Working together, so you can raise more and develop major donor fundraising you can be proud of.
When a major donor gives your cause a gift, the results can be transformational – for your organisation, for those your charity is here to serve, and for the donor. But this area of fundraising can be challenging – it’s an area of wealth and power after all, and whether it’s lack of time, a lack of confidence in reaching out to donors, or limited understanding of senior teams, it’s not always straightforward.
Summit Fundraising is a specialist major donor agency. We’ve worked with over 250 charities to help them build major donor fundraising programmes that they can be proud of and that raise more. Take a look below at how we can work with you.
Bespoke, in-depth projects across 3-4 months to develop a clear plan to grow your major donor fundraising, whatever your starting point. We can help you identify major donors, create a pipeline & gift table, recommend where next for your programme and develop a tailored action plan: from engaging donors, events, resourcing, giving clubs and more.
Whether you or your team are brand new to major donor fundraising or looking to develop more advanced techniques, we offer specialist live online training. We bring confidence, momentum, and energy to this area of fundraising, with remarkable results.
How do you take your major donor fundraising to the next level? Where are those “new donors”? How can you bring the organisation with you? Whatever your challenges, this mix of 4 x 90 minute sessions and specialist consultancy over 6 months means you’ll have accountability, momentum, more techniques and increased confidence.
How can you get your Board and senior team involved in major donor fundraising? We run bespoke sessions for trustees and senior teams, to increase knowledge, grow confidence in introductions, and develop a coordinated, successful approach to major donor fundraising.
If you haven’t already got a programme, where do you start? This is a unique blend of training, coaching, and consultancy over 6 months. You’ll get the confidence to raise more large gifts without the “ick”, in an authentic, genuine way. You’ll get tools and processes to succeed. You’ll become proactive, finding and realising opportunities to raise more.
Louise Morris is an international speaker with energetic, practical and inspiring sessions tailored to your event. Whether a fundraising conference or an away day, 30 minutes or an hour, virtual or in person, Louise will tailor and deliver an exceptional session for you.
Wealth of Knowledge
I have loved working with Louise. She not only provided her own insight and intellect, but she also made me feel more secure in the approach I already had to major donor fundraising. Following 1-2-1 support around making an ‘ask’, and encouraging me to make these feel more like a conversation, I am now having just that with one of our biggest donors – a natural, not-stilted conversation – hopefully leading to great things!
Fionnuala Shakespeare
Advice for moving forward
Louise’s training has been a great experience and has really helped to accelerate our Major Donor fundraising at Sue Ryder. She made the training very relatable to the experience and size of our charity. The team came away from the training feeling enthusiastic and excited to move forward with brilliant tips and advice on how to do so.
Ciara Twiggins
Now confident to launch
When the opportunity came to tender for a piece of major donor work, Louise was my first choice. Within 6 months of working with Louise, we feel confident to launch our first major donor programme. She is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about major donor fundraising and generously shares her expertise.
Lizy Kacou
Engaging, clarifying & energising
Louise has a very engaging approach that demystifies what major giving is all about. The emphasis on approaching potential donors with curiosity and communicating with them like normal people was really strong and clearly changed perceptions within the group. Staff and trustees were energised and much clearer about their role in major giving and what their next step should be. Louise got us all thinking creatively about the solution.
Thalie Martini
Insightful and realistic advice
Working with Louise has been really great! She has helped us with a thorough review of our major gift fundraising potential and given us some clear, insightful and realistic advice on how to build our major donor relationships. I would certainly recommend her to others.
Sarah Williams
Re-engaged major donors
During the 6 months of the course, I was able to re-engage 10 major donors and obtain a gift from one that equalled their entire previous lifetime giving. The programme provides the confidence that I needed, which led to tangible results.
Shawna Barnes-Scullion
Wealth of knowledge!
Being new to major donor fundraising, Louise’s ‘From Scratch’ program was the perfect springboard. The high-quality content is delivered by Louise in such a clear way, and I really enjoyed learning from other fundraisers. I’ve come away a completely different fundaiser, with helpful tips and a wealth of knowledge to put into practice.
Ellie Tyers
Previous Clients
Let’s develop and grow your major donor fundraising
Get in touch if you’d like to explore working together to raise more and develop major donor fundraising you can be proud of.