Do You Need Help
Raising More Money For
Your Nonprofit Organization?
Welcome! You’ve come to the right place!
Sapphire Fundraising Specialists is a fundraising consulting business with a mission to catalyze your organization’s why into an actionable and achievable fundraising plan to help your nonprofit organization raise more money from individual donors.
Providing personal attention to each client, we will assess your goals, operations, and definition of success to get your organization from where you are today to where you want to be.
We know your mission is important and will work with you to find the best strategy that meets your needs. Online giving, written letters, major donors, monthly giving, and more will be considered to create the right plan for your nonprofit.
Who are you?
Fundraising is easy, simple and requires no planning! Said no one who has ever actually done it. But, you’re here because you have budget needs and limited time.
Are you an established nonprofit with at least $1 million in revenue that...
Is struggling to acquire or retain major donors?
Has staff that is scared about asking for money?
Is embarking on a new fundraising campaign and needs some help on how to do it?
Has been around for a while, but has had to restructure or re-prioritize recently?
Has a board of directors to support your efforts, but they need some extra guidance?
Has a great mission but struggling to show the impact to your donors?
Does not ever have enough time to plan for the future?
Why Pick Sapphire Fundraising Specialists?
By working with you and your team, we will…
Develop a persuasive and clear case for support
Craft a strategic and achievable fundraising plan
Train your staff and lay leaders on how to ask for funds from individuals
Set up business processes to be prepared for the future
Review how the updates are going and adapt to ensure the plan is successful
You can expect to see the following types of results from working together…
Start hitting your revenue goals
Clearly and persuasively articulate your mission to your donors
Increase confidence in your solicitors
Establish a fundraising plan and enact it optimistically
Help change more lives and make a bigger impact
Testimonials from Past Clients
“It's so important to have a true thought-partner who will challenge you to think differently. I think that's what we achieved by working with Sapphire Fundraising Specialists. Beyond tactics, our approach to thinking about fundraising messages and methodology has shifted significantly in a relatively small period of time.”
Testimonial of Capital Campaign Client
“Susan is a seasoned fundraiser and a Chicagoan. We worked together on the fundraising strategy for a nonprofit. Susan is the best of the best, and I think she would be a great fit for your efforts to launch a new fundraising campaign.”
Testimonial of Fundraising Strategy Plan Client
Services
Strategic Fundraising Consulting
We all wish we could just figure out: how can we raise more money? Our mission is great! Our people are great! The need is so obvious.
How come we cannot translate our why into more revenue?
Whether it’s major gift fundraising, preparing for a capital campaign launch or even evaluating your gift entry operations, we are here to set you up for success.
Solicitation Training
Does your team have the confidence to make the ask? Are they prepared to make the case? Do you or your team need a training or refresher course?
What about your board - do they solicit? Do they identify prospects? Do they say they’ll reach out to invite someone to the annual event but are not confident for what to say?
Training can help to ease those nerves, learn techniques and make everyone feel better equipped to speak about your organization.
Fundraising Assessments
Do you and your staff work hard, yet for some reason - that you just can’t seem to figure out why - you are not reaching your fundraising goals?
To ensure long-term financial success and sustainability, conducting a fundraising assessment can be an illustrative way for your nonprofit to learn what is going right, where there are opportunities for improvement, and actionable recommendations for how to improve.
Fundraising Coaching
Do you ever just need someone to talk an idea through? Especially speaking to someone you can trust and know who had been through it before?
Fundraising Coaching is a great option to gain direct access to a fundraising expert on an as-needed basis.
All coaching sessions are confidential and can be extremely beneficial for seasoned executives, less experienced fundraisers, and even board chairs!
Free Resources!
Take These Steps to Secure Your
Next Major Gift
Download your plan to bring in more revenue and secure your next major gift. Make a plan, then work that plan for each and every donor.
How To Make a Great Fundraising Ask? Watch Below.
It can be challenging to make a commitment to invest in your fundraising.
But imagine the long-term financial health and sustainability of your organization.
What is the cost of NOT investing?
