Ellen Bristol Strengthen your impact with strategic planning that works. Many nonprofits struggle with the myriad demands of managing fundraising, programs, staff and volunteers. To stay focused on the mission, raise consistent income, and succeed beyond your dreams, master the the strategic planning process. My firm will guide you from chaos and confusion, to clarity and accountability. Typical Results -Raised major giving for a conservation organization by one-third in the first year -Enabled a medical research organization to expand its reach and enter clinical trials within six months -Empowered a nonprofit small-business incubator to reorganize its board, develop sustainable governance, and organize effective growth strategies What clients say: - Board chair: Your work really demystified our fundraising so we can grow. - Chief Operations Officer: We still don't know how you figured out our problems so quickly, nut now we can solve them. - Founder/Executive Director: We would have had to close our doors with your help. Strategic planning drives nonprofit success. Success Planning for Nonprofits simplifies the process using data, metrics, and interpretation for continuous improvement. To understand how the lack of effective management has hurt fundraising, explore Fundraising Down the Drain: The Leaky Bucket Study 2019. Learn how to plug fundraising "leaks" with Fundraising the SMART Way: Predictable, Consistent Income Growth for Your Charity. I have devoted the last 25 years of my career to strengthening the value nonprofits and NGOs bring to society, clarifying and repairing challenges holding them back. Best known for our work on building fundraising capacity, my firm has guided nonprofits and NGOs. domestic and international, to high impact with proven principles, tools and techniques for strategic planning, management and leadership.