Consulting & Coaching Details

I am The Nonprofit Fixer.™ I fix nonprofits.

The top two challenges facing nonprofits are disengaged boards and disappointing fundraising. Help is on the way. After 33+ years working in nonprofits and 5 stints as an executive director, I know what works. I have created my Nonprofit Fixer Framework that helps nonprofit leader master fundraising, boards, and leadership.

Help is here. Learn about coaching with me here. Below you will see the breakdown of consulting and coaching packages

Consulting Packages

There are three main areas of nonprofit functions:

Fundraising, Boards, and Leadership. My Nonprofit Fixer Framework helps you and your organization tackle all three areas with powerful interventions, tools, coaching, support, courses, curriculum, and 24/7 support.

Boards must address the Members of the board, the Meetings where they do their due diligence, and the Money they supervise.

Fundraising can be mastered by moving through 7 Ps. The Pitch, the Platform you’ll use to fundraise, the People you will engage, the Plan you’ll write (who does what by when), the key policies to give it all structure, the Perspective shift you need in order to love fundraising, and the Practice to get it right every time.

Leadership requires that the executive director master 10 areas of leadership. See the graphic! We also focus on how avoid common mistakes.

If you want to fix your nonprofit for good, we can use this exact framework to build a rockstar board, supercharge your fundraising and help you confidently run any nonprofit.

Consulting Package Options

FUNDRAISING PACKAGE

Supercharge Your Fundraising

I will help you raise more money in more ways more quickly with my signature Fixer Fundraising Formula.

BOARD PACKAGE

“Kick Your Board in the Butt”

I can help you transform your board in 90 days and completely fix it in less than a year using my signature Board development framework.

Interested in Custom Packages or Coaching? Click here.

“Supercharge Your Fundraising”

Fundraising Packages for Nonprofit Organizations

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Nearly everything you want for your organization is possible if you have more money. You can pay yourself and your team more money. You can have top-flight software and tools to reach your mission more quickly, and you can sleep better at night.

Every consulting engagement starts with an assessment. 

  1. We will then use an asset questionnaire to take an inventory of your assets. You will complete an assessment to determine the strengths and challenges of your fundraising operations and assets. This will clarify your current state and assets so we can set goals. Prioritize what tactics work so you don’t burn out or waste your energy.

  2. Platform.  

    1. We will assess a wide variety of fundraising methods and find out which ones are best for you given your assets and interests. You will develop clear steps to develop and improve those fundraising goals

    2. We’ll evaluate each existing fundraising practice and find improvements

    3. We’ll review a huge list of fundraising options and narrow you to your 3-5 top revenue streams to prioritize.

    4. Grant readiness (if applicable) 

    5. MMM (Membership, Monthly, Major Donors)

    6. Corporate

    7. Earned Income

    8. We’ll discuss digital fundraising (software for donations, CRM, outbound email, peer-to-peer, website, texting, social, crowdfunding, Giving Tuesday, online auctions)

      Supporting materials (Big List of Fundraising Methods, 8 Expert Tips for Raising $10K + on Facebook, Write on the Money)

  3. Pitch

    1. You’ll craft a powerful pitch and how to pivot it to different audiences

  • Mission, vision, values, and theory of change to be “funder-ready” 

  • Case for support (Why this, why you, why now)

  • Storytelling tips 

  • Unique Value Proposition. We will find your zone of genius and find the best possible language for you to use in all fundraising efforts, regardless of person or venue. We will examine the following parts of your organization

  • The power of rapport building

  • Benefits vs features

  • I’ll show you creative metrics to wow your donors

  • You’ll tackle basic fundraising research to power your ask

  • Supporting materials (courses and video playlists of shortform videos on fundraising)

  1. People: 

    1. We will decide who your ideal donor is and then set priorities for your fundraising

      1. You’ll know how to find donors the way the experts do

      2. Retention strategies: We will discuss master-level gratitude activities

      3. You will learn the cycle of donor cultivation and how to maximize long-term giving.

      4. We will discuss gratitude and creative ways to acknowledge donors, including ways to get them to give monthly and give more. 

    2. We will enlist the people in your organization to help you reach those ideal donors  and create a division of labor so you don't feel alone

      1.  Board of Advisors, Board of Trustees, staff and contractors, volunteers

      2. Create concrete tools to get more donors and thank them correctly. 

    3. You’ll understand the board’s role and how to ignite their fundraising potential

      1. You will implement a Give/Get policy

      2. You will have an orientation

      3. You will have board job descriptions

      4. You will have a board agreement

      5. You will have board training

      6. You will have a board development committee

    4. We’ll discuss what kind of staff support you'll need as you grow and how to hire and/or enlist a development director, your executive director, grant writer and bookkeeper, treasurer, digital and design support, and the chair of your Development Committee.

