Benesch Consulting Nonprofit Services

Providing thought partnership and guidance to nonprofit organizations to help strengthen fundraising efforts, create a more effective and engaged Board, and clarify the organizations mission and goals.

Board Development

Empowering board engagement and implementing best governance practices

  • Analysis of current board structure and demographics

  • Prospecting and recruitment

  • Onboarding and orientation for new board members

  • Leading fundraising bootcamp to empower all board members to play an important role in supporting the organization

  • Clarifying roles of Board vs. Staff

  • Recommending and helping to implement new committee structures and best governance practices

  • Plan and facilitate Board Retreats

Fundraising

Creating and managing comprehensive fundraising initiatives, including annual and capital campaigns, large fundraising events, stakeholder engagement, and solicitation development

  • Annual and Capital Campaigns

  • Cultivation and engagement strategies

  • Stewardship event planning

  • Examine potential and clarify the needs

  • Conduct listening sessions with key stakeholders

  • Prospect identification and research

  • Solicitation writing

  • Solicitation coaching

  • Creation of sponsorship packages

  • Large fundraising events

Strategic Planning

Guiding the organization’s leadership team through a process to create a comprehensive vision and plan for the future including strategies, goals, and activities that will bring that vision to life

  • Clarifying organization’s mission and vision

  • Define short-term and long-term goals

  • Create an action plan for achieving the goals

  • Help foster collaborative partnerships

Executive Coaching

Providing mentorship and thought-partnership focused on the areas of fundraising, board development and overall organizational management

  • One-on-one or small group coaching

  • Developing effective fundraising strategies

  • Sharing tools and templates for best practices in board governance

  • Working through challenging board governance issues

  • Providing thought-partnership regarding leadership challenges

  • Building efficiciences with overall organizational management

Executive Leadership Cohort

NEW PROGRAM!

 

Launching Fall in 2025

A small group of Executive Directors of small or medium-sized nonprofit organizations have the opportunity to connect, innovate, and share challenges and learning with like-minded colleagues. This helps them grow their network, their skills, and their knowledge under the leadership and guidance of Randi Benesch and Wendy Jeffries as your coaches.

Monthly group coaching sessions, September 2025 through May 2026

Fill out the form below to join the waiting list.