Helping you to see more opportunities
Telescopes allow us to see things in the night sky that are invisible to the naked eye. The better they get, the more objects they reveal.
I founded Better Telescope Consulting so that I can equip you and your nonprofit organization to see — or see more clearly — where and how to secure the resources you need to execute your mission.
With expert assistance, you will be able to develop and deploy better tools and put them to work to identify new opportunities. You’ll also strengthen your capacity to engage constituents and volunteers and attract and retain generous donors.
It would be an honor to help you to serve the people who benefit from your important work and make a meaningful difference in our world. I look forward to learning more about your consulting needs.
Consulting Service Areas
Annual Giving
The most successful annual giving programs engage constituents through segmented and personalized multichannel direct marketing as well as volunteer and staff outreach. I can help you launch or strengthen your program; my services include programmatic assessment, guided strategic planning, ongoing counsel, assistance with the development and implementation of new initiatives, and help addressing challenges or seizing opportunities.
Capital & Comprehensive Campaigns
Campaigns allow institutions to secure a substantial funding and raise the baseline of ongoing support and bring substantial non-monetary benefits as well. Whether you are looking for an internal campaign readiness review, an external feasibility study, or campaign counsel to advise your organization from planning through the final celebration, I can be of assistance.
Analytics and Reporting
Many shops find it challenging to get regular, timely reports on their efforts, working instead with large data files and complicated spreadsheets or with no reports at all. But you can’t effectively plan, set appropriate goals, manage, or assess your efforts without defined metrics, reports, and dashboards to monitor progress toward achieving them. Contact me to learn about opportunities to improve in this area.
Coaching & Training
Whether you are onboarding a new employee, adding a new fundraising or engagement strategy to your mix, or ensuring that your team has a shared baseline of knowledge, coaching and training can be critically important. I enjoy serving as a sounding board, talking through challenges and opportunities, and helping people become more successful. I offer in-person and virtual training sessions on annual giving, direct marketing, personal solicitation, campaign fundamentals, stewardship, and more. You are also welcome to request custom sessions.
Speaking Engagements
I was honored to receive the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Crystal Apple Teaching Award, recognition granted after being rated as an outstanding speaker at ten national conferences. If you’re looking for someone to offer a keynote address or serve on a panel of experts at a conference, retreat, or volunteer gathering, please reach out.