Jeff A Hale Consulting

FUNDRAISING FOR NONPROFITS

In a New World, and a New Economy

25 Years of Experience in Nonprofit and Higher Education Fundraising
Proven Track Record of Success with Organizations of all Sizes
Professional, Cost-Effective Advice, Based on Proven Best Practices
Creative Understanding of the Uniqueness of Your Organization
No Cost for Initial 30-Minute Telephone Consultation

MISSION STATEMENT

My professional passion is to provide cost-effective, client-centered advice and expertise to assist nonprofit and higher education professionals with exceeding their goals and better serving their clients and communities. I am dedicated to both institutional and professional advancement—to helping you expand your capabilities and better leverage your people and “connections” to move your organization to a higher level of success, regardless of your current level of fundraising dollars and acumen.

I subscribe to the Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

Jeff Hale Resume

Professional Biography

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Fundraising Assistance for Nonprofit Organizations and Higher Education:

Capital Campaigns (all phases, from initial campaign planning through case statement development, prospect identification, staff and Board training, solicitation assistance, recognition strategies, and stewardship that fosters long-term support).
Grantsmanship Assistance: Corporate, Foundation, and Government Grant and Proposal Writing.
Prospect Identification, Assessment, and Prioritization.
Major Gift Solicitation Strategies for Improved Results.
Corporate Relations: Building “Value-Added” Relationships and More Effectively Making your Nonprofit’s “Business Case” for Support.
Foundation Relations: Identifying and Approaching Foundations by Maximizing “Mission-Alignment.”
Annual Fund Analysis and Strategies for Expansion/Improvement (database creation and/or assessment, expansion strategies for your client/supporter base, and crafting appeals that get results).
Fundraising Counsel for Nonprofit/University CEOs, Managers, Presidents, Deans, Center Directors, Researchers, Faculty, etc.
Nonprofit Board Recruitment and Development (fostering more effective engagement).
Fundraising Staff Mentoring, Evaluation, and Interim Leadership.
Fundraising Communications (“making your case” online, in brochures and other printed materials, and crafting better solicitation and thank-you letters).

Advising Corporations on Philanthropy and Social Investment:

Social Investment Strategy Development and Refinement.
“Target Community” Needs Assessment.
Impact Assessment.
Integrated Institutional Advancement for Your Company or Business (e.g. more efficient and effective College, University, and Technical College Relations, from recruiting strategies to multi-disciplinary or cross-institutional strategic partnerships that maximize ROI).

Private Foundation Grantmaker Assistance:

Philanthropic Strategy Development and Refinement.
Competitive Field Studies.
Impact Assessment.

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GUIDING PHILOSOPHY

Nonprofit organizations and higher education are among the most important and noble professions of our time.

These bedrock sectors of American society have been steadily devalued over the past decade, just as “need” has grown exponentially. With public support waning, we are now rewriting the book on “doing more with less.”

Competition for finite dollars is increasing.

The predicament here in Louisiana is particularly serious, with an unprecedented nine consecutive years of State cuts. The trends nationwide are similarly disturbing.

I have proudly worked for more than two decades in this profession. I feel blessed to share my fundraising experience, energy, and intellectual curiosity with my clients. I feel a personal responsibility for assisting them with furthering their missions.

We are not robots. Advancing automation and technology will never replace the creative, passionate people who work hard every day to advance learning and serve humanity.