Selected Clients
Ariel guided us, step-by-step, on how to do a virtual fundraiser. She was reassuring when we were anxious, knowledgeable about online platforms, and persistent in her efforts to have us do our early planning. The result was a record-breaking fundraising event that exceeded last year’s live dinner event by 20% and helped us reach a national audience. I highly recommend working with her!
Tom Ikeda
Executive Director
Densho
Seattle, WA
As the leader of a nonprofit arts organization, I have utilized Ariel’s skilled leadership and applied her expertise to multiple large fundraising challenges. I always look forward to Ariel’s uncanny ability to connect with and lift my team to experience the joys and magic of a well-executed fundraising process in exciting, imaginative, and new ways. Professional, purposeful, dedicated, gracious, and without equal sums it up for me.
Jeff Lockhart
Executive Director
Kirkland Performance Center
Kirkland, WA
Working with Ariel was a dream come true. We needed to advance our use of technology for giving during the pandemic. She saw around every corner and helped us anticipate the challenges that would come with using new technology platforms for the first time. Her leadership brought my team to a whole new level of tech savvy that really made a difference for us. All without ever meeting any of us in person.
Daphne Carr
Associate Director of Advancement
Campbell Hall
los Angeles, CA
THANK YOU for putting this together so quickly. Incredibly informative, comforting, and dare I say entertaining!
LIsa r.
Webinar attendee
Client Case Studies
Case Study: Communications and Development for a Leadership Transition at HistoryLink
Common Great’s partnership with HistoryLink successfully ushered in a new executive leader and fortified their financial sustainability, signifying a promising new chapter for the beloved community nonprofit.
Case Study: Engagement Strategy and Implementation for Gamers Engaged
A robust engagement strategy can lead to long-term sustainability for your nonprofit. Engagement strategies that speak to the natural intersection of communications and fundraising can provide a clear roadmap for nonprofits to achieve strategic goals, from increasing donations to keeping community members informed and activated. This case study provides an in-depth look at Common Great’s work with Gamers Engaged.
Case Study: Communications & Design for the 2024 Shift Happens Women’s Policy Summit
Innovative COVID relief that brought the games community together
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the gaming industry hard, imperiling the futures of four nonprofits that worked on mental health, anti-abuse support, and racial and gender equity in the gaming community.
Giving Tuesday 2022: Email report
Common Great collected and analyzed emails from nonprofits sent to recipients on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, over 24 hours. Dive into the data and our analysis. We also offer tips and best practices to improve your email performance.
How a stellar theme puts your event light years beyond your goal
Never underestimate the power of a great virtual gala theme! In 2021, Ariel Glassman helped Kirkland Performance Center produce KPC Strikes Back - an epic cinematic virtual gala that integrated a Star Wars theme into the very DNA of the event and raised 110% of their goal.
Education nonprofit hits the $2 million mark for their event for the first time
In 2021, Ariel and Cody helped Rainier Scholars convert their legendary in-person luncheon into a virtual celebration of their incredible impact - which raised over $2 million for the first time.
Small-but-mighty arts nonprofit centers youth and succeeds virtually
Our team helped TeenTix—the hub of youth arts engagement in Seattle—pull off a fun, on-brand, successful virtual event in 2021.