ABOUT
Martha Spear has lived in the Adirondacks since 2003. Prior to that, she lived in Washington, DC, and New York City, where she worked as a professional fundraiser for nonprofits starting in 1989. In 2015 she began consulting, and now works part-time for nonprofits all over the region, is a member of the Board of Education of Lake Placid Central School District, and a past president of the Rotary Club of Lake Placid. Martha is married and has a 12-year-old child at home who is probably asking for a grilled cheese as you read this.
Client List
Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
The Fuller Center of the Adirondacks
Literacy Volunteers of Essex & Franklin Counties
New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA)
Paul Smith’s College and the Visitors' Interpretive Center
Awards & Credentials
New York State Charities Bureau Licensed Fund-Raising Counsel
Zonta International Women in Business Scholarship winner 2018
Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) 2005-2017
Writing
Letter to Adirondack Nonprofit Network of the Adirondack Foundation, May 2020
"Giving Politics A Brief Reprieve," Lake Placid News, October 25, 2019
Personal essay: "Gaining Clarity Through 109 Conversations"
