As we’re getting ready to perform on bigger stages, we thought it would be good to have someone in the team who can help us keep a steady rhythm, engage new audiences (mainly investors!), and make sure our messaging hits home.
Which is why we’re delighted to announce Mark Carrigan’s appointment to the board of directors at Raiser.
Over the past year, Raiser has been built on conviction, urgency and the (unreasonable?) belief that the 95% of charities considered “small” deserve better infrastructure than they currently endure.
Now we’re entering a different phase.
Deeper conversations with serious investors. Higher stakes. Bigger decisions.
That requires rhythm. Discipline. Clear thinking.
MC brings three decades of experience across financial services, fundraising strategy and organisational development. He has advised more than 100 organisations globally and supported combined raises exceeding $590 million.
He understands both capital and mission — and how to hold them in the same conversation without either losing their integrity.
He is joining Raiser as it stands today: ambitious, values-led and unapologetically focused on shifting how funding flows. Not to soften it, but to strengthen it — so as conversations deepen and the stakes rise, we stay clear on who we are and where we’re going.
He brings the kind of governance and investment insight that will help us step onto bigger stages without losing the beat.
If Raiser is serious about rebuilding how small charities get funded, which we are, we need more than enthusiasm.
We need timing. We need judgement. We need someone who knows how to land the record deal without selling the soul.
Welcome, Mark.
