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Since 2019, Sparks Collaborative Results has empowered more than 30 nonprofits, many based in Milwaukee and in Wisconsin, with actions, tactics, consulting, and coaching in philanthropy and fundraising strategy and results.

The nonprofits below collaborate with Sparks Collaborative Results for ongoing fundraising in grant writing, individual donor major gifts, coaching donor talking points, raising money by boards, building an organizational culture of philanthropy, strategic revenue plans, donor communications, event fundraising, and more.

Notably, 75% of our current nonprofit clients are led by BIPOC (Black/Brown, Indian/Indigenous, People of Color) women who collaborate directly with Sparks Collaborative Results to enhance their revenue generation efforts, thereby enabling them to better fulfill their missions and uplift the communities they serve by giving back.

For our long term clients, 25% have remained loyal collaborators for five or more years, and nearly 40% have been clients for two or more years! Return on Investment (ROI) is at the core as Sparks Collaborative Results assists each client achieve results and thrive.

To learn more how our consultants at Sparks Collaborative Results collaborated with nonprofits to transform their philanthropic efforts, contact Katie!

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Congregation Shalom
Congregation Shalom

  • Collaboration to raise $1 million in one year for operating support, when goal was $1M over 3 years

  • Philanthropy plan and comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including major gifts, case for support messaging, individual giving, stewardship processes, and capital campaign strategies and goal setting)

  • Revenue and donor strategy coaching with organizational leadership

Urban Learning Collaborative
Urban Learning Collaborative

  • Collaboration on 25th anniversary organizational rebrand (new brand, new name, new values and new programming)

  • Philanthropy plan and comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including grant writing and research, event strategy and sponsorships, solicitation writing and letters)

  • Strategic planning focused on short- and long-term goals for revenue growth

  • Revenue and donor strategy coaching with organizational leadership

Housing Resources Inc.
Housing Resources Inc.

  • Grant research, writing, coordination and tracking

  • Individual giving strategies

  • Board philanthropy education and support

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COA Youth and Family Centers
COA Youth and Family Centers

  • Year end giving campaign

  • Individual donors

  • Strategy on culture of philanthropy

  • Sponsorships and naming opportunities

City of Light Church
City of Light Church

  • Grant research, writing and submissions

  • Comprehensive philanthropy strategy

  • Individual Donors

  • Prospective donors

Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation
Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation

  • Year end giving campaign

  • Individual donors

  • Strategy on culture of philanthropy

  • Sponsorships and naming opportunities

If you want to learn more about WSPP please visit the site: https://wistatefair.com/fair/about-wisconsin-state-fair/

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Sherman Phoenix
Sherman Phoenix

  • Comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including major gifts strategy, individual giving, corporate partnerships, grant coordination, donor document and presentation creation, solicitation writing and letters, capital campaign strategies and goal setting, and external communications rooted in philanthropy)

  • Board engagement in philanthropy

Islands of Brilliance
Islands of Brilliance

  • Philanthropy plan and comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including grant writing and research, donor database analysis, and major gifts)

  • Revenue and donor strategy coaching with organizational leadership

  • Board engagement in philanthropy

  • Interim support for philanthropy department

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

  • Government grant writing for renewable energy support ranging from $25 million to $100 million

Video of collaboration on government grants for renewable energy and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin's vision for energy sovereignty. "It's a really exciting time that the funding community is getting behind what the Tribes have been doing for generations."

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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

  • Campaign development to raise $6 million for the Fire Restoration Fund after a five-alarm fire in May 2018

  • Comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including grant writing and research, capital campaign strategies and goal setting, year-end fundraising, individual giving, and case for support messaging)

The National Coalition for Healthy Black Families
The National Coalition for Healthy Black Families

  • Grant writing and submission

Lad Lake
Lad Lake

  • 175th anniversary organizational fundraiser strategy and coordination, including sponsorship solicitation strategy

  • Comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including event sponsorship planning, year-end fundraising, major gifts, impact report content, storytelling strategy)

  • Revenue and donor strategy coaching with organizational leadership

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The Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology
The Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology

  • Board Involvement In Culture of Philanthropy and Leadership Staff Training and Coaching

  • Individual Giving and Annual Fund Development

  • Philanthropy Services

  • Grant Services

Fondy Food Center
Fondy Food Center

  • Individual Donors, Donor Analysis, and Philanthropy Plan

  • Year-End Fundraising and Thank You Letters

  • Board Involvement and Training

  • Grants Writing and Tracking

  • Case for Support and Mission-Critical Program Donors

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North Avenue / Fond du Lac Marketplace BID #32
North Avenue / Fond du Lac Marketplace BID #32
Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin
Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin

  • Government grant writing and submission, specifically for the U.S. Department of Education and Wisconsin Department of Transportation

JobsWork MKE
JobsWork MKE

  • Donor engagement, cultivation and stewardship opportunities

  • Individual giving strategy

  • Leadership transition strategy through philanthropy lens

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Denisha Tate & Associates, LLC
Denisha Tate & Associates, LLC

  • Six-week Masterclass on year-end fundraising for national, small and large nonprofit organizations

Outreach Community Health Centers
Outreach Community Health Centers

  • Creating a philanthropy plan and comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including capital campaign strategies and goal setting, development committee engagement, donor document content development, and organizational messaging)

  • Board and leadership staff training on campaign and ongoing philanthropy

  • Interim support for philanthropy department

Dominican Center
Dominican Center

  • Comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including individual giving, corporate partnerships, event sponsor strategy, and case for support content creation)

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Nehemiah Project
Nehemiah Project

  • Organization and program strategy (mission, population served, potential program partners)

  • Revenue plan/philanthropy plan development

  • Grant research and grant writing

  • Interim support for grant writing department

Hope Through Restoration
Hope Through Restoration

  • Grant research and writing

Mequon Nature Preserve
Mequon Nature Preserve

  • Comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including individual giving, corporate partnerships, and donor database analysis)

  • Building relationships and increase giving

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Wisconsin Black Historical Society
Wisconsin Black Historical Society

  • 30th anniversary fundraiser strategy

Gateway Organization Milwaukee (GO MKE)
Gateway Organization Milwaukee (GO MKE)

  • Grant research and writing

Neu-Life Community Development
Neu-Life Community Development

  • In coordination with Greenbush Strategy Partners

  • Strategic planning

  • Capital project strategy, short- and long- term

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Next Door
Next Door

  • In coordination with Greenbush Strategy Partners

  • Storyboarding for top donors

  • Case for support writing

Teens Grow Greens
Teens Grow Greens

  • In coordination with Greenbush Strategy Partners

  • Storyboarding for top donors

  • Case for support writing