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Hank Lewis with Development Consultant Associates has over thirty years as a fundraising consultant and is a specialist in Board and Leadership Development, Capital Campaign, Bequest Program and Major Gifts. [Read more ...]Fundraising: Consultants
Fundraising Consultants & Credibility: Some Thoughts
This is a follow-up to an earlier posting – see: Who/What is a Fundraising Consultant? Sometimes a client will accept as gospel every bit of advice/direction that a fundraising consultant provides. Sometimes everything the consultant advises/suggests is questioned. I’ve worked with organizations/institutions that fit each category, and of course I prefer working with the former [...]
We’re Heading Into a Major Campaign…
… So We’d better Find A Consultant in Our Area. There is a myth about hiring campaign counsel that, in essence, says that you should hire someone from your area because they will know the area and all the people, and will be better able to point you at the right prospective leaders and donors. [...]
Hiring a Consultant for a Campaign Planning Study…
An email I received not long ago asked: “What can a small non-profit, looking to raise about $5 million for a Capital Campaign, expect to pay for a consultant to conduct a study and then (guide) the Capital Campaign?” The size of your non-profit relates to the question only in the context of whether you [...]
Who/What Is A Fundraising Consultant??
In the group of attendees for a recent class in Major Gifts Fundraising was a person identifying herself as a consultant, a member of a fundraising-consulting firm, who was shortly to be working with a client organization in the creation of a major gifts program. This started me thinking. Who/what is a fundraising/development consultant?? My [...]
