Counsel on Demand^SM

Do you ever find yourself saying, “How can I raise more money without increasing my headcount?”

We have a unique and innovative solution to the challenges and opportunities you face in the areas of fund development and fundraising. One that addresses the most frequent concerns we hear as we work with clients across the country.

“We need someone to monitor our fundraising program and keep us focused and on track.”
“I need someone to coach me and keep me focused on fundraising.”
“I need to learn how to ask for money. It just doesn’t come naturally to me.”

With Counsel on Demand^SM you have access to experts who can help you meet these challenges and manage your fund development resources and staff most effectively. Counsel on Demand^SM provides flexible, low-cost fund development coaching and strategy sessions for Executive Directors and College Presidents. You get four hours of on-call expertise each month. Call on Saad & Shaw when you need us and we are there to support you with solutions.

When you sign up for Counsel on Demand^SM you have access to professionals with a proven track record. For over forty years we have helped organizations and institutions build their fund development programs. Our successes include:

	Creation and development of the Lou Rawls telethon raising over $500 million
	Development and management of the Texas Association of Developing Colleges
	Service to capital campaigns at the Highland Hospital, the United Negro College Fund, Fresno City College, Mills College and more

“Saad & Shaw made sure we exceeded our goal. Their coaching and intensive follow up helped keep us on target.” – Dr. Ned Doffoney, President Fresno City College

We have conducted feasibility studies, produced campaign plans and provided technical assistance and management to organizations and institutions as diverse the Bryant Gumble Golf Tournament, the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, Rubicon Programs, Inc., the American Land Conservancy, the Regional Technical Training Center, Lane College, Paine College, South Carolina State University, Morgan State University and North Carolina A&T University.

We pride ourselves on having developed a unique brand of fund development counsel that combines marketing with fundraising fundamentals. We help our clients put their strengths to best use as they address their challenges at a low cost with minimum head count. We create an environment of trust that allows for discussion of difficult issues.

Let us do the same for you.
For one low monthly fee you can call on us…
 

	While preparing or reviewing your fundraising goals and strategies
	As you consider how to approach a prospective major donor or investor
	When planning a special event
	For help creating or updating your case for support and marketing materials
	When preparing to hire or evaluate fund development staff
	When considering implementing new approaches to fundraising
	As you plan your board retreat or workshop
	For guidance in recruiting, training and retaining volunteers
	For help with opportunities and challenges as they arise

What You Receive with Counsel on Demand^SM

A low monthly fee provides you with up to four hours of fund development counsel. Use the time for teleconferences, in-person meetings, coaching for top management and key volunteers, mentoring for new employees, strategy sessions with board members, creation of benefit packages for donors and sponsors, training in how to solicit a gift, revising your case for support, evaluating employees, strategic planning and more. You decide what you need our assistance with and that is the focus of our work together.

When you participate in Counsel on Demand^SM you gain access to:

	Highest level expertise to help enhance your current program with a minimum investment
	Strategies for increasing revenue and reducing costs
	Training in how to ask for meaningful gifts, and how to determine the ask amount
	Cultivation techniques that retains donors and increases gift levels
	Marketing strategies that help increase the profile of your institution and support fundraising

You will learn how to:

	Reduce costs by attracting in-kind services
	Prioritize fund development activities so the focus is on those that yield the most revenue
	More effectively manage and evaluate your staff, volunteers and resources

“Thanks to Saad & Shaw I now understand how to best support and manage my fund development staff.” – Dr. Johnnie Watson, Interim-President, LeMoyne-Owen College