Services
We know you have specific needs, and we will find the right approach for you. We are all about customizing our packages to make things work uniquely for you, your organization, and your budget. As our client, you can expect to receive professional and practical expertise in action. We bring the experience, expertise in fundraising, best practices, creativity, and project management skills to deliver personalized service. This unique mix helps us make a real impact you can see and measure.
With over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, I offer expert fundraising consulting to help organizations strengthen their development efforts. I understand the complexities of securing funding and its pressures on organizations. Fundraising is a long-term strategy that requires patience and a thoughtful approach to seeing meaningful results.
As a consultant, I provide the expertise and leadership needed to guide your team and lead key projects. My consulting services include hands-on project management, coaching, strategic planning sessions, special event planning, and grant writing. In our partnership, I will strive to be a knowledgeable professional who helps navigate challenges, optimizes fundraising strategies, and drives sustainable growth.
Coaching
As your fundraising coach, I provide the guidance, accountability, and strategic insight needed to help you elevate your fundraising efforts and achieve your goals. Whether you want to strengthen donor relationships, refine your fundraising strategy, or overcome challenges holding you back, our work will be tailored to your needs.
Coaching is a collaborative process designed to support you in developing confidence, skills, and a clear path forward. We may discuss career growth, donor engagement strategies, or the roadblocks preventing you from reaching your next significant milestone. Throughout our time together, I will provide expert advice, practical tools, and a structured approach to help you succeed.
My coaching packages can include:
- Regular accountability check-ins to keep you focused and on track
- Strategic coaching calls (monthly or bi-monthly) for in-depth guidance
- Special sessions customized to address key challenges and opportunities
- A structured plan with actionable steps to drive meaningful progress
Coaching engagements are typically a 6–12 month commitment, allowing time for real growth and impact. I aim to equip you with the strategies and confidence needed to excel in your fundraising efforts and create lasting success for your organization.
Fundraising Audits and Planning
We’ve all been there—you’re ready to plan for the year, but despite your best intentions, it keeps getting pushed back. Meanwhile, fundraising continues, and planning remains essential to achieving success.
Fundraising Audit
A fundraising audit provides a comprehensive review of your organization’s fundraising efforts. We’ll analyze your track record, donor trends, staff insights, and the effectiveness of your development tools. This process helps identify gaps, challenges, and growth opportunities. An audit also assesses your readiness to expand fundraising initiatives, such as building a major donor program, optimizing your database, and increasing revenue goals.
Fundraising Planning
Fundraising planning can be conducted alone or in combination with an audit. You decide who should be involved, and I’ll provide the framework and tools to create a strategic, actionable plan that aligns with your goals.
Fundraising Database
A new database? Editing the old one? No matter where you are in the data process, your database is vital to your organization. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems should be our go-to place to find out about our donors and our history with them. When the system isn’t working for us, you can bet it is working against us.
Database Support ranges from cleaning old data, revamping your current system, writing new data entry guidelines, and training your staff. I am well-versed in DonorPerfect, and it is a system I highly recommend. I have used Network for Good, Little Green Light, EveryAction, Kindful and can quickly pick up on new databases.
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Interim Support
Transitions in fundraising leadership can potentially leave your organization without staff for months. Losing staff is always difficult but in the non-profit world of fundraising it can feel like you are moving backwards.
I work with staff and board members so that you don’t miss a beat. You can take the time to develop a stronger foundation for new leadership, evaluate what you need from your next candidate and set them up for success. Interim support can leave you in a stronger position than before the transition.
Jen Davie Consulting offers 60-day, 90-day, or longer interim support packages to meet your specific needs. A great staff member is hard to replace but the opportunity for something new is waiting for you. Contact me today.
Special Events
Whether your event is focused on fundraising or friend-raising, it’s essential to identify your primary audience and objectives. Special events offer a powerful opportunity to engage new supporters and deepen relationships with existing donors. The way an event is planned and executed directly impacts your organization’s reputation and donor experience.
A well-crafted event doesn’t just leave an impression—it creates a feeling. As the saying goes, “People may not remember what you said or did, but they will remember how you made them feel.” Your guests can walk away feeling inspired, connected, and excited about your mission.
I provide expert guidance to ensure your event is strategic, impactful, and memorable. From planning and logistics to donor engagement and follow-up, I help create an experience that strengthens relationships and drives long-term support for your organization.
*Jen Davie Consulting does not invite guests to events or provide guest lists but is happy to assist in a brainstorming session to create guest lists from your community.
Grant Writing
Grant writing services have enabled our clients to secure funding from corporations and private foundations to support their social impact organizations. We provide a grant readiness assessment, grant prospect research, and writing and editing grant proposals.
