Engage Leadership

Founder

President Engage Performance Advantage USA

Steve Reed

Steve Reed offers 30 years’ experience fundraising, the last 20 of which include the application of Lean 6-Sigma principles for performance improvement in healthcare and healthcare fundraising.

President Engage Performance Advantage Canada

David Higgs MLIS, LBB

A certified Lean Black Belt with a unique combination of abilities in Information Technology systems, Lean Process Improvement, continuous learning, progressive leadership principles and 24 years of fundraising experience that unlocks breakthrough performance.

Experience

We’ve spent 20 years developing, implementing, and improving an advanced system to create highly productive, mutually beneficial donor relationships. Beyond that, we offer a highly skilled resources with experience in project management, process and software engineering, system integration, and operational and financial management for non-profits. Our frontline is backed by a resource team with credentials that include MBA, CPA, PhD (behavioral science), EdD (leadership), Certified Black Belt, CFRE, and b-CRE.

Speaking

AFP Canada

2019

Slay your Dragons and Raise more Money

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AHP Canada

2018

Slaying the Dragon, Debunking Common Fundraising Myths

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Publications

Is Conventional Wisdom Still Holding Fundraising Hostage?

2023 - AHP Journal

This article discusses what we see as an issue in fundraising. That little has changed in the methodologies and approaches used despite the warning signs and considerable change in society. Several changes are recommended using knowledge from other industries that can dramatically improve your results.

Hope is Not a Stretegy

2012 - AHP Journal

The article focuses on ways Lean Six Sigma principles can be applied in improving the performance of health care fundraising operations. Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing are performance improvement strategies that are often combined and are being widely adapted to health care to improve quality and reduce costs, said Reed.

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