Major gifts consultants in New York

CCS Fundraising (Community Counselling Service), founded 1947, is a global for-profit fundraising consultancy offering campaign planning and management, feasibility studies, data analytics, interim development management and strategic planning for nonprofits.

Eidolon Communications is a direct marketing and member/donor communications consulting firm (founded 1987) specializing in nonprofit, advocacy, and political clients. It provides direct mail, digital strategy, copy and design, canvass and telemarketing management, and data analytics.

Sanky Communications (Sanky Inc.), founded in 1977, is a New York fundraising and marketing agency delivering integrated direct mail, digital, paid media, and mid-level donor campaigns for nonprofits.

Global fundraising and nonprofit management consulting firm offering campaign management, development audits, interim staffing, major gift counsel, data intelligence, and training for nonprofits across education, healthcare, independent schools, and social impact sectors.

Aperio Philanthropy is a fundraising consulting firm that partners with nonprofits to build and scale major giving programs through strategy, systems, processes and staff training. It operates from Brooklyn, NY and Kansas City, MO.

Founded in 1982, Event Associates, Inc. is a New York City-based event production firm specializing in designing and executing special fundraising events for nonprofit organizations.

Big Duck is a Brooklyn, NY worker-owned cooperative founded in 1994 that exclusively serves nonprofits with brand strategy, communications campaigns, and staff/board trainings under its 'Brandraising' approach; it does not provide capital campaign management, major-gift solicitation, or grant writing services directly.

Carl Bloom Associates (CBA) is a full-service direct-response fundraising agency founded in 1976 that builds integrated direct mail, digital, email, and data-driven campaigns for donor and membership development, with deep expertise in public media and public libraries.

Faircom (Faircom New York / Faircom Global) is a nonprofit fundraising and marketing agency specializing in direct mail, digital marketing, and mid-level and major giving across all donor channels. It is part of the Avalon Consulting Group.

Bridge Philanthropic Consulting (BPC) is a New York-based, Black-owned fundraising and social-impact consulting firm founded in 2016, offering campaign architecture, major gift strategy, fractional development staffing, and governance/board capacity-building to nonprofits nationally.

Averill Fundraising Solutions is a full-service fundraising consulting firm based in New York City offering campaign direction, feasibility studies, annual fund management, interim staffing, and executive search. Founded in 2012 by Robert C. Happy, Jr. and acquired by Collegium Holdings in 2019, the firm has partnered with clients raising more than $3.25 billion.

Prasad Consulting & Research, founded in 1989 by President Poonam Prasad, provides fundraising research and strategy, major-gift and capital-campaign program design, and audits of development/research departments for nonprofits ranging from small organizations to major institutions.

Constellation Advancement is a boutique New York consultancy organized as a group of independent fundraising consultants (former nonprofit development vice presidents) offering campaign planning, gift planning, development office assessments, and interim development leadership.

LAPA Fundraising, founded by Laurence A. Pagnoni, MPA, provides nonprofit fundraising consulting including campaign design/implementation, grants management, prospect research, and organizational assessment, serving social service, arts & culture, and healthcare nonprofits.

Changing Our World is a New York-based social-impact and fundraising consultancy founded in 1999 and part of Omnicom since 2002, with offices in Boston, Dallas, Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. Its four practice areas are fundraising, corporate social engagement, research and analytics, and digital.

Faircom New York is a direct-response fundraising and donor marketing agency providing direct mail, email, social, SMS, and paid digital campaigns plus mid-level and major giving strategy for nonprofit clients; the firm is in the process of joining Avalon Consulting Group.

Perry Davis Associates is a New York City fundraising consultancy founded in 1986 that provides major gifts fundraising, capital campaign management, board development, prospect research, and back-office/administrative support to nonprofits across arts, health, education, community advocacy, environment, and faith-based sectors.

Cause agency founded in 2010 specializing in cause marketing, corporate social responsibility, and celebrity foundation management. Partners with nonprofits but primarily focuses on marketing partnerships and brand activations rather than core fundraising advice.

The JFM Group LLC is a New York-area consultancy providing strategic planning, individualized fundraising campaigns, donor cultivation, board development, and event/production management to nonprofit organizations, now led by President Jessica Marsillo after founder Joan F. Morgan.

Stetwin Consulting, founded by Stephanie Thomas, CFRE, provides fundraising, special-events, telemarketing, and consulting services to nonprofit organizations, mostly in the New York region.

New York City-based full-service nonprofit consultancy (formerly the Jenks Group) led by founder Shirley F. Jenks, offering fundraising and development, strategic planning, philanthropic advisory, and executive search services.

Donorly is a fundraising consulting firm that turns donor research into relationships, helping nonprofits identify major donors, strengthen individual giving, and launch campaigns. It also supports CRM implementation and donor communications.

m3 Development is a nonprofit fundraising and organizational consulting firm based in Manorville, NY, operating since 2003 and offering capital campaign counsel, major/annual/planned giving program design, grant writing, prospect research, executive search, and board development.

TakeTwo Services provides fundraising, grant writing, and communications strategy to nonprofits. Founded in 2011 by nonprofit veterans, they offer tailored services for donor development, event planning, and board development.