Carlin will provide support throughout the project, conducting interviews, analyzing data, participating in the Case for Support development and collaborating on the report preparation. Carlin has more than 16 years of experience in major and principal gifts, nonprofit management, and donor communications. Carlin spent her fundraising career at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she was part of the first billion-dollar campaign for a children’s hospital and the Hoag Hospital Foundation where she contributed as a Director of Development to the largest comprehensive campaign completed by a community hospital. As a communications and fundraising consultant, Carlin has helped a variety of nonprofit organizations build and enhance their donor communications programs and increase fundraising revenue, establishing and sustaining important programs, through her ability to articulate a compelling case for support and connect philanthropists with visionary leaders.