Major gifts 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.

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.

Gail Perry Group is a nonprofit fundraising consulting and training firm providing capital campaign counsel, feasibility studies, major-gift strategy, fundraising assessments and board coaching, founded by Gail Perry, MBA, CFRE.

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.

BrightDot is a national fundraising consulting firm based in Raleigh, NC that specializes in nonprofit and higher education advancement. Founded in 2015, they employ 10+ staff and serve 50+ organizations.

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.

Stepstone Strategic is a Winston-Salem, NC fundraising consulting firm founded in 2016 by three veteran nonprofit advancement leaders, offering campaign counsel, major gifts and donor-cultivation strategy, board development, and communications/stewardship planning.

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.

Vandever Batten, Inc., founded in 1999 in Charlotte, NC, is a fundraising consultancy that helps nonprofits plan and execute capital campaigns, feasibility studies, and strategic planning, reporting more than half a billion dollars raised for regional clients.

Asheville, NC-based fundraising consultancy run by two CFRE-credentialed principals offering feasibility studies, campaign planning/implementation, and organizational development for nonprofits.

Kohn Associates is a full-service fundraising, marketing, event planning, and public relations firm based in Raleigh, NC. Led by Joyce Kohn with 25+ years of experience, the firm specializes in capital campaigns, bond initiatives, major gifts, and leadership development for nonprofits and public sector organizations.

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.

Carol O'Brien Associates, founded in 1992 and based in Durham, NC, is a solo institutional-advancement consulting practice providing strategic planning, staff/volunteer training, executive coaching, executive search advisory, and proposal/case-statement writing to colleges, universities, arts organizations, and healthcare institutions; the firm reports having helped clients raise over $25 billion.

North Carolina-based coaching and counsel practice led by CEO/Senior Counsel Benjamin R. Case, offering online fundraising training, mentoring, strategic planning, and fundraising counsel; Case has over 40 years of nonprofit fundraising experience.

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

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

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

Beam Outcomes, led by Joanne O'Brien Beam, provides fundraising counsel including feasibility studies, capital/comprehensive campaign planning and management, major and planned gift strategy, and board development for nonprofits, with a focus on the Midwest and national clients.

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

Niles Sorensen Consulting is the solo practice of Niles Sorensen, a four-decade advancement professional and former UNC Charlotte vice chancellor for University Advancement, offering fundraising and philanthropy counsel to nonprofits under the tagline 'Advancing Your Mission.'

Kucia Consulting, led by Sharon Kucia in Charlotte, NC, provides strategic planning and fundraising, including capital campaign planning studies and campaign execution, primarily for Catholic nonprofits.