Nonprofit Consultant Community

Mary Helen Olejnik is a full-service communications and nonprofit fundraising consultant, specializing in grant writing, campaign messaging, donor relations, and event management. With experience managing the Sun Sentinel Children’s Fund and securing $7 million annually as Director of Development for a local domestic violence shelter, Mary Helen brings a unique perspective from both the foundation and nonprofit sides to her work. She crafts compelling messaging for foundations, charities, universities, and government entities, helping organizations achieve their fundraising goals with impactful, strategic communication.

Specialties: Online Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy, Grant Writing, Data Management, Website Development, Event Planning & Implementation, Donor Communications

With more than 25 years of non-profit management, fundraising and governance experience at the local, statewide, regional, national and international scales, Deb brings a well-rounded and in-depth perspective that exceeds her client expectations. Her primary goal is to increase the capacity of non-profits for long-term and self-sustaining capacity. Deb succeeds by coaching and mentoring her clients throughout the process of providing fundraising and organizational development services, and by meeting non-profits wherever they are in their own evolutionary stage.

Specialties: Online Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Grant Writing, Data Management, Donor Communications

With 20+ years in the nonprofit sector, I deliver exceptional results in fundraising and management for organizations with budgets of $250K-$5M and 0-5 FTE staff, including museums, performing arts, humanities, health, and education. Expertise: major gifts, annual fund, communications, grant writing, membership, campaigns, Board/donor relations, and operations. I develop innovative strategies, foster strong relationships, and demonstrate resilience to help mission-driven organizations achieve their goals and create lasting, positive change.

Specialties: Grant Writing, Fundraising Strategy, Donor Communications, Onboarding and Implementation

For the last 25 years, Berkshire Net Results has been serving individuals, the nonprofit, for profit communities with personalized support services for databases of all kinds. From onboarding new database systems or upgrading your existing system, providing data maintenance and clean-up services, to complete training packages, we offer a wide range of assistance customized to the individual organization’s needs. From large migration projects to small struggles and challenges, Berkshire Net Results is your solutions provider.

Specialties: Data Management, Donor Communications, Onboarding and Implementation, Online Fundraising

EmoryDay is a full service digital marketing agency committed to growing small businesses and organizations. With no contracts, and easily scalable services, we can assist in any and every aspect of marketing your nonprofit needs. Need: email campaigns to attract new donors and engage current donors? A simple website you can edit, but that is also fully optimized for Seo, can handle online donations and signups, AND track everything in one place? Social media set up and strategy? Low cost advertising ideas for social and Google? We’ve are easy to work with, and make getting your nonprofit out there simplified.

Specialties: Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Online Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy, Website Development, Social Media Campaigns, Donor Communications, Event Planning & Implementation

Candid is a privately owned IT Support and IT Services company formed in 2006. The core of our business model is the belief that transparency with our customers comes first. In an industry where the IT buyer deals with constant finger-pointing that comes with outsourced support, Candid offers passionate care that our customers love! Our dedication to our clients (both for profit and not for profit), is sincere and ZERO finger-pointing. If we provide services to our client, we remain forever the single point of contact and will resolve any issues as well as maintain best pricing and support available. Period!

Specialties: Onboarding and Implementation, Website Development

SideStreet specializes in solutions-based assessment and planning services for small to mid-size nonprofit organizations. Our expertise centers around strengthening organizational infrastructures to facilitate transformative change through risk assessment and adaptive strategic planning; revenue diversification through development (fundraising) strategy; elevated workplace culture and effectiveness through reimagined workplace systems; and improved organizational impact and outcomes through leadership coaching and streamlined governance structures. Our goal is to provide the skills you and your team need to maximize your organization’s capacity, fundraising revenue, and human potential. SideStreet offers both hourly and project-based consulting services tailored to best meet your nonprofit needs.

Specialties: Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Event Planning & Implementation

With more than 20 years of non-profit, accounting and QuickBooks experience, Sue helps her clients integrate systems, save time and solve problems. With 17 years of experience as Treasurer on non-profit boards, her hands-on experience with volunteers, Executive Directors and Board members helps to provide the information they need to make the best decisions for the organization.

Specialties: Donor Communications, Nonprofit Accounting

RPM Consulting Group is a nonprofit advisory firm that assists nonprofits with the creation or refinement of board strategy, governance, strengthening infrastructure, and fundraising.

Specialties: Online Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy, Grant Writing, Donor Communications

Good marketing content explains what you do and the value of what you do in a clear, meaningful way. It tells your nonprofit’s story and conveys your mission. It educates, builds trust, and shows how you make a difference. That’s exactly what I do as a professional copywriter! I’d love to help you develop a message that resonates with donors and connects with the communities you serve. Content writing services include but are not limited to website content, blogs, brochures, stories of impact, email marketing, press releases, and social media profiles.

Specialties: Donor Communications

During Joanne’s 30+ years working in the nonprofit arena, she has held positions from volunteer to executive director. Integrating fundraising with strategic planning, marketing, operations, and financial systems, she builds up organizational revenue streams, creating sustainable funding structures. She specializes in helping nonprofits improve their ROI and realize continuous net surpluses. She currently provides consulting services, multi-module online courses with private coaching, person-to-person fundraising advice, annual summits, virtual get-togethers, and weekly newsletters.

