Major gifts 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.

Chicago-based multichannel direct-response fundraising and nonprofit marketing agency offering direct mail, digital, donor analytics, campaign strategy and planned-gift marketing. Founded in 1989 and led by Charter CFRE Denny Meyer.

U.S.-based front-office BPO/call-center vendor founded in 1991 providing inbound/outbound telemarketing, donor acquisition and retention calling, and handwritten direct mail services to nonprofits and many other industries.

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.

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.

Fundraising consultancy specializing in helping nonprofit CEOs diversify funding sources and secure unrestricted operating revenue through investment-level donor strategies

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.

Specializes in crafting bespoke, high-impact face-to-face fundraising campaigns for charities focusing on donor acquisition and retention

Capstone Services Group operates as ADS (Association Development Solutions), a fundraising consultancy specializing in campaign management, feasibility and planning studies, corporate fundraising and member giving programs for professional and trade associations.

Feldsteinco LLC (Jim Feldstein, Lake Bluff/Chicago, IL) is a boutique philanthropic fundraising advisory firm helping nonprofit clients optimize donor revenue, lifetime value, and endowment growth through strategy and implementation support.

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.

Bill Brooks & Associates specializes in raising funds from corporate, foundation, government, and other institutional grantors for nonprofit organizations. The firm writes grant proposals, solicitation letters, and provides fundraising consulting services.

Chicago-based management consultancy serving nonprofits and philanthropies with expertise in capital campaigns, major gifts, financial development, institutional advancement, and strategic fundraising strategy

Alexander Macnab & Co. is a Chicago fundraising consulting firm led by Sandy Macnab, FAHP, CFRE, providing capital campaign counsel, feasibility studies, major gift and annual giving programs, planned giving, and board/staff training. The firm has operated for about 30 years.

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.