A Year of Growth + Celebration
2025 was the year of the “Stretch Zone” at Beth Interactive: a time to step outside our comfort zones and explore the possibilities of what we could do as a team and with our clients.
And what happened?
We grew stronger, nimbler and more collaborative. We took on even more projects than expected, expanded our team and discovered new limits—setting ourselves up for even greater success in 2026.
But growth alone isn’t the whole story.
This year, we also celebrated!
We celebrated our clients’ wins, their personal successes and campaigns that exceeded expectations.
We celebrated the milestones in our own lives: 2 babies born, 2 weddings, 4 big moves and 2 amazing team members who joined our nerdy crew.
Not to mention adding 17 new clients and helping raise a record-setting $43.6M+!
Our Year In Review represents countless moments of celebration with our clients, our team and our mission. We hope you enjoy celebrating these highlights with us!
2025 BY THE NUMBERS
$43.6M+ raised on behalf of our clients
$8.4M+ of lapsed mid-level revenue discovered
3,084 email campaigns
821 unique appeals
32 states where we serve clients
17 new clients (welcome!)
10 speaking engagements + presentations
8 exciting life events
2 new team members
Helped raise more than $43.6M+ on behalf of our clients!
An increase of 67% from last year (!), these dollars support amazing work in communities across the country. We’re honored to help our clients engage donors through major gift proposals, targeted planned giving solicitations, mid-level donor outreach, annual giving, digital appeals, giving days, employee giving campaigns and many more projects.
$8.4M+ of lapsed mid-level revenue discovered
Our newest product line, Mid-Level Donor Retention Analysis, has helped uncover millions of dollars of lapsed donor revenue—in addition to identifying mid-level donors who are primed for recapture, retention, cultivation and upleveling.
3,804 email campaigns
An increase of 123% from last year, our email campaigns gave us 3,804 unique chances to think creatively, design boldly and connect with millions to promote our clients’ missions.
821 unique appeals
We created nearly 5X more appeals this year! From giving days and year-end appeals to targeted planned giving and special campaigns, we used digital and print strategies to raise critical dollars for our clients—even securing significant major and planned giving commitments!
Clients served across 32 states
We’re proud that our clients span more than half the nation! And in addition to our local Chicago team, Beth Interactive now has staff working in Texas, Colorado, Michigan, Indiana, North Dakota, New Hampshire and Louisiana (with coverage in almost every time zone).
Beth and Kara visited the beautiful campus of St. George’s School in Rhode Island and had a great time with our partners Michaela Walker and Tia Rogers
Kara and Beth on site at Hopkins School spending time with Danielle Fergus and Kim Portis!
Beth squeezing in some work while en route via train on the East Coast
Beth and Kara take on the East Coast to spend time with clients!
Jordan, Sophia and Beth getting ready for a full day at the CommonSpirit Philanthropy Educational Summit in Phoenix!
We clean up well! Beth, Sophia, Jordan and Kendra at the CommonSpirit Philanthropy Educational Summit in Phoenix
Kara and Beth enjoying the capitol in Providence, Rhode Island during the Northeast Annual Giving Conference
17 new clients (welcome!)
We were thrilled to welcome 17 new clients this year—including our first global client, Operation Smile!—and begin building partnerships with even more incredible healthcare foundations, universities and independent schools across the country. Here are just a few of them!
10 speaking engagements + presentations
Beth was honored to present at international conferences, provide thought leadership in the philanthropy space, and connect with other movers and shakers in the field.
Top highlights include being featured on the Fearless Females Podcast; being invited to present to Australian and New Zealand fundraisers at the Fundraising Institute of Australia’s virtual Healthcare Philanthropy Conference; and once again being a suspect in a murder mystery at the AHP International Conference!
- Annual Giving Strategy: What’s Coming Up + What Happens After the Appeal?
CommonSpirit Health Philanthropy Educational Summit in Phoenix, Arizona
March 5, 2025
- Email Fundraising, Communications + Digital Analytics Bootcamp
Presentation at Northeast Annual Giving Conference (NEAGC) in Providence, Rhode Island
March 25, 2025
- It’s Time to Pay Attention to Gen X and Millennials
Presentation and Panel at Association of Fundraising Professionals AFP ICON Conference in Seattle, Washington
April 29, 2025
- Speaking Up and Standing Out with Beth Hatcher: Owning Your Value and Trusting Your Skills
Interviewed on Fearless Females Podcast
May 12, 2025
- Email Fundraising, Communications + Digital Analytics Bootcamp
Presentation at Midwest Meeting of the Minds Conference in Chicago, Illinois
July 24, 2025
- Email Fundraising, Communications + Digital Analytics Bootcamp
Association of Donor Relations Professionals (ADRP) Webinar
July 31, 2025
- National Fundraising Trends + Forecasting in Healthcare Philanthropy
Guest Speaker at ThedaCare Family of Foundations’ Team Retreat in Neenah, Wisconsin
August 1, 2025 - Do More with Less: Team Dynamics, Technology + Tactics
Presentation at Fundraising Institute of Australia’s (FIA) virtual Healthcare Philanthrhopy Conference
October 2, 2025
- Learning Lab: Email Fundraising, Communications + Digital Analytics Bootcamp
Presentation at the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) International Conference in Denver, Colorado
October 23, 2025 - Do More with Less: Team Dynamics, Technology + Tactics
Presentation at the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) International Conference in Denver, Colorado
October 24, 2025
“It’s Time to Pay Attention to Gen X and Millennials” panel and presentation at AFP ICON where Beth was joined by Dzenan Berberovic, Christi-Marie Butler and Tom Diascro
A FULL house for Beth’s panel on Generational Giving Trends at AFP ICON in Seattle!
