Because the sector doesn't need your sacrifice, it needs your brilliance, and you can only be the best version of yourself, be the best professional for this sector that so desperately needs it, if you don't shy away from your strengths.

Hi, my name is Maxwell Moore.

I'm a philanthropy officer with the Piedmont Healthcare Foundation, and I've been in fundraising for going on five years now.

I'd say my journey into fundraising was unexpected.

I actually have a background in arts and culture, so I started as a performing artist.

I got a bachelor's degree in viola performance from University of Michigan, and I had started doing arts administration work on the side.

I found that I had an affinity for it, so I tried to do the many different facets of arts management.