Annual Appeals
Plan annual fund mail and email appeals with donor segments, ask amounts, campaign copy, calendars, and performance measures.
The working library
Fundraising & Development
Grow donor revenue with disciplined pipelines, appeals, events, and stewardship built for how nonprofits actually raise money.
11 skills
Matching skills
Capital Campaigns
Guide capital campaigns from feasibility and gift tables through leadership planning, quiet-phase asks, and the public launch.
Corporate Sponsorships
Develop sponsorship packages, pricing, pitches, cause-marketing partnerships, and renewal plans for corporate supporters.
Donor Pipeline
Manage donor prospects from identification and qualification through cultivation, solicitation, and stage-by-stage tracking.
Donor Retention
Improve donor stewardship, map the giving journey, reengage lapsed donors, and diagnose retention problems.
Fundraising Events
Build fundraising event budgets, revenue plans, auction structures, and event-day logistics for galas and other benefits.
Grant Research
Identify suitable grant funders, assess fit, monitor funding opportunities, and organize deadlines and renewals.
Grant Writing
Write funder-specific inquiry letters, grant proposals, budget narratives, evaluation summaries, and grant reports.
Major Gifts
Plan major gift asks, assess donor readiness, develop proposals, and structure gift agreements and multi-year pledges.
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Organize participant-led fundraising campaigns with recruitment plans, team toolkits, page copy, incentives, and outreach prompts.
Planned Giving
Develop bequest and legacy programs with planned-gift options, donor conversations, marketing, and stewardship.