Matt, Vicky Cedeño from John Muir Health Foundation, Lauren and Chelsea met up during the Meeting of the Minds!
Beth leading “Email Fundraising, Communications and Digital Analytics Bootcamp” Learning Lab at the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) International Conference
Beth presenting with our CommonSpirit Health clients Alex Kwak and Alison Huebner at the CommonSpirit Philanthropy Educational Summit
Clients Tara Coleman, Maya Arden, Mark Easton and Julie Ott from Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation posing with “Beth” during the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) International Conference
Lauren and Beth at AFP ICON in Seattle
Beth presenting her signature “Email Fundraising, Communications and Digital Analytics Bootcamp” session at the Northeast Annual Giving Conference in Providence, Rhode Island
Beth and Kara at the BI booth for the Northeast Annual Giving Conference in Providence, Rhode Island
8 exciting life events
Life never stops changing—and this year, we had a lot to celebrate! First, we welcomed 2 new babies: Liam (Lauren’s 3rd son) and Maya (Matt’s 2nd daughter). We also celebrated 2 weddings—congratulations to Fariha and Numaan, and Chelsea and Kevin!
And 4 of our team members made major home moves. Hope moved from South Bend, Indiana to New Orleans; Brandon moved into his forever home in the woods of New Hampshire; Allison moved back into her newly renovated home; and Fariha moved to the Chicago suburbs to start her married life.
Congratulations to all!
Congrats to the stunning couple, Fariha and Numaan!
Welcome, sweet Maya! Matt is now a proud dad of 2!
Iconic Chicago-cool moment for Chelsea and Kevin on their big day!
Lauren and John welcomed baby boy #3, Liam, early last year. Liam made his conference debut at AFP ICON in Seattle!
Hope and Adam enjoying their first Mardi Gras as New Orleans residents!
Allison, Mike and Finn (the cutest pumpkin of all time) moved into their newly renovated home this past fall
2 new team members
With Grace and Olivia on board, we’re now a 18-person team—not counting our extremely talented freelancers!
Twice a year, our full team comes together in person to have fun and plan for the year ahead at our staff retreats. Between visits, we stay connected via regular meetings, our nerdy group chat and mid-week gif check-ins.
Grace Anderson, Fundraising Manager, joined Beth Interactive in August after beginning her career in Annual Giving in the arts and higher education spaces. She was immediately drawn to BI’s energy, drive and mission-driven work—as she loves partnering with passionate people and organizations to tell their stories and inspire action. Be sure to ask Grace about the current skiing conditions, Michigan State basketball or the album she currently has on repeat!
Olivia Witulski, Fundraising Specialist, joined Beth Interactive in September after an early start to her career in marketing roles within non-profit and higher education sectors. Through that experience, she discovered a passion for fundraising and development—and now brings strong skills in communications and fundraising to support mission-driven work. Outside of work, she’s a passionate writer and coffee connoisseur.
While we’re a fully hybrid team, we love the chance to get together in person!
Here are some fun moments from 2025:
Our leadership team at the Summer Retreat, dreaming and scheming!
What’s up next for BI? Beth’s State of the Company presentation at each retreat always leaves us inspired about the year ahead.
Team lunch to wrap up our Summer Retreat
Nick helping us data nerds stay data-safe!
Lauren could not be with us in person for the Winter Retreat, so we got creative!
A joy to celebrate two marriages on the team for Chelsea (and Kevin) and Fariha (and Numaan)
Playing wedding shower games at our Summer Retreat closing lunch to celebrate 2 brides—Fariha and Chelsea—who both tied the knot in 2025!
Here comes trouble!
Lauren sharing wisdom and leading discussions during our Summer Retreat
Spice Nerds (Kendra, Kara and Hope) enjoying the Summer Retreat painting class
Chelsea, Lauren and Matt team up for some creative fun at the Summer Retreat
Jordan, Nick, Hope and Kimberly at the Summer Retreat
Kendra, Brandon and Sophia at our Summer Retreat painting class
Allison, Kara and Heidi at the Summer Retreat
Want to be a part of next year’s highlight reel?
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