Fundraising leadership without building a full in-house team
A 12-month fundraising partnership for growing nonprofits that need more structure, stronger systems, and steady follow-through to raise more money.
Fundraising leadership designed for growing nonprofits
You do not need a full in-house fundraising team to bring more structure, stronger systems, and steady follow-through to fundraising.
Collaborative Cause offers a 12-month fundraising partnership for organizations that need more than strategy alone. We work alongside your team to clarify priorities, strengthen systems, and keep the right fundraising work moving over time.
How the partnership works
A 12-month engagement in two phases
Phase 1: Assessment and planning
We start by getting to know your organization, reviewing your fundraising systems and current activity, identifying gaps and opportunities, and developing a practical plan for the work ahead.
This phase helps us:
understand your fundraising reality
clarify priorities
assess systems, readiness, and capacity
identify the areas most likely to strengthen results
build an implementation plan with clear focus areas and goals
Phase 2: Implementation support
From there, we move into implementation.
A Collaborative Cause team member works closely alongside your team to help move priorities forward, while Tanya remains involved at the strategic level through regular review, oversight, and results-focused check-ins.
What this can include
The exact focus areas depend on your organization’s needs, but common priorities may include:
grant writing and grant management
annual campaigns
stewardship and donor follow-up
fundraising systems and CRM support
corporate fundraising
The goal is not to do everything at once. It is to focus on the fundraising priorities most likely to strengthen results over the next 12 months.
Who this is for
This partnership is often the best fit for organizations that:
need fundraising leadership, not just task support
have fundraising 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
Why organizations choose this model
Collaborative Cause combines experienced fundraising leadership, stronger systems, and practical implementation support designed for the realities of growing nonprofits.
Founded by a former Executive Director, Collaborative Cause is built around a real understanding of what nonprofit leaders are carrying when capacity is stretched.
Our work helps organizations build internal fundraising capacity while keeping 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 without the internal capacity to do it.
FAQs
A few common questions about how the partnership works.
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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: experienced fundraising leadership paired with steady implementation support, without the need to build a full internal fundraising team.
Because our team can work independently and requires minimal oversight, Executive Directors can stay focused on organizational leadership while fundraising moves forward with more structure, consistency, and follow-through.
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Every engagement begins with a planning process to clarify your fundraising goals, priorities, and internal capacity. From there, we build a 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 strategy and annual planning
grants and institutional fundraising
donor development and stewardship
campaign planning and execution support
fundraising systems, tracking, and internal processes
We typically focus on up to three active fundraising priorities at a time so the engagement stays clear, manageable, and effective.
Planning is typically led by Tanya, CCC’s founder, or another senior strategist on our team. Ongoing implementation is coordinated by your primary consultant, with additional team support brought in based on the agreed scope of work.
This work is best suited to organizations looking for broader fundraising leadership and coordinated implementation support.
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Our 12-month fundraising partnership is $5,000 per month, plus HST.
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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 the right level of implementation support based on your goals and scope.
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.
