



How can a Nonprofit Orgnization Use a Philanthropy
Solutions, LLC. Consultant to Greatest Advantage?
There are quite a few ways that our clients have used us to great advantage.
Here is a brief list of some of the ways you might be able to maximize fundraising
benefits for your nonprofit in the consulting relaitonship:
1. Use Philanthropy Solutions, LLC. to conduct a feasibility study for a capital campaign. Discover the internal capabilities and strengths of the organization, while uncovering blocks and barriers that can limit the success of a campaign. Learn what the People "out there" think of your organization, and where the "lead gifts" are going to come from in the earliest stages of the campaign.
2. If you're not in campaign mode, you could use Philanthropy Solutions, LLC.. to conduct a development audit to ascertain the strengths and weaknesses of present fundraising methods and techniques. An audit will also identify opportunities for expanding the base of likely prospects from which to solicit new money, and identify trends or other factors in the surrounding environment that might impede the increasing of fundraising capacity.
3. Use a Philanthropy Solutions, LLC. fundraising consultant to assist a strategic planning effort or the development of a comprehensive fundraising plan for your organization. What are the steps the nonprofit must take to reach its full fundraising capacity? How can new programs tap new sources of contributions?
4. Use a Philanthropy Solutions, LLC. consultant as an adjunct to your development staff to identify and research new corporate and foundation sources of gifts and develop approaches to those sources. Use us to set up and get your organization started in a major gifts effort that can literally add hundreds of thousands of dollars to your fundraising efforts.
5. Use a Philanthropy Solutions, LLC. consultant as an evaluator for a specific fundraising program, or for the effectiveness of specific staff or volunteers as they perform in the fundraising arena. A consultant can be used for either a long-term or a short-term arrangement, depending on your needs and budget.
6. Use a Philanthropy Solutions, LLC. consultant to train staff or volunteers. We have an unusually wide variety of training workshops, seminars and presentations to offer. Read more.
6. When you look at the Return on Investment (ROI), hiring a consultant is often a good deal less expensive than hiring staff for specific one-time or start-up fundraising operations. The consulting relationship is a lot simpler and the consultant is paid to focus time and energy in a way that many staff just cannot do.





