DG Consultive

Business Development and Communications Consultant

For a Cause

  • Fundraising Plan & Tactical Calendar

    • Fundraising Plan & Tactical Calendar

    • Research and schedule philanthropic sources of funding that align with priority projects.
    • Develop and implement fundraising campaigns, partnerships, online portals and interactive online media.
    • Create campaign collateral.
  • Program & Project Management

    • Program and Project Management

    • Implementation, management, evaluation.
  • Corporate Partnership Strategy

    • Corporate Partnership Strategy Development and Implementation

    • SWOT and Competitor Analysis.
    • Work together to develop Asset Register: list of marketing benefits of value to a potential partner company.
    • Identify suspects based on synergy with organisation or project.
    • Develop prospects Hot List, research and profiling.
    • Presentation Materials, Proposals and Pitch.
    • Partnership Model Development.
  • Business Development Strategy

    • Business Development Strategy

    • Creation and/or Implementation.
    • Develop a plan to best support organisational growth and sustainability.
    • Identify funding sources for priority projects and services.
    • Create packaged projects and services for funders to buy into.
  • Community Relations and Engagement

    • Community Relations and Engagement

    • Develop community relations and engagement plans.
    • Build and maintain stakeholder and community relationships.
  • Funding Applications

    • Funding Applications

    • Project manage and write funding applications including submissions, proposals, grants and tenders.
  • Communications

    • Communications

    • Develop content for print and online; social media; speeches; donor ask and thank you letters.
  • Coaching and Mentoring

    • Coaching and Mentoring

    • Work closely with your team, providing coaching and mentoring in the areas of partnerships, grant writing, relationship management and business development strategy.

With 14 years experience in the non-profit and local government sector, Donna Gross is an experienced professional with proven expertise in creating and implementing strategic business development and fundraising plans spanning public, private and NGO sectors.

Utilising a collaborative approach to increase and/or diversify revenue streams, Donna is a strategic, creative thinker with strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills ensuring successful communication of complex concepts and ideas to a range of stakeholders whilst cultivating, building and maintaining complex relationships and networks.

With fundraising, communications and planning expertise, Donna offers a variety of solutions to get new projects, initiatives and funding sources off the ground and ascertain cost effective strategies for growth, whilst supporting you to plan next steps towards sustainability.

Please contact Donna Gross on donna.gross(at)dgconsultive.com or 0404 291 425 to have a discussion or arrange to meet.