Client Success Stories

We serve those who serve the common good.

See how our clients turn big ideas into lasting impact with Benefactor Group by their side. Whether we’re helping your nonprofit launch a transformational campaign, strengthen your organizational capacity, or find your next CEO, Benefactor Group provides expert support to fuel your cause with powerful fundraising, skilled people, and effective systems. We are proud to have partnered with the following clients to help make their visions a reality.

Trinity Episcopal Church

Trinity Episcopal Church is committed to the challenges of providing a vibrant ministry in a transitional neighborhood in downtown Buffalo, New York. Benefactor Group helped the congregation reshape its understanding of fundraising and stewardship, increase fundraising capacity by implementing a…

United Schools Network

Benefactor Group has collaborated with United Schools Network (formerly Columbus Collegiate Academy) on two separate occasions. In 2010, we assisted Columbus Collegiate Academy, a public charter middle school, by conducting an assessment of its development program and board governance. Following…

United Way of Ross County and Summit County

Benefactor Group worked with two Ohio United Way chapters, in two very different counties. While the challenges are great, the strength of working collaboratively to make their communities stronger is apparent. Benefactor Group supported their individual efforts by leading a…

United Way of Greater Cincinnati

The United Way of Greater Cincinnati engaged Benefactor Group in 2009 to conduct a feasibility study and provide campaign counsel for renovations to its landmark facility. Our team assessed the community's support and willingness to invest in the project, laying…

University of Toledo

In preparation for a major campaign, The University of Toledo hired Benefactor Group to expand its development team for the College of Business and Innovation, as well as the Colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science. Midway through the…

Upper Arlington Community Foundation

In 2022, the Upper Arlington Community Foundation was at a pivotal crossroads, navigating a major fundraising campaign and collaborating with community stakeholders on a capital project. In response, they engaged Benefactor Group to assist with the search for their next…

Upper Arlington Public Library

Upper Arlington Public Library (UAPL) partnered with Benefactor Group to design a three-to-five-year strategic plan aimed at defining or affirming its mission, revising or affirming its core values, and establishing the Library’s "north star" to guide its strategic objectives and…

Victoria Theatre Association

Diana Newman, Executive Vice President, led the Benefactor Group team in conducting a Feasibility Study for an Endowment Campaign. This study was performed to assess VTA’s capacity to secure $20 million to expand the endowment and ensure the future of…

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Benefactor Group began working with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in January 2016 as the organization prepared for a comprehensive campaign to fund the objectives of its recent strategic plan. Our team conducted an initial round of interviews…

Viterbo University

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who founded Viterbo University, recognized the power of students committed to prayer, witness, and service. They envisioned Viterbo as an institution where these values would ripple outward—where graduates would go on to enrich their…