Thought Partnership
Unlock Your Fundraising Potential
Do you have strong fundraising systems and process in place and now need that extra oomph to enhance your fundraising strategy, expand your donor pipeline, and secure the funding your organization deserves?
Our Thought Partnership support is designed to empower organizations with larger budgets with the personalized guidance and strategic insights they need to crush their big fundraising goals.
What we offer
Personalized Strategy Sessions: Engage in one-on-one discussions tailored to your organization's unique challenges and goals.
Pipeline Analysis: Let’s dive into your current donor pipeline, spot those areas for improvement, and fine-tune your tracking for greater accuracy.
Relationship Troubleshooting: Stuck in a rut with specific funders? Our expert advice will help you smooth out those wrinkles and pave the way for fruitful connections.
Growth Tactics: Together we’ll devise strategies to grow your pipeline so you can hit your targets like a pro.
Networking Optimization: Turn those travel and networking opportunities into gold mines. We’ll strategize how to forge connections with new funders and nurture those relationships with finesse.
Sector Insights: Benefit from the knowledge and experience of an experienced fundraiser who has her finger on the pulse of industry trends, new funding models and more.
Tips & Tricks: Get Shoshana’s favorite ways to convert conversations to funding. And get language you can use verbatim in your next funder conversations, that feels GOOD.
Every call is a co-creation process, focusing on the issues that matter most to you. You will get expert guidance from Shoshana, with her wealth of experience. And you will walk away with practical steps and innovative solutions that you can implement immediately. Then, as things come up between calls, Shoshana is just a click away in your inbox. What’s shared with us, stays between us.
What this unlocks for you
Through our Thought Partnership, our clients have:
Sharpened their fundraising tools and dashboards, so they could report to their bosses with confidence.
Developed strategies to engage with high-profile funders and leverage existing relationships.
Navigated the complexities of cold submissions and proposal writing with confidence.
Unleashed their creative fundraising genius.
“Each call we have with you is valuable. You’ve got a lot of wisdom, Shoshana.”
-Omidyar Network luminary
Ready to make some fundraising magic happen?
Format & investment
$600/month, includes a 1-hour monthly call and ongoing support via email (minimum 3 month collaboration)
Client testimonials
- Erin Mooney, Executive Director
Natün Guatemala
"Shoshana is a powerhouse within the granting landscape. She is strategic, deeply experienced, and beyond effective in helping organizations identify funding opportunities and make their case in a powerful way. I cannot recommend her highly enough."
- Development and partnership lead
Global NGO
"After one strategy session I went back and implemented that strategy with at least 3 funders, one of which turned into a $50,000 grant in less than 3 months!”
- Dr. Kate Thompson
Amani Foundation
"Shoshana was not just an incredible coach; she was a game-changer for our nonprofit. Her personalized, strategic approach quickly identified actionable leverage points that empowered our nonprofit towards strengthening our fundraising efforts. Beyond her expertise, Shoshana was a wonderful human being—empathetic, a great listener, and creative in her perspective.
- Omidyar Network luminary
“I've lived most of my life with the assumption-- the story -- that some people are just good at fundraising and some people are not, and that it's a function of personality or life experiences or privileges. But this is demystifying it for me.”
- Carmela Laguna
NGO fundraiser and international development trainer