Our Team
We are senior operators and strategists who build capital engines for mission-driven institutions.
With backgrounds spanning presidential campaigns, national advocacy organizations, philanthropy, and cultural storytelling ecosystems, our team understands how to align fundraising architecture, narrative strategy, and governance to scale impact.
We do not simply advise.
We design and execute systems that move capital and build long-term influence.
Jared Milrad, J.D., M.S.
Founder | Principal
Jared Milrad, J.D., M.S. is a senior philanthropy and institutional strategy advisor with 15+ years of experience partnering with nonprofit executives, boards, and donors to build and scale high-impact fundraising and engagement efforts.
Jared has led multi-million-dollar development strategies across conservation, animal welfare, democracy, social justice, and cultural impact organizations, with deep expertise in major and principal gifts, campaign strategy, and organizational growth. He has closed transformational seven- and eight-figure gifts, advised CEOs and boards on revenue strategy, and built high-performing development teams within complex, distributed organizations operating across multiple continents.
His background spans national and international nonprofits, public-interest advocacy, and mission-driven media and cultural initiatives, bringing a cross-sector lens to donor engagement, governance, and institutional positioning. Trained as a lawyer with experience at the intersection of policy and philanthropy, Jared is known for his strategic judgment, discretion, and ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments. Based on the West Coast, he brings particular strength in cultivating relationships with high-capacity donors, foundations, and civic leaders across California and the broader Pacific region.
Liam Sigman
Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships
Liam Sigman is a senior fundraising and social impact leader with experience advancing mission-driven organizations across conservation, arts and culture, and entertainment. He currently partners with major and principal donors and organizational leaders to design and lead multi-million-dollar philanthropic strategies grounded in values, storytelling, and long-term relationship building.
Liam has led complex development and engagement efforts supporting programs centered on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and has played a key role in building major gift pipelines and stewarding high-capacity donors across the Western United States. His work spans leadership giving, campaign planning, and donor partnerships that drive sustained, high-impact outcomes.
His background also includes creating and producing storytelling projects and designing pipeline programs focused on expanding access and opportunity for underrepresented talent in Hollywood, bringing a cross-sector perspective to donor engagement, narrative strategy, and institutional positioning.
A Tacoma native, Liam brings a deep connection to the Pacific Northwest and a strong commitment to environmental stewardship and conservation. He graduated magna cum laude from Pacific Lutheran University with a B.S. in Communication and Media Studies. Based on the West Coast, he enjoys shooting 35mm film and exploring the outdoors.
Elise Sanchez
Director, Development & Civic Engagement
Liam Sigman is a senior fundraising and social impact leader with experience advancing mission-driven organizations across conservation, arts and culture, and entertainment. He currently partners with major and principal donors and organizational leaders to design and lead multi-million-dollar philanthropic strategies grounded in values, storytelling, and long-term relationship building.
Liam has led complex development and engagement efforts supporting programs centered on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and has played a key role in building major gift pipelines and stewarding high-capacity donors across the Western United States. His work spans leadership giving, campaign planning, and donor partnerships that drive sustained, high-impact outcomes.
His background also includes creating and producing storytelling projects and designing pipeline programs focused on expanding access and opportunity for underrepresented talent in Hollywood, bringing a cross-sector perspective to donor engagement, narrative strategy, and institutional positioning.
A Tacoma native, Liam brings a deep connection to the Pacific Northwest and a strong commitment to environmental stewardship and conservation. He graduated magna cum laude from Pacific Lutheran University with a B.S. in Communication and Media Studies. Based on the West Coast, he enjoys shooting 35mm film and exploring the outdoors.