Our team will provide recommendations for the optimal organizational structure and deployment of staff and resources, as well as an evaluation of overall culture, environment, and level of readiness to support sustainable increases in fundraising. We will focus on management and organization, resources and budgets, prospect management, communications, and constituent engagement, delivering:

• Project studies
• Project benchmarking and business planning for new investments and  development growth
• Funding strategies for development programs and building ROI

Understanding the motivations and philanthropic goals of your key supporters is critical to fundraising success. GG+A’s prospect management services include:

• Donor research and philanthropic analytics
• Donor discovery and qualification dashboards
• Major gift portfolio configuration
• Constituency building

GG+A can provide recommendations to help you meaningfully engage donors, including:

• Stewardship program design and surveys
• Constituent engagement and strategic outreach planning
• Board and volunteer engagement
• Community-based outreach and virtual programming
• Professional survey research with SurveyLab

Our team will deliver ongoing strategic counsel and program support for every scale or program, including support for strategic planning, Board development, new resource deployment, and the configuration of large-scale gifts.

We will partner with you to build a roadmap for sustainable growth that touches all facets of your institution, addressing:

• Annual giving programs
• Gift and estate planning strategies
• Donor or patron Giving Circles
• Admissions and membership structures
• Major and principal gift programs

We will gain a thorough understanding of your existing development program and performance, along with your potential and aspirations, to provide counsel that is guided by who you are and where you want to go. Our services include:

• IT and infrastructure support
• Guidance for CRM selection and deployment
• Change management support for new systems implementation
• Financial and strategic planning; stakeholder management reporting

We will partner with you to develop a strategic and tactical plan that addresses all components of campaign planning and management, including core strategies to realize goals and a table of gifts needed to meet those goals; cash flow projections and operating budgets; a timeline for all phases of the campaign; roles and responsibilities for leadership and volunteers; naming, crediting, and acceptance policies; and prospect management strategies. This serves to guide a wide range of campaign activities and can help avoid delays at key junctures in the campaign or at critical points of a gift negotiation. We can also design mid-campaign operating plans or overall fundraising plans for smaller institutions. Key services include:

• Campaign goal formulation; strategy/planning
• Feasibility and planning studies
• Special purpose campaigns, briefing and outreach programs, and capacity analysis

At GG+A, consultants with extensive development-leadership experience coach clients in the core competencies of major-gift fundraising, from qualifying and planning, to cultivating, asking, negotiating, and stewardship. Learn more about:

• Teaching and coaching for professional staff, Board members, volunteer leaders, and chief executives
• Mentoring and training

We understand that communications tactics must flow from strategic goals and objectives. Learn more about our strategic communications services:

• Strategic communications for gift officers and institutions
• Support in building compelling gift propositions at every gift level
• Impact stories and webinars