Consulting Services

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION SERVICES

Fundraising Program Assessment —Is your fundraising strategy working?  How healthy is your donor base?  How profitable is your program?  We will conduct a comprehensive assessment of your management, marketing and fundraising efforts and provide keen insights about what can be done to improve it.  The assessment process can uncover the hidden potential of your donor base and show you how to spend your development dollars to achieve greater net income.

Vision, Mission, Values and Case for Support—How clear is your vision, mission and values?  What is your case for support? These statements are really the heart of who you are.  Have you ever considered the powerful impact these documents can have on your brand, public image and internal culture?  We’ll help you walk through the process of clarifying these ideas so that you can achieve brand alignment and make the deep emotional connections required to inspire your donors.

Brand Development—Most organizations are concerned about being the “best kept secret” in town.  Despite their good work, they have no brand identity or awareness.  We’ll help you develop a brand strategy that will carry your organization into the future, reaching new prospecting donors with the right message.

Strategic Planning—Creating a strategic plan for growth requires deeper understanding of donor motivations, dreams and the direction the market is moving.  We’ll work with you to create a strategic growth plan that will provide clear direction for your development program.

Marketing Intelligence Systems – Smart fundraisers know their donor data base. They get the reports that help them understand what is working and what isn’t. And they monitor the changes to donor needs and behaviors on a regular basis.  You have a data base, but can you get the information you need to make strategic decisions that result in long term donor value?

We’ll help you design the reporting system to track donor movement in the Lifetime Donor Model. Our reporting system offers clear, understandable reports that can not only report on what happened, but help in setting goals and predicting what will happen.  This makes it extremely helpful to budget your income for the coming year with a reasonable certainty that your donor base will come through.  The insights gained from advanced segmentation and data analysis can optimize the donor experience and potentially save thousands of dollars in fundraising costs.

Constituent Experience Management—People will evaluate your organization based their experience with you. Every touch point and contact will either add to, or subtract from the pleasure of supporting your work.  We'll will look closely how you treat your constituents and design fresh approaches and pathways of engagement.

Staff Support Training -- Ministry organizations where staff members raise support can benefit from our Biblical approach.  Our two day seminar entitled Get to the Field Fully Funded and Fast, offers an outstanding way to launch your supported staff on their fundraising journey. Contact us for more information about this training program and the ongoing fundraising coaching services.