Nathalie Levallois-Midière

I worked in many places in France and elsewhere, for different institutions and in different jobs, until I discovered fundraising at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques in 1997.

Convincing potential donors to support a research institute in pure mathematics and theoretical physics was very challenging. But, in learning how to raise funds, I learned how to pass on passion and energy, I learned how to listen and to convince, how to motivate people within and outside an organisation. I discovered that when you believe in a cause you can move mountains.

I believe that philanthropy is essential to humanity. Raising funds is a way of connecting those who can help and those who need to be helped – but both sides contribute to the progress of culture, science and human welfare. As partners in fundraising, we help to build the bridges between them.

Areas of expertise

Establishing small development structures; training of staff; management and organisation within a development office; major gifts strategy; writing cases for support.

More clients

Agropolis Fondation (Montpellier); Arts et Métiers ParisTech; Audencia Nantes School of Management (Nantes); British School of Paris; CNRS (Paris); ECE (Paris); EDHEC (Lille-Paris); Fondation Alliance française (Paris); Fondation Nanosciences (Grenoble); Fondation Palladio (Paris); HEC-ULg (Liège); Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (Bures-sur-Yvette); Ecole des Mines de Nancy (Nancy); Observatoire International de la Justice Juvénile (Bruxelles); Supélec (Gif-sur-Yvette).

Before More

Director of development at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES) located near Paris; consultant for my own agency, Peninsulae.

Outside More

Volunteer for Kasih Bunda France (charity for the adoption and support of children in Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Indonesia); training for charitable organisations; writing; taking care of my two beautiful children.