CLIENTS
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!
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
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.
Grant research, writing, coordination, and tracking
Individual giving strategies
Board philanthropy, education, and support
COA Youth and Family Centers
Year-end giving campaign
Individual donors
Strategy on the culture of philanthropy
Sponsorships and naming opportunities
City of Light Church
Grant research, writing, and submissions
Comprehensive philanthropy strategy
Individual Donors
Prospective donors
Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation
Year-end giving campaign
Individual donors
Strategy on the culture of philanthropy
Sponsorships and naming opportunities
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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
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 the philanthropy department
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)
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."
The National Coalition for Healthy Black Families
Grant writing and submission
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
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
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
Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee
Individual donors and donor analysis
Collaborating on case for support
Donor relations and direct contact with WFGM donors
North Avenue / Fond du Lac Marketplace BID #32
Grant research, prospecting, and tracking
Grant readiness assessment
Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin
Government grant writing and submission, specifically for the U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
JobsWork MKE
Donor engagement, cultivation, and stewardship opportunities
Individual giving strategy
Leadership transition strategy through a philanthropy lens
Denisha Tate & Associates, LLC
Six-week Masterclass on year-end fundraising for national, small, and large nonprofit organizations
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 the philanthropy department
Dominican Center
Comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including individual giving, corporate partnerships, event sponsor strategy, and case for support content creation)
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 the grant writing department
Hope Through Restoration
Grant research and writing
Mequon Nature Preserve
Comprehensive philanthropy strategy (including individual giving, corporate partnerships, and donor database analysis)
Building relationships and increase giving
Wisconsin Black Historical Society
30th anniversary fundraiser strategy
Gateway Organization Milwaukee (GO MKE)
Grant research and writing
Neu-Life Community Development
In coordination with Greenbush Strategy Partners
Strategic planning
Capital project strategy, short- and long- term
Next Door
In coordination with Greenbush Strategy Partners
Storyboarding for top donors
Case for support writing
dis/connect
Individual Giving
Philanthropy services
Board roles in philanthropy
Teens Grow Greens
In coordination with Greenbush Strategy Partners
Storyboarding for top donors
Case for support writing
Safe & Sound
Golf Outing 2023 -- Sponsorships and fundraising. Event logistics. Event Committee
Government Grant 2025 -- Centers for Disease Control - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Drug Free Communities