Welcome to North Light Advisor

North Light Advisor provides non-profit strategic and integrated fundraising and market positioning solutions focused on high impact, capacity building initiatives. Establishing new fundraising modalities or refining current models can bolster annual operating revenues and meet ambitious capital objectives.
We distinguish our role as "advisor" because we see ourselves united as an embedded service provider to fully represent your mission in the field, among staff, and as a trusted colleague to non-profit board and community outreach.
J. Michael Smiles, Principal Consultant
Mike has directed non-profits, led major capital campaigns, and organized highly effective celebrity fundraising initiatives that reflect ROI to non-profit boards, individual major donors, foundations, and corporate enterprises seeking to advance their own investment of time, energy, and financial resources.
We specialize in a non-profit business planning, financial modeling, staffing solutions, and strategic market analysis that safeguards your ideas, while expanding market exposure to enhance public awareness and revenue generating opportunities. Our philosophy reflects a shared value of compassion for the mission-critical work of non-profits.
To learn more about our philosophy and services, and for a planning proposal, please contact Mike Smiles. Thank you.
Mike Smiles
North Light Advisor
74 S. Jefferson Avenue, #103
S. Burlington, VT 05403
jmichaelsmiles@gmail.com
860.961.0517