Client Spotlight: TeenPact
Aligning TeenPact’s leadership team and handing them a fundraising game plan for the future
Engagement at a Glance
TeenPact is a nationally recognized nonprofit with a long history of developing young leaders and engaging students in civic education through immersive, faith-informed experiences.
A few of the outcomes from our engagement:
- Prepared their team for internal hires to further bolster their development department
- Defined the executive game plan for an experienced CEO new to fundraising
- Provided real-time marketing and fundraising expertise during their end-of-year season
The Challenge
TeenPact had an existing fundraising system that was working. They knew their donors, monitored the vital statistics, and had a team in place. So why reach out to us?
They wanted an outside perspective on the health of their fundraising ecosystem before heading into a new season of change and opportunity.
They needed clarity, accountability, and practical guidance to ensure the executive, marketing, and fundraising staff remained in full alignment.
The Solution
Our engagement focused on helping TeenPact’s CEO and development director build a game plan for existing and future roles.
We structured our work together for both consistency and flexibility. This means communication happened via 2 predictable cadences:
- A monthly strategy call to track progress, discuss challenges, and identify key relationships to cultivate over the next month.
- Unlimited audio communication throughout the month to keep the conversation going with real-time access to a team of seasoned marketers and fundraisers.
Our conversations covered hiring, internal alignment, in-person donor visits, major donor cultivation, the art of the ask, nuanced elements of building relationships with high-net-worth donors, and more.
In many cases, this engagement acted as the “phone-a-fundraiser” in the back pocket of their fundraising team who requested insight and advice to complement their day-to-day activities and decisions.
The Results
Our work together prioritized both relational and revenue-focused goals to equip their development and executive team to achieve sustained success over the long term.
In this next season, it’s absolutely crucial for the executive team to know exactly how their limited time can best serve the development team and donor community who make the vital work of TeenPact possible.
Here are a few of the highlights and wins:
- Prepared their team for internal hires to further bolster their development department
- Defined the executive game plan for an experienced CEO new to fundraising
- Provided real-time marketing and fundraising expertise during their end-of-year season
Quick Fundraising Tip
For organizations with multiple staff and teams, it’s essential to remember that attaining internal alignment is never a problem to solve, but a tension to be managed.
Meet Our Client, TeenPact
Through practical teaching, TeenPact students learn how to embrace their call as the next generation of leaders, find encouragement among like-minded peers, and develop the skills to engage the culture.
Invaluable investment
“Evan and Jon do an excellent job of helping nonprofits distill all the things we could attempt into a clear list of priorities to execute. Your insight during a season of transition has been invaluable.”
— Peggy Adams, Development Director TeenPact
A lifeline for our organization in a pivotal season
“During a key season of change, your insight and expertise has prepared us for our team expansion and fundraising plan as we head into the next year. Thank you!”
— Chris May, CEO TeenPact
Let’s Talk
We believe that effective fundraising and marketing is both relational and revenue-focused. Our partnership with Life Advancement Group is a powerful example of that belief in action.
If your organization wants greater clarity and momentum in your decision-making and fundraising activities, it’s time to swap all the things to try for a simple fundraising plan to follow. Sound intriguing? Let’s talk.