Black Fox Philanthropy creates strategic partnerships with foundations and other funders to leverage Capacity Building Grants (CBGs) so grantees see greater fundraising results.

Funding partners care not only about the mission and impact of their grantees but also about their grantees’ organizational sustainability. Black Fox Philanthropy aligns with these visionary funders to deploy capacity building services to grantees to bolster fundraising, communications, and board leadership. Funders benefit through greater portfolio success; grantees benefit from working with knowledgeable advisors who deliver fundraising infrastructure, fundraising capacity building, and powerful and game-changing core services. 

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We partner with foundations to build grantee fundraising capacity through the following services:

Many nonprofit organizations lack the time, staff and paid database resources to uncover and pursue new funding sources. As a result, too many live in a constant state of urgency when it comes to fundraising, taking their focus off the good they are trying to create in the world. Painless Prospecting makes it financially possible for any size organization to rocket-boost their donor research and uncover new prospective funders within 4 short weeks.

Through data requests and conversations, Black Fox Philanthropy works with organizations to gain a thorough understanding of their current funding pipeline, including past funders, funders that have declined to fund them, and funders that are already on their radar. Excluding these funders, Black Fox Philanthropy develops a pipeline of new funder prospects. Out of these, we will identify “BFFs,” or Best Fit Funders, to focus clients where they have the highest likelihood of success.

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Timeline and Financial Commitment: 4 weeks; $4,250

The Fundraising Toolkit is designed to increase your fundraising success while building organizational capacity and development team skills for engaging new funders.

With this service, we begin by taking a deep dive with a market/landscape analysis combined with a diagnostic of your messaging and positioning in your area of focus. This informs our creation of funder-centric materials that set you apart from other worthy organizations who are focused on your issue area. Key components include:

    • Compelling core messaging that is woven into all funder-facing communications.
    • Custom pitch materials that align with your branding and present a compelling opportunity for investment, including a one-pager and language for a pitch deck.
    • Suite of engagement letters and emails.
    • Call script for donor engagement.
    • A host of Black Fox training materials to increase fundraising capacity and skills development.

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Timeline and Financial Commitment: 8 – 10 weeks; $8,000

Time and Financial Investment including Design of the One or Two-Pager and Pitch Deck: 10 – 12 weeks; $10,000*

*Based upon client having a Brand Style Guide and a Pitch Deck Template.

Black Fox Philanthropy has packaged together proven, high-impact fundraising strategies into our Fundraising Accelerator. This robust package is designed to fast-track your fundraising efforts without stressing your internal budget. Firmly rooted in data and best practices, each of the services will boost your fundraising capacity and get you as close to new funding as possible. This is our newest and most exciting package yet – combining funder research, message and materials development, advancement, grant writing, and educational capacity building materials into one transformative suite of services. The Fundraising Accelerator includes:

  • Painless Prospecting – Sophisticated Foundation Funder Research
  • Fundraising Communications Toolkit (abridged version) – Building a Compelling Case for Support
  • Dedicated Advancement Outreach – Securing Invitations to Submit LOIs or Grants and Advancing Funder Relationships
  • Letters of Inquiry & Grant Submissions – Expert Grant Writing
  • Strategic Advisory – Coaching and Capacity Building
  • Capacity Building Materials – Expanding the Knowledge and Skills of Non-Profit Leaders

Fundraising Transformer Investment: Twelve (12) Months; $70,000

Fundraising Accelerator Investment: Six (6) Months; $37,500

Fundraising Booster Investment: Three (3) Months; $30,000

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Our professional grant writers, with added quality control/added oversight by a senior consultant, will create one comprehensive grant submission that is designed to be used as a template for multiple grant submissions. Black Fox Philanthropy team members will leverage the template to customize two (2) grant applications, and write three (3) Letters of Inquiry.

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Time and Financial Investment: Template delivered within 4-6 weeks, grants and LOIs delivered within 3 months. Note: Shorter timelines will be accommodated when possible. $5,000

Black Fox Philanthropy will serve as an extension of your organization’s staff for a six (6) month period of time to provide informed, targeted, expert outreach via email and phone calls to funders in your existing pipeline, alongside new funders uncovered in a Painless Prospecting process. The selected funders will be vetted for likelihood of near-term funding; however, note that institutional funder engagement typically has a longer cultivation cycle. Black Fox Philanthropy will also apply the lens of longer-term success so that your organization can continue a growth trajectory.

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Time and Financial Investment: Six-Month Engagement; $25,000 investment. Optional continued month-to-month engagement at $2,500 per month.