  2. Plan:  

    1. You’ll write a plan of Who does what by when.

    2. We will do a crisis communications exercise so you can mitigate any public threat to your organization that would cripple your fundraising in the future. 

  3. Policy: Finally we will look through critical policies your organization should have in place so you can feel confident your organization is sophisticated and sustainable

    1. Gift Acceptance Policy

    2. Rainy Day Policy

    3. Give/Get Policy

  4. Perspective

    1. Mindset fundraising training and tips for life NPF.docx

  5. Practice

Material review: I will review up to three different products from your organization and make recommendations. This typically includes your website, one grant you have written, and one other document, such as an annual report or a brochure.

Next Steps…

  1. Schedule a discovery call at www.nonprofitfixer.com/schedule

  2. Then choose your package via Sean.

  3. Then begin transforming your organization.

Board Consulting Package:
“Kick Your Board in the Butt”

(Strategy, Training, Tools, Orientation, Mindset work, Alignment)

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The single biggest challenge in nonprofits isn’t fundraising, it’s low performing boards.

You deserve a board that fundraises shows up for meetings and stays in their lane.

I can help you transform your board in 90 days if they are willing. With my signature 3 M’s Board Framework, we will tackle and fix The Members of the board, the Meetings of the Board, and the Money they supervise.

What’s included in this package: 

  1. We’ll do an assessment to determine the strengths and challenges of the board.

  2. We will then create a roadmap with goals for us to focus on for the next 6-8 months.

My 3-Part Board Framework:

The way that I work with boards is boiled down to my three-part framework. With this framework, my promise to you is that you can have a rockstar board that is engaged, raises money and stays in its lane. They just have to do the work!

90% of board function occurs in three areas. I call them the 3 M’s. The Members, The Meetings, and the Money.

The Members 

Boards are made up of people. This means we must recruit, retain, and sometimes remove members. I give you the tools to do this.

  • You will get clearer on your values, mission, culture, and commitment

  • You’ll have a strategy for building your board instead of just randomly recruiting people

  • You’ll understand proper division of labor on the board and between the board and staff. 

  • You’ll get tools that codify this (Job descriptions, graphics)

  • You’ll appreciate the value of and be able to implement a strong board orientation.

  • You’ll get a powerful tool that will help recruit, retain, and remove board members…all in one document. 

  • Once the work of recruiting is done, I'll show you how to retain people forever. We’ll navigate conflict and morale. We'll get the right people in the right roles and will discuss the key elements to get people to stay.  (Mission +people. Training +fun)

  • We will discuss rapport, having fun, and relationship-building. People come for the mission, but they stay for the relationships.

  • And then, because sometimes things don't work out, I'll show you how to remove board members. We'll make sure your bylaws allow you to remove dead weight. We'll use the board agreement to help low-performing board members to decide to leave on their own, freeing up room for people who want to work.

  • I’ll show you how training can be a retention tool. People love to learn, and it makes meetings more enjoyable.

The Meetings

I'll show you my special formula for meeting success, including using committees and board meeting agendas. We'll also tackle an overall approach to board and executive director partnership you might not have heard before.

  • You’ll learn how to schedule board meetings and agendas to get better engagement. 

  • You’ll create a structure for meetings so people treat them seriously. 

  • You'll create norms and tips for good meetings.

  • You’ll create and delegate to committees that make the work more manageable.

  • You’ll learn how to engage the executive director in board meetings so everyone feels great and valued.

  • You’ll learn how to evaluate all of this.

The Money

Boards are responsible for passing a budget and resourcing that budget while also providing due diligence.

  • You’ll learn your legal and moral obligations to the public, the government, and your stakeholders.

  • You’ll learn best practices for passing a budget.

  • You’ll learn how to supervise the financials measured against that budget. 

  • And most of all, you’ll learn the board’s role in fundraising and get a suite of tools to help your board fundraise. (Policies, structures, tools, templates, and training).

You will have confidence and a road map by the time we're done working together. I will make this easy for you. You need to have a strategy, high standards for your board, and a proper division of labor so that your board stays in its lane. 

You should take action today by booking “The Kick My Board in the Butt” package, so you stop spinning your wheels and using the same resources you have now. You need expert help to transform your board into the team you need to reach your mission and grow. 

Next steps

Secure the leadership package today and finally invest in yourself, your organization, and your career

  1. Get started with the assessment and goal-setting

  2. Begin implementing pieces of the plan until you are successful

Custom Packages

If you don’t see a package that works for you, I can customize one for you.

Coaching Packages

See this page for more informatino on coaching.

1:1 coaching (One-On-One Coaching)

Coaching is a powerful tool to transform yourself, your leadership and your organization.
Your organization may be willing to pay for this out of professional development funds. Learn more here.

Group Coaching for Nonprofit Executive Directors

The Fixer Fellowship group coaching program is the best and most affordable group coaching program for new, aspiring and existing nonprofit executive directors in the US. Learn more here.