Your Fundraising Expert Bibi Babatunde

Written By Laurie de Fleuriot

Bibi Babatunde is a passionate fundraising professional with over eight years of nonprofit expertise across the United States, Nigeria, and Canada, providing her with a diverse international lens. Services for newcomers are especially important to Bibi as she has personal experience navigating life as a newcomer in Canada.

Proudest Professional Achievements

  • Secured major grants including the Ontario Trillium Fund.

  • Established and grew a nonprofit development office.

  • Planned and executed large-scale fundraising galas.

Personal Interests

Bibi is a talented social media content creator and an adept home chef. She loves sharing her culinary creations with her community and aspires to travel more.

Fundraising Strengths

  • Corporate Sponsorships

  • Event Planning and Management

  • Proposal Writing

  • Database Management and Analytics

  • Online/Digital Fundraising

  • Donor Stewardship and Relationship Management

Laurie de Fleuriot

Laurie is a Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) with over 14 years of nonprofit fundraising experience, specializing in helping small organizations maximize their impact through strategic, results-driven fundraising solutions. As founder of Sound Fundraising Strategies, she combines high-level strategic planning with hands-on implementation, delivering the expertise of a consultant with the dedicated support of a staff member.

Her proven track record includes generating $670,000 in corporate partnerships for a membership association, achieving 21% year-over-year growth in individual giving for a direct service nonprofit, and raising over $480,000 through a single peer-to-peer event. She has successfully increased email engagement rates for clients to rates between 48-66% through strategic messaging and donor stewardship.

Passionate about digital innovation and donor relationship management, Laurie specializes in annual giving, corporate partnerships, and revenue diversification strategies. She believes every small nonprofit has the potential to change the world—they just need the right fundraising strategy and support to get there.

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