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Fundraising is the lifeblood of any nonprofit organization and a strategic, diversified approach is essential for achieving both immediate and long-term success. At Big Sky Collaborative, we specialize in developing comprehensive fundraising strategies—from annual giving campaigns to securing major gifts, grants and corporate partnerships. Our expert team is dedicated to helping your organization not only meet its financial goals but also create lasting relationships with donors that will sustain your work for years to come. We offer a range of services that cover every aspect of nonprofit fundraising. Our goal is to equip your organization with the strategies, tools, and insights needed to achieve sustainable growth with increased donor engagement
and support.
A well-structured, unrestricted annual giving program is crucial for sustaining your nonprofit’s operations year after year. We develop customized annual giving strategies that include direct mail, digital campaigns and donor appeals. We also specialize in helping you design and implement annual days of giving for your organization. Our approach focuses on broadening your donor base, increasing donation frequency and encouraging supporters to upgrade their giving.
For organizations with membership programs, we create effective strategies to grow your membership base and increase renewals. Our team helps you craft compelling membership benefits, targeted communication plans and engagement opportunities that will make your members feel valued and committed to your cause.
Identifying and securing major gifts is essential for nonprofits looking to fund large-scale projects or capital campaigns. We work with your team to identify potential major donors, conduct donor research and create personalized engagement strategies to help build meaningful relationships with high-net-worth individuals. Our goal is to help you secure transformative gifts that make a significant impact.
Retaining and cultivating your existing donors is key to build long-term sustainability. We help you develop engagement strategies that include personalized outreach, stewardship events and meaningful touch points throughout the year. Whether it's through intimate donor gatherings or larger events, we help ensure that your donors feel appreciated and inspired to continue supporting your mission.
Effective donor stewardship is essential for donor retention and increased giving. We assist in creating stewardship plans that include timely acknowledgment, impact reporting and personalized communication. By demonstrating the value of their contributions, we help you build strong, lasting relationships with your supporters.
Corporate Partnerships can be a rich source of funding for organizations and are unique in a number of ways from foundation grants or individual giving. Big Sky Collaborative can help you identify programs and opportunities that would be attractive to corporate partners. We can assist by developing a pitch deck, partner tiers and other resources for engaging potential corporate partners as well as assist with developing criteria for prospecting and contacting corporate partners, and provide strategizing on which types of industries would be the best fit for you and your work. When engaging with corporate partners, finding points of mutual benefit is paramount and we can help you discover those points and amplify them to the corporate community.
Securing grants can provide significant funding for your nonprofit’s programs. Our team supports you in identifying grant opportunities, developing compelling proposals and managing the grant application process. We ensure that your grantwriting efforts are aligned with your broader fundraising strategy, maximizing the chances of success.
Whether you’re planning a capital campaign, a special project or working to grow your endowment, we offer comprehensive campaign development services. From initial planning and goal-setting to execution and donor engagement, we guide you through every phase of the campaign process. Our expertise ensures that your campaign is well-organized, impactful and achieves your desired results.
At Big Sky Collaborative, we recognize that a successful fundraising strategy is about more than just raising money—it’s about building lasting relationships with donors, creating a sustainable financial future for your organization, and positioning your nonprofit for long-term growth. Our approach is rooted in collaboration, customization, and innovation, ensuring that every strategy we develop is aligned with your organization’s unique needs and goals.
Let’s work together to create a fundraising strategy that helps your organization thrive. Contact us today to get started on maximizing your fundraising potential!
From annual unrestricted giving to restricted major gifts and grants, our team can assist you in developing a fundraising strategy tailored to your goals and needs. Our work together will begin with a fundraising audit to help our team better understand how your organization is currently doing in terms of fundraising as well as identifying and leveraging opportunities
for growth.
With fundraising goals established, our team can assist your organization in developing, enhancing and implementing a multi-channel communication strategy to move you toward achieving your fundraising, engagement and philanthropic goals.
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Our team is eager to assist your organization in setting donor engagement and stewardship goals and strategy to connect with donors in all phases of giving. Together, our team creates uniquely tailored plans to engage and thank current and prospective donors as you work to deepen relationships with your supporters.
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Your Board plays a critical role in the success of your organization. We offer a variety of trainings to help educate and empower your Board members to play an active role in engaging current and prospective donors
as they serve as an extension of your staff.
Foundations play a pivotal role in awarding funds to organizations that align with their mission, goals and funding priorities. At BigSky Collaborative, we draw on our extensive experience working with private and community foundations to provide expert guidance and support for foundations looking to establish and refine their grantmaking strategies.
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Philanthropic partnerships are essential to the
success of nonprofits seeking to diversify their
funding sources. At BigSky Collaborative, we offer comprehensive Philanthropic Partnership Development Services to help nonprofits build and strengthen
relationships with foundations that align with their mission.
