MidnightStar
Fundraising Solutions
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Fundraising Success.
Now accepting introductions · 2026 partnership cohort

Curated fundraising partnerships for private schools.

We bring development teams pre-vetted, mission-aligned partners — for galas and auctions, annual fund support, parent-association programs, and the long-term revenue that lives in between.

The work

Three places we tend to be useful.

We don't replace your development team. We carry the weight where you'd rather not — vetting partners, sourcing offerings, managing vendor relationships — so your team can stay with the work only your team can do.

Galas & Auctions

Vetted experiences, products, and partner contributions for silent and live auctions — sourced in your school's voice, ready ahead of timeline, and free of the vendors you'd rather not be associated with.

Affinity Programs

Long-term passive revenue programs your parents will actually want to participate in — branded thoughtfully, structured cleanly, paid promptly. Programs you can introduce to your board with confidence.

Parent & Family Programs

Turnkey offerings your Parents' Association can run on its own — without your development team becoming the vendor manager, and without your families being asked to sell things to their neighbors.

How we partner

Three steps. Then a relationship.

We work with a small number of schools each year. The introduction is unhurried. The fit is mutual. The relationship is meant to last.

01

Introduction

An unhurried conversation about your school's mission, your families, your year ahead — and where, honestly, partnership could be useful. No pitches in the first call. Just listening.

02

Curation

We bring you a short list — two or three options, pre-vetted for fit and aligned with your school's voice. You choose what feels right. We handle the rest of the vendor relationship.

03

The long view

We learn your school once. The second year is easier than the first, and the fifth easier than the second — for both of us.

Two paths forward

Whether you're advancing a school or supplying one.

For development & advancement teams.

  • Pre-vetted partners only. Every brand, vendor, and experience in our network has been personally evaluated for fit, quality, and how it would read to a discerning parent.
  • We work in your voice. A school with a fifty-year history doesn't get sold the same way as a new charter. We adapt — to your mission, your families, your culture.
  • Quietly behind the scenes. We don't put our logo on your gala. We don't ask for the credit. We make your team's work easier and your year-end numbers stronger.
  • Selective on purpose. We take on a limited number of partner schools each year — so each one gets real attention, not a templated rollout.
Schedule an introduction

Request an introduction

Tell us a little about your school — we'll respond within two business days.

For brands worthy of being recommended.

  • Curated, not catalogued. We bring a short list of partners to each school. If you're in our network, you're in the rotation — because we know your offering fits.
  • Trust by association. Schools accept your introduction because they trust ours. That's a different conversation than cold outreach.
  • Real distribution. Pre-qualified schools with committed development programs — not lists, not maybes.
  • Aligned incentives. Transparent program economics, clean reporting, paid promptly. We win when the school does, and so do you.
Apply to be considered

Apply for partner consideration

Tell us about your offering — we'll review and respond within two business days.

What we stand for

Four things we don't compromise on.

Connect

We know your families before we recommend anything. The match matters more than the catalogue.

Inspire

Partners worthy of your school's brand — and your parents' time, attention, and goodwill.

Grow

Every year builds on the last. The fifth campaign is easier than the second, and stronger besides.

Succeed

We make development teams look good. Quietly. Year after year.

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On craft

In development, the partners you choose become an extension of your school. We're choosy on purpose — and we encourage our schools to be the same. We'd rather earn our way into your trust than be in everyone's inbox.

Now accepting introductions · 2026 partnership cohort

If your school is choosing partners this year, let's start a conversation.

An introductory call is unhurried, mutual, and obligation-free. We'll listen first, share our thinking, and follow up only if it makes sense for both of us.

Quietly, every year.