BREAKING THE MOLD OF TRADITIONAL PHILANTHROPY
Philanthropy is a billion-dollar business, especially in Southwest Florida. However, it is often not being managed optimally, resulting in lost funding or volunteering benefits for the community.
This is due to several major challenges that need to be overcome:
- Non-profits are experiencing unsustainable funding due to donor fatigue, the high cost to raises a dollar, and lack of strategic planning or campaign development expertise to achieve major gifts from the next generation of donors.
- Philanthropists lack transparency and accountability: they write the checks but do not know where their money is going or if it is being spent optimally.
- Large corporations have disjointed or unclear employee volunteering programs with non-profits not aligned to their values, resulting in low employee engagement and retention
ABOUT IMPACT PHILANTHROPY
BEYOND THE TRIED-AND-TRUE
Impact Philanthropy is an advisory firm specializing in consultancy services for non-profit, philanthropist, and for-profit clients. We are based in Naples, Florida, and launched operations in September 2021. Our founder and CEO Melissa Phillips, MSW, is well-known in the industry, and personally raised $200 million in 26 years in senior management roles at leading non-profits.
Impact Philanthropy advises non-profits in sustainable fundraising; philanthropists in optimal giving; and large corporations in social engagement programming. Our innovative and tailored services are split into three distinct areas:
- Fundraising consultancy
- Philanthropist consultancy
- Social engagement programming
our services
our clients
Non-Profits that have stalled with their fundraising; who have a new CEO; who need help with strategic planning; or who lack the expertise how to develop and run a campaign.
We typically work with the CEO or VP of Philanthropy and in some instance the Board of Directors, Stakeholders or internal committees if requested.
Philanthropists who want to ensure that the money they are donating is going to the places they want it to go, and that they are able to make an informed giving decision based on facts rather than emotions.
We typically work with philanthropists, their representatives, attorneys, or wealth managers who want to provide donation tracking services to their clients.
Large Corporations that require social engagement which links their organization with value-aligned non-profits; that supports them in their branding and marketing in the community; and increases employee engagement
and retention.
We typically work with HR directors.
Key Benefits From Our Work
Impact Philanthropy’s work benefits our clients in a number of different ways:
- We help non-profits streamline their expenses (reduced cost to raise a dollar); increase their mindshare in the community; and create a pipeline of donors while cultivating current donors to the next level.
- We set up best practice processes at non-profits, which have a proof-of-performance attached to them to measure outcomes.
- We give philanthropists peace of mind, confirming that they have made a donation to a non-profit that is following Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) guidelines; that the money donated is going directly to the purpose for which it was intended; and that the donor’s legacy is being honored.
- We help large corporations reduce time wasted on countless requests from non-profits; and create better employee engagement and retention (employees feel that they are part of something).
- We help non-profits achieve sustainable funding, philanthropists achieve optimal giving, and large corporations achieve meaningful social engagement.
Why Choose Impact Philanthropy
- We are innovative.
- Our solutions are tailored to your individual needs.
- We are leading the way on new methodologies, such as geo-fencing strategies and social engagement programming.
- Our strategic planning expertise will help you identify and cultivate the next generation of donors.
- Our evaluations will help you ensure that your donations are being spent as agreed and that your legacy is being honored, including naming opportunities.
- Our unique social engagement methodology creates appropriate and meaningful employee volunteering programs at your company.
- We help non-profits reduce cost-to-dollar and get more donations so that they can help more people.