Welcome to Carlson Fundraising

Having partnered with over 200 unique nonprofit organizations, we have developed the hypothesis that there is a shortage of qualified major gift prospects for three reasons:

donor bases are too small;
no “moves management” approach to upgrade entry level donors;
no systematic approach to identify and qualify major and planned gift “prospects.”

With a proven, systematic approach developed over 30+ years of experience, Carlson Fundraising builds donor bases and moves donors up the gift pyramid, generating more legitimate major and planned gift prospects.

  • Trust Our Experience
    Our Services
    With over 30 years of development counsel experience, Carlson Fundraising provides integrated fundraising solutions. Having partnered with more than 150 non-profit organizations and designed over 200 individual campaigns, our focus is the art and science of systematically generating a “pipeline” of major and planned giving prospects.
  • Receive More Major Gifts
    Our Services
    Our focus is building and preparing the “middle” of your family of donors to ask for and receive major gifts. Once a donor is acquired, we implement a systematic approach of “moves management” which includes identification, qualification, stewardship, cultivation and solicitation strategies—moving donors up the donor pyramid—resulting in major gifts.
  • Build Your Donor Base
    Our Services
    We partner with non-profit organizations who share the same vision of their potential, coupled with a mutual understanding that achievement of goals is a result of the strategic application of the essential principles of fundraising. With a proven, systematic multi-channel approach developed over 30+ years, Carlson Fundraising will build your donor base.

The Bottom Line

Our systematic approach of “moves management” including identification, qualification, stewardship, cultivation and
multi-channel 
solicitation strategies—moves donors up the donor pyramid—resulting in major gifts.

 

Our Client Partners

  • Cleveland Clinic – OH
  • Elmhurst Memorial Hospital – IL
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Piedmont Hospital – GA
  • UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital – CA
  • High Museum of Art – GA
  • Marine Corps Heritage Foundation – VA
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art – PA
  • U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum – DC
  • Clarkson University – NY
  • Northwestern University – IL
  • Pacific Lutheran University – WA
  • U.S. Naval Academy - MD
  • University of Tennessee
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute – MA
  • De Smet Jesuit High School – MO
  • Latin School of Chicago – IL
  • McCallie School – TN
  • St. Catherine’s School – VA
  • Philadelphia Zoo – PA
  • Saint Louis Zoo – MO
  • Beta Theta Pi – OH
  • Carter Center – GA
  • Chicago Shakespeare Theater – IL
  • Goodman Theatre – IL
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic Association – CA
  • KQED – CA
  • WAMU – DC
  • Christian Medical & Dental Assoc – TN
  • Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers – NY
  • Virginia Theological Seminary – VA
  • Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • U.S. Equestrian Team – NJ
  • Food & Friends – DC
  • Oregon Coast Aquarium