Full-service fundraising consultants in North Carolina

DickersonBakker (Dickerson, Bakker & Associates) is a national fundraising-consulting firm founded in 1985, offering capital campaigns, feasibility studies, major-gift solutions, grant development, executive search and strategy consulting to nonprofits. HQ is in Asheville, NC with offices including Raleigh, NC and Coppell, TX.

GSB Fundraising is a fundraising-consulting firm based in Fletcher, NC with roughly 40-50 years of operating history, providing capital campaign, annual fund, feasibility study, communications, organizational development, and executive search services primarily to churches, synods, outdoor ministries, and other nonprofits nationwide.

Armstrong McGuire & Associates is a Raleigh, NC-based consulting firm founded in 2004 that provides nonprofit leadership and organizational development, philanthropy/fundraising strategy, and executive search services, having worked with over 800 nonprofit and philanthropic clients.

Greenway Group, LLC (Greenway Philanthropy), founded in 2018 and based in Charlotte, NC, is a boutique fundraising consultancy led by three partners with 15-30 years of nonprofit experience each, offering campaign counsel, fundraising strategy, grants management, and talent development to nonprofits and family foundations.

moss+ross is a Raleigh, NC-based nonprofit consulting firm, founded in 2009 by Mary Moss and Susan Ross, offering fundraising and capital-campaign counsel, executive search/interim staffing, and strategic planning/board-development services to North Carolina-area nonprofits.

Capital Development Services (CapDev), founded in 1984, provides philanthropy consulting, capital campaign and development counsel, and nonprofit executive search with an emphasis on planning and capacity-building.

R&L Consulting is a woman-owned firm based in the Asheville, NC area serving nonprofit cultural organizations (museums, arts, zoos, gardens) with grant writing, research and development, evaluation, exhibition development, and institutional planning. It reports having helped clients raise more than $34 million.

Pisgah Consulting brings top development talent to small and mid-sized nonprofits across the U.S., offering full-service management of development operations, fractional fundraising staffing, coaching programs for development professionals, and strategic development planning to help organizations bridge growth gaps and maximize fundraising potential.

Fundraising consulting firm equipping nonprofit leaders with proven strategies and best practices in fundraising and development, offering personalized coaching, grant writing, and a Fundraising Academy

James E. Connell and Associates is a national consulting firm specializing in charitable estate and gift planning, helping nonprofits build planned-giving and major-gift programs. Founded by James E. Connell, the firm has served educational, health care, arts, and religious organizations across the US and Canada.

Buris Chalmers Communications is a 5-person nonprofit consulting and communications firm in Waynesville, NC, founded in 2020 by partners Angeline Schwab and Bill Graham, offering grant writing, fundraising campaigns, PR, branding, and web/digital services.

Blessings Brokers is a Christian donor-development consulting firm in Matthews, NC that helps ministries optimize donor relationships, online giving, CRM systems and communications. It reports helping partners raise over $5.3M in 2024.

Salesforce implementation partner specializing in donor management, case management, and marketing automation for nonprofits and higher education. Provides end-to-end Salesforce services including strategy, implementation, managed services, and IP-backed solutions.

The Donor Relations Group (formerly Donor Relations Guru), founded by Lynne Wester, provides donor relations strategy, fund audits, donor experience consulting, training, and fractional staffing support to US nonprofits.

Consulting firm providing strategic planning, fundraising, and community development services to nonprofit organizations, with emphasis on aging, intergenerational programs, and asset-based community development

Capital Business Solutions provides integrated financial and fundraising software solutions and professional services for nonprofit organizations, including needs analysis, business process consulting, software implementation, training, and ongoing support. They are a Blackbaud channel partner with over 25 years of experience and 700+ system implementations.

Integrated Organizational Development (IOD), Inc. is a nonprofit-services consultancy offering fundraising, strategic planning, board development, and financial services, with a focus that includes Christian organizations and HBCUs.

Mary Ann Thomas, Nonprofit Consulting provides strategic planning, process management and mission-focused fundraising for nonprofit organizations, primarily in the Charlotte area.

Solo nonprofit consulting practice founded by Sarah Collins in 2022 offering grant writing, grant research/prospecting, fundraising planning, and donor cultivation services to nonprofits nationwide.

The Innovative Nonprofit Solutions Group, LLC (dba The INS Group) is a Raleigh, NC consulting firm founded in 1999 by Ruth Peebles that provides strategic fund-development planning, grant writing, board training, and organizational capacity-building to nonprofits, government agencies, and faith-based institutions nationwide.

Greater Gifts Consulting is a solo fundraising consultancy led by MaryBeth Carpenter, CFRE, offering strategic planning, fundraising counsel, feasibility studies, board development and prospect research to nonprofits in the North Carolina Triangle region.

Fundraising consulting firm offering direct mail, major donor development, grant writing, website design, telemarketing, and e-fundraising services to nonprofit organizations

Nonprofit leadership and fundraising consulting practice founded by Dr. Patton McDowell, MBA, CFRE, offering coaching, mastermind programs, and speaking on fundraising, governance, and organizational health; has partnered with more than 325 organizations and is now affiliated with Armstrong McGuire & Associates.

Fractional fundraising and grants consulting firm led by Kelly Garrity, providing senior-level fundraising leadership, grant process optimization, and strategic execution support to nonprofit organizations

WindMark Consulting is a solo nonprofit consulting practice led by Debbie Windley, CFRE, offering fundraising, capital campaigns, feasibility studies, planned giving, grant writing and board development, plus college-planning services.