Brazen Fundraising — You don't have to carry this alone

Boutique fundraising consulting for nonprofit leaders. Ten-person team. Three former EDs. Campaigns from $750K to $150M. We name the uncomfortable truth most consultants won't.

For the ED reading this at 11 PM

You're not imagining it. The job is impossible.

Twenty years in fundraising, and the thing I hear most from executive directors is "I can't tell my board." We've been exactly where you're sitting, and we've helped charities raise from $750K to $150M without burning their people out.

Where are you right now?

Pick the one that sounds like your week.

01 · Treading water

"I don't know what I'm doing, but I have to keep this place afloat."

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02 · Someone said "capital campaign"

"We're not ready. I know we're not ready."

Build your gift chart in two minutes and see what your goal really takes.

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03 · Ready for help

"I need someone in the room."

Consulting and the Capital Campaign Incubator. Fixed fee, never a percentage of what you raise.

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The thing nobody says out loud

If you've thought any of these, you're not the only one.

"I can't tell my board. They hired me to have answers."

The Board Scorecard shows where your board really stands. Twelve questions, no email needed.

"Great. Throw another thing on the fire and let me fail at this too."

The readiness quiz shows the three things to fix first.

"How am I supposed to do this off the side of my desk?"

That's what a 20-minute fit call is for: what's realistic for you this year.

Free tool

See your campaign before you start it.

Type your goal. Get the shape of the gifts that reach it, and how many people you'd need to know to get there.

Example for a $500,000 goal: 1 gift of $100,000; 2 gifts of $60,000; 3 gifts of $35,000; 4 gifts of $20,000; 45 more gifts below $10,000.

A case we think about a lot

She didn't become a different person. She got a different system.

When one ED called us, she had 47 days until payroll and a board that hadn't held a real fundraising conversation in two years. Four months later, her board had signed a charter, and she'd found $400K in capacity the organization had been sitting on.

"The knowledgeable Brazen Team has been instrumental in helping the YMCA create a strong framework for our fundraising."

Alan Long, Director of Philanthropy, YMCA Saskatoon

The 20-minute fit call

Twenty minutes. You'll know if we're the right fit.

With Emily, online, at a time you pick.

You leave knowing what's realistic for your organization this year.

Want quick advice instead? Email hello@brazenfundraising.com.

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