On your fundraising journey, it is important to review our clients’ priorities and understand their giving capacity to ensure there is alignment with one of our client’s interests. Do your research to determine the potential scope and scale of their support, and to know their general geographic focus. Smaller or local charities outside the communities in which our clients are focused are generally not of interest.

While there are many great organizations out there, we’re searching for those who demonstrate deliverable impact and innovation, and, most importantly, are aligned to our clients’ interests. If you think that you represent such an organization, here’s how to engage:

    1. Introduction. Complete our Charity Survey. We hold these results for the rest of the calendar year.
    2. Interview. If your survey results align with any of our clients’ priorities over the course of the calendar year, we’ll contact you to book a complimentary Charity Interview. In this meeting, we’ll learn about your organization, review the results from your survey, and discuss potential funding opportunities.
    3. Application. We’ll shortlist available options with our clients, and discuss these with them. Upon their invitation we’ll reach out to selected charities to request they complete a grant application.
    4. Decision. After our clients review grant applications, we’ll inform you of the results. The majority are usually accepted. If your application is not successful, we make ourselves available to discuss their feedback.
    5. Reporting. Those who receive funding report back every six months until the project is complete.

Charities that wish to book a consultation with Stronger Philanthropy outside this workflow can do so after completing their Charity Survey by booking a Charity Consultation. In this optional meeting, we will provide you with our 2-page dashboard, customized for your organization, and discuss it with you. This dashboard offers an overview of indicators we believe are most relevant for major donors before making granting decisions. As well, during the consultation we would be happy to discuss your general major donor strategy, brainstorm opportunities, and answer any specific questions you may have about our process.

Booking a 50-minute Charity Consultation is a valuable way to learn from the perspective of a major donor. We offer this service for a cost of $149 plus HST.

For more information, check out our Frequently Asked Questions.