results, and build organizational capacity and cultures of philanthropy.

Focus at Carter
As Co-Founder of Carter, Steve oversees Carter’s business development efforts while also playing an active role in client engagements. He is also a frequent speaker at international, national and regional fundraising conferences.

What I enjoy most when working with a partner
The ability to make the world a better place by helping our clients strengthen their mission and expand their vision is incredibly rewarding. The uniqueness of each of our partners and the regions in which they work makes this a very exciting and vibrant profession.