Our Services

Fund Development Basics and Beyond

From understanding what the data means to knowing how best to prepare for and make an ask of a donor or prospect, our tools and techniques support your goals to create the foundations of a thriving nonprofit organization. Somasara works with start-up teams as well as specialized units in the development department to assess what's working, what can be strengthened, and how to best utilize resources to achieve lasting and impressive gains for fulfillment of your mission. We provide a variety of hands-on workshops, one-on-one trainings, and customized coaching and consultancies to help you and your team achieve meaningful success.

Let us know how we might be able to support your work in the world! Sample engagements include:

Rocking the Annual Fund

Whether you're staring from zero or already have a good number of supporters counted in Salesforce, Somasara can help strengthen your annual fund as the reliable baseline from which awareness about your work and revenue grow. Do an assessment of strengths and weaknesses, learn to leverage opportunities, and prepare to proactively counter the threats ahead.

We'll work with you to design effective campaigns and implement the right tactics to gain supporters using online and direct mail, cultivation events, and creative communications that warm hearts and demonstrate impact.

On-Call Chief Development Officer

Especially for smaller nonprofits, Somasara offers the affordable solution of a reliable development lead with a strong track record of results and a yearning to make the most of the talent and time you have on your team already.

Let us support you throughout all phases of the fundraising lifecycle, from discovery to stewardship, and add value through increased transparency and alignment with your strategic objectives.

Finance for Your Development Team

Come to understand and unlock the invaluable partnership between Development and Finance. Unpack contributed income, analyze budgets, and devise templates that make sense of the numbers.

Reach into your relationship management database for deeper understanding of your revenue sources, trends, and pipeline. Work on pro forma and develop increasingly accurate projections that grow confidence in and among your team.