12-month fundraising partnership

Senior fundraising leadership without a full-time hire

For growing nonprofits that need more fundraising capacity, this 12-month partnership brings structure, follow-through, and practical support to the work that matters most.

  • Clarify priorities with a practical fundraising roadmap

  • Strengthen systems and donor processes with day-to-day follow-through

  • Move important fundraising work forward with focused support

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More than strategy alone

You do not need a full in-house fundraising team to bring more structure, stronger systems, and steady momentum to your fundraising.

Collaborative Cause offers a 12-month fundraising partnership for growing nonprofits that need more than strategy alone. Tanya leads the work, helping clarify priorities, strengthen systems, and move the right fundraising activities forward over time.

The partnership combines senior fundraising leadership with focused implementation support, so your organization can make meaningful progress in the areas that matter most.

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How the partnership works

A 12-month engagement in two phases

Phase 1: Assessment and planning

We begin by reviewing your current fundraising activity, systems, capacity, and priorities. From there, we identify gaps and opportunities and build a practical plan for the work ahead.

This phase helps clarify:

  • your current fundraising reality

  • priority areas for the next 12 months

  • systems and capacity gaps

  • the work most likely to strengthen results

The goal is not to do everything at once. It is to focus on the fundraising priorities most likely to strengthen results, build internal capacity, and create more consistency over time.

What this can include

  • fundraising planning and prioritization

  • selected campaigns and stewardship

  • fundraising systems and CRM support

  • grant strategy and selected support

  • corporate fundraising strategy and materials

  • implementation support tied to agreed priorities

Phase 2: Focused implementation support

From there, we move into implementation support. Tanya continues to lead the partnership, providing strategic direction, regular review, and senior guidance as agreed priorities move forward.

This phase helps:

  • keep important fundraising work moving

  • strengthen systems and follow-through

  • support priority fundraising activities

  • build more consistency over time

Who this is for

This partnership is often a fit for organizations that:

  • need fundraising leadership, not just task support

  • have activity underway but need more structure

  • want more than strategy alone

  • need support to keep implementation moving

  • are not ready to build a full internal fundraising team

Not every area is addressed at the same time. Most partnerships focus on a defined set of priorities based on your goals, internal capacity, and stage of growth.

Why organizations choose this model

Collaborative Cause combines senior fundraising leadership, stronger systems, and practical support designed for the realities of growing nonprofit teams.

Founded by a former Executive Director, Collaborative Cause brings a real understanding of what nonprofit leaders are carrying when capacity is stretched.

The work is designed to strengthen internal fundraising capacity while keeping important priorities moving.

What makes this model different

This is not just a planning engagement.

Collaborative Cause stays involved to help establish clear priorities, strengthen fundraising systems, and support implementation over time. That means your organization is not left trying to carry the work forward alone.

At the same time, this partnership is intentionally focused. We work on the fundraising priorities most likely to strengthen results, rather than trying to function as a full in-house development department.

FAQs

A few common questions about how the partnership works.

  • Many growing nonprofits are not ready to build a full-time senior fundraising role. Instead, fundraising is often shared across existing staff or carried by a more junior team member with limited capacity and broad responsibilities.

    Collaborative Cause offers a different model: senior fundraising leadership paired with focused implementation support, without the need to build a full internal fundraising team.

    This partnership helps bring more structure, consistency, and follow-through to fundraising, while reducing the day-to-day coordination burden on internal leadership. That means Executive Directors can stay focused on leading the organization while fundraising priorities continue to move forward.

  • Every engagement begins with an assessment and planning process to clarify your fundraising goals, priorities, and internal capacity. From there, we build a practical roadmap shaped by your organization’s stage of growth and the fundraising areas most likely to make a meaningful difference.

    Our work is usually centred on a defined set of priorities rather than every fundraising activity at once. Depending on your organization’s needs, that may include:

    • fundraising planning and prioritization

    • grants and institutional fundraising

    • donor development and stewardship

    • selected campaign planning and implementation support

    • fundraising systems, tracking, and internal processes

    Most partnerships focus on up to three active fundraising priorities at a time so the work stays clear, manageable, and effective.

    Tanya provides senior fundraising leadership throughout the engagement, with implementation support coordinated through Collaborative Cause based on the agreed priorities and scope of work.

    This partnership is best suited to organizations looking for fundraising leadership, clearer direction, and practical support to keep important priorities moving over time.

  • Our 12-month fundraising partnership is $5,000 per month, plus HST.

  • We do not structure our fundraising partnerships around a set number of weekly hours. Instead, the work is organized around agreed priorities, a defined meeting rhythm, and clear deliverables, so your team knows what is being worked on and how progress is being made.

    Each engagement includes senior fundraising oversight, a clear plan, and focused implementation support tied to the agreed scope and priorities.

Wondering whether this partnership is the right fit?

Questions about fit? Tanya can walk you through how the partnership works and whether it makes sense for your organization.

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