Holly Million has been a professional fundraiser, serving nonprofit organizations and independent filmmakers for almost two decades. Experienced in meeting $1 million+ fundraising goals, Holly has worked for such nonprofit organizations as Interplast, the San Francisco Jazz Organization, KTEH Public Television, Goodwill, Amnesty International, Acterra, GirlSource, and Film Arts Foundation, where she was director of development and membership. Holly is an instructor for the San Francisco Film Society’s education program, teaching classes on film fundraising, including the popular “How to Ask People for Money.” She was a writer for Film Arts magazine, a publication with a monthly readership of 10,000, where her column, “Show Me the Money,” provided practical fundraising advice from the perspective of a working filmmaker. Holly also writes a column called “Fear-Free Fundraising” for the indie film website SF360.org’s “Indie Toolkit.”

In 1997, Holly secured funding for the Academy Award-winning film, A Story of Healing, and today she continues to raise money for an eclectic mix of independent films and consult one-on-one with indie filmmakers needing fundraising support.

In addition, Holly is the author of the book Fear-Free Fundraising: How to Ask People for Money, available on Amazon.com. Fear-Free Fundraising shows nonprofit staff and board members how to ask individual donors for contributions. Holly’s blog, FFFFlog! (Fear-Free Film Fundraising Blog!), provides nuts, bolts, hot tips, and road-tested information for indie filmmakers raising money for films and videos. Her Internet radio show, “The Money Couch,” airs weekly on Talkshoe.com in both a Film Edition and a Nonprofit Edition.

A seasoned international traveler who has been to Nepal, China, Thailand, South Korea, and Viet Nam, Holly met her husband, cinematographer Chris Million, on a trip to Mongolia in 1996. She has an MA in education from Stanford University and a BA in English from Harvard University.

• Writing your fundraising plan, grant proposal, or appeal letter
• Managing your major donor programs
• Rent-a-solicitor service (hire me to go with you to ask donors for money
• Training your board or staff to ask people for money

Click here for a PDF of my nonprofit fundraising resume

• Writing your fundraising plan or treatment/proposal
• Teaching you how to pitch to individuals, foundations, and sponsors

Click here for a PDF of my film fundraising resume

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