We are Noble Ambition

About Noble Ambition

Our Mission

Noble Ambition is an Australian leader in fundraising strategy and capacity building in the for-purpose sector. We provide strategic advice and bespoke fundraising consultancy to Boards and executives to equip you with the capacity, confidence and strategy to achieve your organisation’s vision and create lasting and powerful change through philanthropy. Our vision is to see billions of new philanthropic monies invested in the for-purpose sector to achieve transformational social impact.

Our Clients

We work directly with Boards, executives and philanthropists to articulate vision, develop strategy and build capacity. We engage with people who share our values, think strategically and are willing to do the work in a collaborative way. Our clients hail from diverse sectors – including health, education, advocacy organisations, arts and culture, environment and social services – all with a common goal to achieve transformational social impact for the communities they represent.

Our Approach

Our agile and highly sophisticated team works closely with clients to meet their strategic goals. From Board coaching and leadership development to developing integrated major gifts campaigns, our fundraising consultancy draws on our extensive experience in the sector to help clients wherever you are in your fundraising and philanthropy journey. Energising, inclusive and collaborative, our clients know that we’re committed and ready to collectively achieve results.

Why Choose Us

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Genuine Engagement

We work with organisations who share our values and offer genuine engagement with their leaders, strategy and vision. Collaboration guides our method and informs everything we do.

Leadership Development

We support and develop extraordinary leaders who can articulate compelling vision; execute sound strategy and apply emotional intelligence to engage effectively with philanthropists.

Promoting Confidence

From small group sessions to 1-1 executive coaching, we build capability and confidence to engage, negotiate and secure major gifts and achieve fundraising objectives independently of us.

High Performing

Our highly experienced fundraising consultancy team led by Melissa Smith focuses on strategic philanthropy that has resulted in multi-million-dollar fundraising campaigns that have achieved lasting social impact.

Evidence Based

We publish regularly to build a body of knowledge around what drives decision making in philanthropy. Our access to leading CEOs and Board members furnishes our unique perspective and ability to share best practice expertise.

Ambitious Impact

We are building a national movement that inspires record-breaking philanthropy. Like us, our clients are committed to driving social change through multi-million-dollar fundraising campaigns that achieve lasting impact.

Our Team

Working exclusively at Board and executive level, our philanthropy and fundraising consulting team is a force for good within Australia’s for-purpose sector, collectively building the capability and confidence of our for-purpose leaders to drive multi-million-dollar fundraising campaigns and achieve lasting social impact.

Our Clients

We work directly with Boards, executives and philanthropists across diverse sectors (including health, education, advocacy, arts, culture and social services) who share a common goal to create lasting change.

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Building a national movement
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We work directly with Boards, executives and philanthropists across diverse sectors (including health, education, advocacy, arts, culture and social services) who share a common goal to create lasting change.

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