Consultancy services – strategy, support and skill building
True consultancy is bespoke, the start of a strong relationship with your team, where your goals are our goals. We can embed our people into your organisation, helping you face current challenges and evolve your fundraising capability for the future.
Your organistation, our expertise
What do Funding HQ consultancy services look like in practice? We share our expertise in four key areas, tailored to your organisational challenges with a combination of practical support and long-term strategy. This has worked for initiatives in Aotearoa and beyond, including arts, culture and heritage, sport and recreation, social services, environmental and conservation. This is your chance to add experience to your team and build momentum towards your goals.
The big picture - Planning and Strategy
Create a clear, actionable roadmap for future fundraising, prioritising donor outreach, identifying corporate, philanthropic, individual giving and grant opportunities, and outlining step-by-step campaign plans.
We offer:
Feasibility studies: Analyse your organisational readiness and fundraising potential before launching a major campaign.
Fundraising strategies and implementation plans: Use diversified strategies that align with your organisation and location.
Donor and funder qualification: Identify and prioritise potential donors to maximise outcomes.
Investment cases: Articulate your impact to potential funders with professional, persuasive written cases.
Stakeholder engagement: Strengthen your relationship with councils, iwi, government groups and community partners to build support for your fundraising work.
Hands on help - Execution and Support
Turn strategy into real-world results with our practical support services. We can help with everything from approaching potential partners and making ‘the ask’ to managing partner relationships and submitting grant applications.
Making the ask for funds: Reach out to potential corporate and philanthropic partners to cultivate relationships and make the ask with confidence.
Grant writing: Identify opportunities, write submissions, and maximise funding success.
Campaign support: Plan and implement major projects, from donor engagement and gift solicitation to fundraising campaigns.
Donor stewardship: Make your funders feel connected and valued with a long-term retention strategy, including personalised recognition and engagement.
Measuring what matters: Through a mix of real stories and data, you’ll get reports that reflect the lived experience of the people and community you support.
Future focus – Capability Building
Fundraising is a continual process that works best when you have strong internal skills, confidence and a culture built around donor relationships.
We can independently assess your fundraising team structure and resources and help develop their skills through:
Coaching and training: Strengthen skills and knowledge with fundraising coaching sessions for your people.
Board support: Empower trustees and champion fundraising campaigns with tailored coaching designed to develop confidence and capability.
Team reviews: Assess your fundraising teams to find strengths, gaps and growth opportunities.
Customised guidance – Workshops
Our workshops are an opportunity to deeply focus on your organisation – gaps, opportunities and complex issues – with an interactive, practical approach. Tailored and flexible, the workshops fit your organisation and your team to maximise their impact.
Workshops include:
Relationship building: Dive into organisational storytelling.
Funding partner identification: Qualify potential corporate and philanthropic partners.
Expert guidance: Have experts leading the workshops and access their experience of funding in Aotearoa.
Consultancy Services in action
Find out more about our consultancy success stories, including the Auckland City Mission, The New Zealand Liberation Museum and Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery.