Campaign Feasibility and Planning Studies

Trager, Hadley & Company (TH&C) will design and conduct a study that will both test the feasibility of a capital campaign and provide a preliminary fundraising plan. If your organization is not ready for a major fundraising campaign, TH&C will help guide you through the preparations that must be made to position your organization for the launch of a successful campaign or development effort.

Development Audit

A TH&C professional will conduct an assessment of your development operation to determine if you are taking advantage of the most efficient and effective means of growing your development presence. Using our proven techniques and suggestions we will help your organization raise more money, both now and in the future. Even seemingly minor changes in methodology can often mean a major improvement to the bottom line.

Capital Campaign Consulting

A senior TH&C consultant will work with you and your key personnel to assure that the direction of your campaign flourishes in the most effective manner.

General Fundraising Advice and Counsel

A TH&C professional will establish and maintain a personal working relationship with you. This relationship entails designing strategy, offering timely advice and analyzing the progress of your campaign. Working with the organization's president, executive director, or development officer, your TH&C advisor will help you to evaluate every development challenge in a timely and effective manner. Together, a plan will be designed that employs the latest fundraising techniques and strategies, but within the unique framework and needs of your organization.

Trager Hadley & Company offers a wide range of services. Some clients may require highly specialized or intensive services. Others may require help meeting a specific development challenge or fundraising opportunity. Whatever the challenge, we can handle the wide variations encountered in development efforts, for example:

Creative Writing Services

In today’s fast paced society, reading materials must be both concise and descriptive. Even more importantly, they must be effective. TH&C has a network of outstanding writers capable of developing thought provoking fundraising materials, effective marketing and public relations efforts, and winning grant proposals.

Creative Artwork, Design and Printing

To enhance fundraising efforts, well-written copy becomes even more exciting and effective when placed in the hands of gifted graphic designers. TH&C has talented, award winning writers and designers who can develop materials that are exciting, attractive and responsive.

Prospective Donor Research

Communicating with your board members, current donors, volunteers and other leaders in the community directly impacts reaching your financial goals. Special databases and research tools used by TH&C will facilitate this process.

Board Building, Leadership Recruitment and Training

A unified board raises money easily and spends money prudently. TH&C can assess your board’s strengths and weaknesses and help you develop a plan for constructive growth.

Website Design and Online Giving

More and more institutions and businesses today have recognized the importance of daily interaction with their markets through the Internet. A customized website can give your organization an edge in reaching a broader public to inform and educate them on your mission and needs. TH&C can help you plan, design, build and maintain a website so you can benefit from this powerful communications tool. We can also guide you through the process of soliciting and accepting contributions online.

Executive Search and Recruiting

Responsible, talented leadership is vital to any organization, but it is especially so for non-profits that must compete for the best management talent within the constraints of limited funds. If there is a need for building an executive leadership team, TH&C’s knowledge of the development community allows us to quickly find and screen the best people available.