Every successful nonprofit can benefit from some help: whether you’re reassessing the impact of your fundraising program, building out your board and executive leadership, or taking the first steps toward realizing your vision. We provide individualized coaching and consulting services on a per-project, interim, or retainer basis, based on your unique needs and goals.

The Big Picture: Strategy

ASSESSMENTS

We can analyze your past and current fundraising activities, donor stewardship and cultivation, staff and leadership resources, special events, communications, processes and other metrics in order to provide recommendations and strategies to improve your fundraising capacity.

FUNDRAISING PLANS

In step with your team, we can design a comprehensive fundraising plan aimed to help you diversify your funding streams, cultivate major gifts and board giving, effectively ask for foundation and corporate support, create clear and compelling communications, execute impactful special events, and meaningfully recognize and steward your donors.

revitalize (or LAUNCH) your DEVELOPMENT team

Unexpected staff turnover or extended gaps can quickly destabilize your fundraising efforts and stall your projects, leaving important tasks to fall through the cracks. By assessing your development team’s needs and roles and running effective personnel searches, we can build — or rebuild — your fundraising infrastructure from the ground up.

Your People: Talent, Training & Coaching

executive coaching

Coaching brings clear results: it improves performance, builds confidence, and provides a path to designing solutions and strategies to maximize the skills, resources, and creativity of your team. With over 15 years of experience and dozens of success stories to show for it, we offer confidential, individualized coaching sessions that are goal-oriented and focused on helping you achieve specific organizational and personal outcomes. We can work together to help you develop your competencies, become a more effective manager and communicator, and deepen your understanding of the world of nonprofits and fundraising.

Hiring, onboarding and training

We can help you quickly and effectively recruit and onboard new staff members, ensuring smooth transitions. We recommend and provide training, tools, and professional development to keep your team engaged, aligned, and up to date on best practices.

BOARD DEVELOPMENT & engagement

Building an active and engaged nonprofit board takes time and energy, and it’s one of the most important investments you can make. No matter where you are in this process, we can help you take it to the next level. Effective board recruitment, one-on-one coaching and training, and retreats can broaden your leadership’s understanding of their role as mission ambassadors, preparing them to proactively govern and guide your organization to long-term financial and organizational sustainability.

Making it Happen: Capacity Building

Major Donors & Donor Relations

Building and growing a major gift fundraising program that centers your donors and connects them to your mission in an authentic and engaging way. We can help you execute “moves management” strategies to identify your high-net-worth prospects and have confidence in your donor pipeline. Together, we’ll practice the most effective ways to set up and make an ask and strategize effective donor stewardship that leads to lasting and meaningful relationships.

GRANT WRITING & INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

A well-rounded institutional support plan requires year-round attention. We can help you research your most compelling foundation and corporate prospects, write and edit proposals and letters of inquiry, manage your reporting timelines and materials, and engage in effective stewardship.

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS & DONOR COLLATERAL

You know the importance of clear, concise donor messaging and compelling storytelling that expands awareness of your mission and reaches new audiences. We can help you structure a well-coordinated communications calendar. We also can help you draft and edit content for websites and social media, direct mail solicitations, annual giving and membership campaigns, cases for donor support, special event materials, and more.