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Wondering how to diplomatically and tactfully handle a challenging volunteer or staff situation?
Thinking how you might improve your direct mail results or prepare for a special gifts initiative or capital campaign?
Stymied about how to strengthen your board leadership team?
Need someone from the “outside” to encourage your board to get more involved in friend-raising and fundraising?
Want to just bounce an idea or two off an objective third-party who doesn’t have an ax to grind?
If you answered “YES,” consider this . . .
CoffeeCounsel® -- a no-obligation, no-fee session with a Smith Beers Yunker senior counselor to discuss organizational and fundraising issues. The perspective of an objective third-party can be helpful, even if it’s just “over coffee.”
Jennifer Cauhorn, Executive Director of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers had this to say about Smith Beers Yunker CoffeeCounsel®
"We were very impressed with Jim's knowledge of all aspects of fundraising, but we especially appreciated his willingness to listen to us and help us approach fundraising in a unique way that was tailored specifically to our constituents. In a few quick meetings, Jim helped us structure a fundraising initiative around our annual convention that brought in more than five times the goal we had set!"
Sallie Westheimer, Executive Director of 4C . . .
“It became clear during a discussion ‘over coffee’ that Smith Beers Yunker could provide skills and knowledge that we did not have among the members of our development committee. I was also impressed with the personal tone of the CoffeeCounsel session. By saying ‘we’ rather than ‘you and us,’ the counselor displayed a company philosophy of viewing the project from a vested insider’s perspective rather than as an outsider who may or may not be concerned with our success. I would suggest that anyone seeking creative fundraising ideas would benefit from a CoffeeCounsel session with Smith Beers Yunker & Company.”
John Mitchell, Executive Director of the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired . . .
“…discussion with our Board members provided helpful insight into what this agency can anticipate in the current economic environment…”
“…educational in that we were able to see where the general population places priority in terms of giving and to understand how significant reductions have occurred in giving to social services.”
Vicki Ciotti, Executive Director of the Civic Garden Center. . .
“…got clarity on where to begin and what a fundraising plan would look like for our organization -- something I had not received from any other source.”
“…then they shared with our Board the need for involvement, and did it in a way that motivated rather than shamed board members into being an active part of our development efforts.”
To schedule your CoffeeCounsel® session,
call Jenny Weiglein at 513.474.1500
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