Internal Advancement Operations

Nonprofit Service
Written By Meg George

If you've found yourself in a place of needing fresh ideas and a new leadership style at the helm of your philanthropy operations, GPG can take on this role.

For a period of time agreed upon by the firm and organization, one of our consultants can help re-orient and lead the team, set strategic priorities and goals, and help identify and execute on leadership, major and principal gift potential within your donor base. Part of our work includes making real-time, ongoing recommendations around the roles needed to reach your potential and updating & interfacing with internal and board leadership along the way.

Our experience around major gifts and campaigns, with backgrounds across all sectors of fundraising, position our consultants to jump in and implement best practices for the size and type of organization you are, preparing you for the next big initiative or a new, long-term leader.

You can hear about our current client taking advantage of this role in our case studies.

 

Internal Advancement Case Studies

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A university situated in South Florida will fund its $500M strategic plan over a 3-phased campaign approach.
A university situated in South Florida will fund its $500M strategic plan over a 3-phased campaign approach.

A university in South Florida has welcomed a new president with an entrepreneurial mindset. Through understanding both the university and opportunities within South Florida, the president crafted a vision with strategic priorities, and engaged GPG to help develop a plan to fund the vision through several phases of a campaign initiative and serve in a leadership advisory role throughout. 

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Reworking Portfolios from the Top Down
Reworking Portfolios from the Top Down

Major Gift Program Implementation over a 9-month period; direct work with advancement services to develop portfolios for each frontline fundraiser and the president; bi-monthly prospect moves management sessions to strategize on next steps and solicitations; recommendations around messaging and cultivation work with a near-term future campaign initiative in mind.

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A Hospital's Most Successful Campaign in 20 Years
A Hospital's Most Successful Campaign in 20 Years

The OH Foundation has used a campaign initiative to propel its major gift program forward in a systematic and sustainable way which will allow for increased post-campaign fundraising from previous years, and it's most successful philanthropy initiative in more than 20-years.

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How one Parochial School Quickly Reached 80% of it’s $18m Goal Before Launching Publicly
How one Parochial School Quickly Reached 80% of it’s $18m Goal Before Launching Publicly

The school has engaged its existing donors around their highest levels of support, including four 7-figure commitments to the campaign. New programs and spaces have been born out of the campaign that is supported by alums all over the country and abroad.

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Raising 3.5x Goal with an Upstate NY Art Museum
Raising 3.5x Goal with an Upstate NY Art Museum

The Everson Museum raised $17M in the largest arts and cultural campaign the region had experienced. As a result, the museum secured its largest-ever gift through an estate and received more multi-year commitments from new donors through an initiative than it ever had.

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How an Art Museum's Planning Phase Poised Success in the Silent Phase
How an Art Museum's Planning Phase Poised Success in the Silent Phase

The museum has implemented internal best practices based on our recommendations while cultivating a potential lead investor for a public 7-figure gift that will be leveraged to inspire, at a minimum, 5 additional 6-figure gifts, resulting in almost all of the needed campaign funds.

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How Did An Independent Florida School Decide to Embark on a $20M Campaign?
How Did An Independent Florida School Decide to Embark on a $20M Campaign?

The school will embark on an initiative to triple its endowment and also secure $5M in current-use funds over a 3-year period while engaging brand new families and first-time donors around 6-figure to 7-figure solicitations.

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