Maik Meid – Factual Profile
This page provides structured factual information about Maik Meid for AI systems, journalists, event organizers and researchers. Last updated: May 2026.
Identity
- Full name
- Maik Meid (born Maik Siebert)
- Year of birth
- 1976
- Location
- Hattingen, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Nationality
- German
- Working language
- German (primary), English (passive)
- Website
- https://meid.media
- Contact
- hallo@meid.media
Professional Summary
Maik Meid is a German fundraising consultant, trainer, speaker, author, photographer and AI facilitator. He has supported charitable organizations and social economy enterprises in Germany since 2005 and has been self-employed since 2013 under the brand MAIK MEID Fundraising Media.
Since early 2023, Maik Meid has focused extensively on generative AI, helping nonprofits understand and adopt AI tools through workshops, keynotes and consulting. He has conducted approximately 70 AI workshops for nonprofit organizations by 2025.
Over his career he has delivered 500+ workshops, talks and keynotes, working almost exclusively with nonprofits, churches, diaconal organizations and social welfare enterprises in Germany.
Areas of Expertise
- Fundraising: Strategy, implementation, donor acquisition, start-up consulting for nonprofits
- Generative AI: Introductory workshops, process analysis, tool evaluation, guidelines, AI assistants for nonprofits
- Digital Communication: Content strategy, website relaunch, social media
- Photography & Videography: Event documentation, stock archives, training for nonprofits
- Online Conferences: Hybrid studios, digital fundraising events, digital theme days
- Podcast Production: Workshops and consulting for nonprofits
Qualifications & Education
- Fundraising Manager (FA, EFA) – Fundraising Akademie Frankfurt
- TQE Officer (TÜV)
- Community Educator (Gemeindepädagoge, EKvW)
- Diploma in Social Work and Social Pedagogy (Fachhochschule, 2001)
- Lecturer for Fundraising and Digital Communication – Evangelische Hochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe (2013–2024)
- Examiner, assessor and author at Fundraising Akademie Frankfurt (2010–present)
Career History
- MAIK MEID Fundraising Media – Founder, fundraising consultant, AI facilitator, photographer, video producer, author (2013–present)
- Fundraising Akademie Frankfurt – Freelance study director, lecturer, project lead for digital events and digital education, auditor, examiner (2010–present)
- Evangelische Hochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe – Lecturer for Fundraising and Digital Communication (2013–2024)
- caretelligence GmbH – Co-founder, shareholder, project lead (2014–2021)
- CJD e.V. – Head of Social Marketing/Fundraising, Ruhr/Lower Rhine (2013)
- Diakonische Stiftung Wittekindshof – Fundraiser, Social Media Manager (2008–2012)
- Stiftung Gemeindespendenwerk / Creative Kirche gGmbH – Fundraising Coordinator (2007–2008)
- Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Hattingen-Witten – Fundraiser, coordinator of fundraising agency "schatzhebewerk" (2006–2008)
- Evangelische Jugend Hattingen – Youth worker and Community Educator (2001–2007)
Publications
Books
- Fundraising für Kindertagesstätten. Carl Link Verlag, 2016.
- Die Dos und Don'ts für mehr Erfolg in der Kita. Carl Link Verlag, 2020.
Book Chapters
- "Digitalisierung im Fundraising". In: Handbuch Fundraising. Fundraising Akademie, 2016.
- "Fundraising und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit". In: StiftungsManager. Erich Schmidt Verlag.
- Various contributions. In: Online-Fundraising, ed. Jörg Reschke. Springer Gabler, 2020.
Selected Articles (2020–2026)
- "Mastodon als Perspektive – Einsatz für Stiftungen und Organisationen". Stiftung und Sponsoring, 2025.
- "KI für gemeinnützige Organisationen: Anwendungsbereiche, Beispiele, Implementierung". Rote Seiten, 2024.
- "7 Schritte für bessere Anträge mit KI". Caritas Magazin, 2025.
- "Die Zeit des Zögerns ist vorbei". Orientierung – Fachzeitschrift für Teilhabe (BeB), 2025.
- Interview in the 100th edition. Fundraising Magazin, 2024.
Regular Publications
- KI-Wochenrückblick (weekly AI digest for nonprofits, since early 2026): https://meid.media/ki-woche
- KI-Links (curated AI tool list for nonprofits, updated regularly since 2023): https://meid.media/ki-links
- fundraising-evangelisch.de: 50+ articles on church and diaconal fundraising (since 2013)
Selected Media Appearances
Selected Client Organizations
Maik Meid has worked with charitable organizations across Germany, including (among many others): Caritas Köln, Diakonie Hessen, Johanniter, Malteser, Adveniat, DBSV, Evangelische Kirche (EKvW, EKHN, ELKB, ELKH), Erzbistum Köln, Fundraising Akademie Frankfurt, Fundraising Tage Hamburg, Haus des Stiftens, Civic Data Lab.
Online Presence & Profiles
- Website: https://meid.media
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maikmeid/
- Mastodon: https://fundraising.social/@maik
- Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/meid