Strategic Fundraising Plan
At She Gets Grants, we design comprehensive, multi-channel fundraising strategies tailored to your nonprofit’s mission, goals, and unique context.
Our approach brings intentionality to revenue diversification, ensuring every fundraising effort is efficient, effective, and evidence-based. We ground our strategies in Candid’s nonprofit data and grantmaker insights, Bridgespan’s research on strategy and scaling impact, and Giving USA’s authoritative analysis of philanthropic trends. By drawing from these sector leaders, we align our work with proven best practices that strengthen long-term sustainability and growth.
What We Provide
Our strategic fundraising plans are actionable, staff- and board-ready, and built to maximize ROI on time and resources invested. We work together with your team to:
Clarify Funding Priorities
Define strategic funding goals aligned with organizational mission and programmatic needs.
Develop a Case for Support
Craft compelling narratives, data-driven problem statements, and evidence-based outcomes that engage funders, donors, and partners.
Segment Donors and Audiences
Analyze and prioritize individual donors, institutional funders, board champions, and earned revenue streams for targeted engagement.
Implement Multi-Channel Strategies
Plan and execute campaigns across grants, major gifts, events, online giving, and earned revenue opportunities.
Assign Roles and Responsibilities
Engage executive leadership, development staff, board members, and volunteers in fundraising activities for coordinated action.
Forecast Budgets and ROI
Create detailed projections to track activity costs, expected revenue, and overall fundraising efficiency.
Build Metrics and Evaluation Tools
Track progress toward goals, donor acquisition and retention, stewardship touchpoints, and grant hit rates to inform ongoing improvements.
Mitigate Risks
Plan for donor attrition, delayed payments, economic changes, and event disruptions with clear contingency strategies.
Strengthen Stewardship and Donor Retention
Establish protocols for thank-you notes, impact reporting, recognition, and tiered stewardship to cultivate long-term relationships.
What We Provide
Our strategic fundraising plans are actionable, staff- and board-ready, and built to maximize ROI on time and resources invested. We work together with your team to:
Clarify Funding Priorities:
Define strategic funding goals aligned with organizational mission and programmatic needs.
Develop a Case for Support:
Segment Donors and Audiences:
Implement Multi-Channel Strategies:
Assign Roles and Responsibilities:
Forecast Budgets and ROI:
Build Metrics and Evaluation Tools
Mitigate Risks:
Strengthen Stewardship and Donor Retention:
Establish protocols for thank-you notes, impact reporting, recognition, and tiered stewardship to cultivate long-term relationships.
Why This Matters
A strategic fundraising plan transforms fundraising from reactive to proactive. By equipping staff, engaging boards, and clarifying priorities, your nonprofit can increase funding success, streamline workflows, and strengthen funder relationships. Grounded in evidence-based philanthropy, our plans balance mission storytelling with data-driven case for support, ensuring every effort builds credibility, inspires donors, and drives sustainable impact.
