Services

The Federal Group, Inc.

Fund Raising Consulting

The Federal Group is passionate about your success. We listen to our clients and work in close collaboration to assist them in meeting their goals and objectives. Our services are tailored and delivered to meet out client’s individual needs and priorities. We not only provide you with the blueprint for maximum success, we help you build the foundation for a solid future.

With over 20 years of proven development success, The Federal Group provides comprehensive fund raising services to a variety of clients and organizations. Our services include Annual Fund Management, Capital Campaigns, Development Office Assessments & Audits, Endowment Campaigns, Major Gift Management and Planned Giving Management.

ANNUAL FUND MANAGEMENT- The backbone of any successful non-profit organization is it’s annual fund program. We can assist with creating a solid annual giving program that will lead to increased levels of giving and participation. Or, we can review your current annual fund program and offer suggestions and solutions to increase donor participation and expand your donor base. The Federal Group can help create or craft your message for better results and provide a plan to address direct mail, internet giving, and stewardship of your annual fund donors.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS- We can help guide you through the pre-campaign planning stage, oversee the management of your capital campaign and provide ongoing campaign support and counsel as needed. The Federal Group will show you how to maximize your relationships with your donors and volunteers. Our past experience conducting capital campaign feasibility studies and managing successful capital campaigns will be used to assist you in your campaign, regardless of size and scope.

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ASSESSMENTS & AUDITS- An experienced and objective eye is sometimes needed to review how your development office and program operates and performs. We can review your internal and external development office operations, study your staff organizational chart and examine your donor solicitation strategies. Based on this assessment, the Federal Group will tell you what you need to hear and not what you want to hear.

ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGNS- A strong endowment demonstrates stability and a promising future for your organization. We can assist you in developing a strategic plan to create or build upon your endowment fund. The Federal Group will develop a marketing and communications program to reach out to your donor base and illustrate the importance of creating an endowment.

MAJOR GIFT MANAGEMENT- Whether it be expanding your Major Gift Program or creating an entirely new program, we can help you develop unique cultivation and solicitation strategies for your major gift prospects and donors. The Federal Group will work you in creating and coordinating donor recognition opportunities, developing a prospect research program and establishing a moves management system to track your progress with your major gift donors and prospects.

PLANNED GIVING- We will help you create or build a planned giving program for your organization. Our approach will be to establish an action plan that is both reactive and proactive. The Federal Group will assist you in creating operational procedures to deal with any planned gifts received by your organization including communications with estate planning professionals, donor recognition and stewardship of the planned gift. We will also create a strategic plan to build upon your planned giving program by developing a planned giving prospect cultivation and solicitation program, outreach to the estate planning professional community and the formation of  planned giving donor societies.

For more information and a free no obligation consultation, contact Michael Trudgeon at (608) 312-3937 or mtrudgeon@federalgrp.com.