Cause Effective has worked individually with more than 100 nonprofits a year to help build their fundraising and governance capacity so they could more robustly realize their missions.
- We listened carefully to the particular circumstances of each client to make sure that our advice would led to successful results.
- Our solutions were not “off the shelf” - we created a unique work plan for each client that used our expertise, resources and tools to catalyze change and achieve tangible results that improved the odds for your organization’s sustainability.
- We started where organizations were in the moment and made progress to help board members, staff, and volunteers develop fundraising competencies they didn't realize they could attain.
- We were interventionists and problem solvers; but we didn’t just tell people what to do, we rolled up our sleeves and worked side by side with them.
- We are realists, yet we helped our clients reach for previously unobtainable growth.
As a nonprofit ourselves, we understood the unique demands that nonprofits – and the people who work in them – face. Our goal was to help nonprofits achieve lasting, transformational change.
Our Consulting Values
Guided by the needs of individual clients, we:
- Uncovered your hidden fundraising and friendraising assets
- Convened current and potential supporters to create a team of thinkers and doers to support your efforts
- Coached your board members and worked closely with your staff to bring a variety of tools to the table
- Acted in a culturally sensitive manner, working within the values and context of your organization
- Helped prioritize activities so that the time you spent on resource development and governance was invested as efficiently as possible in the areas with the greatest potential
- Focused on creating an infrastructure that supported your ability to fundraise, “friendraise” and govern successfully in the future on your own
Our areas of practice include:
“With Cause Effective’s help, our board is taking action to ensure that we have the funds to meet our community’s urgent needs, both now and in the future.”
-- Larry Lee, former Executive Director, Womankind