Specialties: Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Grant Writing, Donor Communications

Kennari Consulting is one of the largest full-service fundraising consulting firms in Michigan. Today, the firm has 13 staff members and serves more than 100 nonprofit organizations with consulting and direct services each year. We help nonprofits evolve their fundraising, using a customized approach that develops an organization’s road-map and resources for philanthropy. Our full spectrum of services include, but are not limited to: capital campaign readiness and implementation, annual giving assessment, database conversion and support, fund development coaching, board development, grant writing, project and program development, and event consulting.

Specialties: Data Management, Donor Communications, Event Planning & Implementation, Fundraising Strategy, Grant Writing, Onboarding and Implementation, Online Fundraising

I help nonprofit teams make good decisions about their technology, and manage their systems effectively. Your systems should work together strategically, so you can raise money and meet your mission. From databases to websites to fundraising to email marketing – it’s time to tame your nonprofit tech!

Specialties: Data Management, Donor Communications, Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Online Fundraising

We specialize in helping small and medium sized nonprofits to become financially sustainable. Our motto is – Your Growth is our Mission. Our goal is to help create a customized, comprehensive funding plan that will advance your organizational impact. Our expertise is in coaching in strategic planning and fundraising, if you can explain your organizations desired impact in a compelling way, then donors are able to understand and get involved.

Specialties: Online Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Event Planning & Implementation, Donor Communications

Virtual Team 360 brings 30 years in accounting along with many years as a virtual assistant to your table. We help relieve the administrative burden for non-profits, and we do it with passion.  With our existing experience in school district business services and non-profits, we know the specific challenges of your day and help you solve them.  Virtual Team 360 can help you to implement things you’ve been putting on the back burner for years, and free up your time to focus on what matters right now.  Let’s schedule a call and meet!

Specialties: Online Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Grant Writing, Social Media Campaigns, Donor Communications, Bookkeeping, Software Implementation, Grant Research, Workflow

DandeLions Digital specializes in development operations and assists nonprofits and municipal clients with digital communications, website organization, digital marketing, donor management systems, strategy and planning. We take time to learn about our nonprofit clients and align our work with their individual mission, vision and goals. Dandelions Digital believes that nonprofit organizations play a vital and important role in their communities and for their constituents. We work with them to increase their visibility in their communities and help make their work more efficient using proven technology tools like the Eleo Donor Management system.

Specialties: Online Fundraising,Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Data Management, Website Development, Social Media Campaigns, Event Planning & Implementation, Donor Communications

I am a marketing professional with over 30 years of experience working with large companies, small businesses and non profit organizations. My specialties include: social media marketing; LinkedIn training and consulting; email marketing; CRM database implementation and training; company branding; fundraising; and event planning.

Specialties: Online Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Grant Writing, Data Management, Website Development, Social Media Campaigns, Event Planning & Implementation, Donor Communications

Almora Advisors consists of a select group of consultants with more than thirty years of combined experience in leadership roles at nonprofit and for-profit organizations. We collaborate with clients to develop tailored, creative solutions for their strategic challenges. From assessment to implementation and evaluation, we do it together. Our process results in a stronger social sector, where organizations make lasting societal change.

Specialties: Online Fundraising,Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Grant Writing, Data Management, Social Media Campaigns, Event Planning & Implementation, Donor Communications

Chief Resource Development Officer, Maggie Savoca, can’t remember a time where she wasn’t involved in volunteering, leadership and nonprofits. As an adult she followed her passion to help others, with a focus on small to midsize organizations that could make a big impact locally. In her positions she has produced strategic plans, cultivated donors of from all sectors, written, secured and reported on grants, managed events, developed marketing pieces and strategies for print and digital platforms. Over the last 20 years she has worked with many fundraising and marketing professionals and is proud to have them as part of the Act Resource Development team.

Specialties: Online Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Grant Writing, Data Management, Website Development, Social Media Campaigns, Event Planning & Implementation, Donor Communications

Hudson Ferris is a boutique fundraising firm based in New York City with 40 years of professional development experience. We create custom tailored strategies to help nonprofits problem solve, grow and achieve sustainability. We view fundraising as a bottom-line activity and work with our clients to build systems, execute strategies and provide the added staff capacity required for effective and efficient fundraising. Our number one goal is to help nonprofits find the fastest route to funding.

Specialties: Online Fundraising,Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Grant Writing, Data Management, Social Media Campaigns, Event Planning & Implementation, Donor Communications

Founded in 2001, Organizations by Design supports growth and sustainability strategies for nonprofits through executive coaching, board development, and organizational consulting. Our consultants also provide interim executive leadership for organizations in transition.

Specialties: Online Fundraising,Fundraising Strategy, Onboarding and Implementation, Grant Writing, Social Media Campaigns, Donor Communications

Level3MD is a technology solution provider that has been in operation since 2003. Our main objective is to provide business owners with reliable and professional IT services. Our team of skilled IT professionals can resolve all your IT issues permanently. Nonprofits choose to partner with us for several reasons, including a lack of technical proficiency, limited IT management budget, the need for additional IT resources to pursue their mission, the outgrowth of one-man-band IT support solutions, the requirement for high-level IT advice that is unavailable in-house or through solo IT providers, and concerns about the security of client and donor data on their systems.

Specialties: Online Fundraising, Onboarding and Implementation, Data Management