Board development consultants in Illinois

Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A) is a Chicago-based full-service philanthropic management consulting firm founded in 1961, serving higher education, independent schools, academic medicine and healthcare, arts and culture, and the voluntary sector. It was acquired by Huron Consulting Group in February 2024.

National nonprofit consulting firm providing fundraising consulting, communications, strategic information services (including CRM/data management), and campaign counsel and implementation

Donor By Design Group (DBD Group) is a nonprofit fundraising consultancy founded by former YMCA of the USA philanthropy executive Bruce Berglund, specializing in capital campaigns, feasibility studies, annual/endowment programs, strategy, and board governance.

Gonser Gerber is a Naperville, IL advancement and leadership consulting firm (operating since 1950) offering capital campaign counsel, executive search for advancement leaders, and institutional strategic planning for nonprofits and educational institutions.

Social Capital is a Chicago, IL (with a Washington, D.C. office) fundraising and communications agency, founded around 2001 and led by CEO/Co-Founder Paula Berezin, that acts as an outsourced 'fundraising agency of record' providing strategy, campaign execution, creative/communications, and leadership training to large national nonprofit clients.

Huron Consulting Services LLC is the operating entity of Huron Consulting Group, a publicly traded global management consultancy serving healthcare, education, and commercial sectors. Its Advancement & Fundraising practice (expanded via acquisitions of GG+A and Advancement Resources) advises nonprofits and universities.

TWB Fundraising (Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt) is a Chicago firm providing capital campaign support, capacity-building fundraising counsel, organizational and leadership development, data analytics/prospect research and executive search for nonprofits.

Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners, Inc., founded in 1968 by renowned fundraising author Jerold Panas, is a Chicago-based fundraising consulting firm that has guided over 4,000 nonprofit organizations through capital campaigns, major and planned giving programs, strategic planning, and board development.

PJH & Associates (Patricia Hurley & Associates), founded in 1986 in Chicago, provides fundraising strategy, event management, board solicitation training, and logistical support for nonprofit galas, dinners, and benefit events; the firm has raised over $1 billion for nonprofit clients.

Sea Change Strategies helps nonprofit leaders raise more money by building donor relationships, offering research assessments, mid-level donor program design, the Sea Change Insight Panel, coaching, and capacity-building trainings.

The Alford Group is a national full-service consultancy for nonprofits (since 1979) offering fundraising counsel including capital campaign design and feasibility studies, strategic planning, leadership and board development, data analytics, and interim/embedded staffing. Offices in Chicago, Seattle, and New York.

Evolve Giving Group is a women-owned nonprofit consulting firm providing executive search/staffing, major-gifts fundraising strategy, and board development/coaching, reporting 500+ nonprofit clients served.

Latz & Company is a Chicago-based fundraising and organizational development firm that has worked with over 300 nonprofits over more than 30 years, specializing in capital campaigns, major gift programs, annual fund/advancement, and organizational development.

Cooper Coleman LLC is a Chicago-based executive search firm specializing in C-suite, development, and senior leadership placements for US nonprofit and mission-driven organizations, with additional offices in Washington DC, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and New York.

Values-centered consulting firm serving US nonprofits with fundraising strategy, executive search, strategic planning, and board development services

Alexander Ross Group, Ltd. is a Chicago-area fundraising consulting firm founded by Shannon Alexander (President) in 2011, offering philanthropic market assessments, capital campaign counsel, major gift strategy, and executive coaching to nonprofits.

Bearing Tree is a Chicago-based nonprofit operations partner providing comprehensive development services including fundraising operations, donor research, grant writing, major gift strategy, and board administration for mission-driven organizations.

Fundraising consulting firm providing strategic planning, feasibility studies, capital campaigns, major gifts, staff training, and development audits for nonprofit organizations

National firm offering counsel in organizational strategic planning, advancement planning, fundraising, marketing communications, and planned giving. Specializes in developing donor leadership and establishing systems for long-term fundraising success.

Full-service fundraising and nonprofit consulting firm specializing in campaign management, prospect research, executive coaching, and board development for nonprofits

Just Cause Consulting is a Chicago-based, women-led nonprofit development strategy firm offering fundraising strategy, board empowerment, donor engagement, capital campaigns, and coaching for mission-driven organizations.

Pratapas Associates is a Naperville, IL-based fundraising consulting firm founded by Steven Pratapas that provides capital/endowment campaign counsel, major gift program development, board and volunteer leadership development, and executive search/interim staffing services to nonprofit organizations.

Pinzino Consulting focuses on fundraising strategy and support for justice-focused nonprofit organizations, offering services including organizational fundraising assessments, donor engagement planning, interim development staff support, grant proposal writing, funder briefing events, staff and board training, and earned income strategies

Development consulting firm providing grant writing, fundraising strategy, board and staff training, and planned giving services to nonprofit organizations

Boutique fundraising consulting firm providing strategic planning, event planning, board development, and fund development services for nonprofits