Flexible Consulting Services
Responsive Support Tailored to Your Needs
We recognize that every organization has unique constraints, timelines, and challenges. While our signature four-week program offers comprehensive transformation, we understand that some organizations need focused support on specific initiatives or face time limitations that make an intensive program difficult.
That's why we offer flexible consulting services designed to meet you exactly where you are.
Our Approach to Flexible Engagement
Just as we ask the turtle where it's going before prescribing a path, we start every engagement by understanding your specific needs, capacity, and timeline. Whether you need strategic guidance on a single initiative, hands-on support during a transition, or skills training for your team, we adapt our services to serve your organization effectively.
Available Services
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Campaign Preparation & Planning
Prepare for a capital or comprehensive campaign with feasibility assessment, case development, and strategic planning. We help you determine campaign readiness, identify leadership prospects, and create realistic goals based on your donor base and organizational capacity—ensuring you launch when positioned for success.
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Strategic Consultation
Sometimes you need an outside perspective on a specific challenge or opportunity. We provide focused strategic guidance on donor cultivation approaches, development program assessment, or fundraising planning—tailored to your timeline and decision-making process.
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Major Gifts Strategy
Build or strengthen your major gifts program with guidance on prospect identification, cultivation planning, and solicitation strategies that honor your donors' interests and your organization's authentic relationships.
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Board Development & Training
Equip your board members with the confidence and skills to actively support fundraising. Our workshops create safe spaces for board members to practice donor conversations, understand their roles, and discover how their unique strengths contribute to development success.
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Interim Development Support
During staff transitions or capacity gaps, we provide hands-on development support to maintain momentum with donors, manage ongoing campaigns, and ensure your fundraising doesn't stall while you're building your team.
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Annual Giving Program Development
Create or overhaul your annual giving approach with systems and strategies designed for sustainable growth. We'll work with you to develop donor communications, giving structures, and stewardship practices that reflect your organization's voice and values.
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Mission-Focused Donor Stewardship
Strengthen relationships with current donors through authentic, mission-centered stewardship strategies. We help you create meaningful touchpoints that honor donor investment, share impact stories, and build lasting partnerships—all while staying true to your organization's authentic voice and values.
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Grant Application Review & Support
Receive expert review of grant applications before submission, ensuring your proposals clearly articulate your impact and align with funder priorities. We help you tell your story compellingly while staying true to your mission.
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Speaking & Staff Training
We present to your full staff, development team, or leadership on topics including donor-centered fundraising philosophy, aligning program goals with funding strategies, and creating a culture of philanthropy throughout your organization.
How we work together
Discovery Conversation
We begin with a complimentary listening conversation to understand your specific needs, organizational context, and desired outcomes.
Flexible Scoping
Together, we'll determine the right scope of work, timeline, and investment for your situation. Our engagements can range from a single workshop to ongoing advisory support over several months.
Collaborative Implementation
We work alongside your team, providing guidance, tools, and hands-on support as needed. Our goal is always to build your organization’s capacity while achieving immediate results.
Continued Partnership
After any engagement, we remain available for follow-up consultation as questions arise or new challenges emerge.
Investment
Pricing for flexible services varies depending on the scope, timeline, and organizational needs. We are committed to providing transparent, budget-conscious pricing that accurately reflects the value of our expertise and support.
Contact us for a complimentary consultation to discuss your unique requirements and receive a customized proposal.
Ready to Explore What's Possible?
Whether you're interested in our signature four-week program or need targeted support on a specific initiative, we're here to listen first and then help you determine the best path forward for your organization.
Our signature four-week approach
Week 1: Deep Discovery
Asking the Turtle, “What road are YOU crossing and why?”
This discovery is not a traditional development audit, and we don’t arrive with assumptions. Through data and conversations, our nonprofit assessment will help us learn YOUR definition of success. We discover what’s working, what can be improved, and understand your ecosystem through your eyes.
Key activities:
Interviews with all stakeholders: staff, donors, board members, community members
Data analysis of your current position
Learning what you know about your community that others miss
Week 2: Collaborative Strategy
Building on YOUR strengths
Together with your leadership team, we will identify your most significant growth and impact opportunity. Together, we will determine the best fundraising and development strategy for your unique situation.
Key activities:
Confirming our understanding of your organization and correcting any misinterpretations
SWOT analysis of your development program
Discuss strategies and nonprofit planning that honor your reality and will generate growth
Set SMART goals for implementation
Week 3: Intensive Training
Skills that fit YOUR culture
We provide training that acknowledges your existing knowledge and builds on your existing strengths. Skill-building that respects your expertise and fills opportunity gaps in your development work.
Potential Key activities:
“Your natural donor conversations” - You already speak with passion, you don’t call it fundraising
Donor meeting roleplays and nonprofit staff development
Aligning program goals with funding goals
Board fundraising training
Week 4: Implementation Support
Walking YOUR path together
Development implementation based on the chosen strategies and staff training. Real donor meetings, honest conversations, actual results - all grounded in your vision.
Potential Key activities:
Collaborative donor visits and calls, with our team providing real-time support
Stewardship calls that inspire donors to continue investing in your work
Assist with grant writing in your voice, sharing your goals
Fundraising coaching