Research and Foundation Counsel
Analytics
Seeking clarity and alignment between organizational vision and donors' passion, capability, and inclination will provide a clear path to funding goals.
Contour Strategies provides data analytics for annual fund and campaign counsel that can help answer:
What is a reachable funding goal?
Who are the most qualified donors? Could a donor provide a lead gift for a campaign?
Which relationships will likely produce the greatest impact for the cause?
How should a database of donor prospects be prioritized?
Grant Writing
Navigating the path through the foundation landscape can be intimidating and unfruitful without expertise and a prioritized plan. Foundations are more likely to partner when they are familiar with an organization, have confidence in its leadership, and foundation objectives align with the vision of an organization.
Contour Strategies has the track record and expertise to:
develop comprehensive foundation strategies and plans
lead nonprofit grant writing strategy
“Andy Sears and the team from Contour Strategies have been exceptional, and really worked well with our small campaign team. In 2016 we began a $16,000,000 capital campaign for a Theater and Visual and Performing Arts building. We raised $19,500,000 and opened the building in March 2019! As our costs and needs increased for the project, Andy and his team showed incredible grit advising us in coming up with a plan to reach our goal.”
— Martin Farfan, President