Define your vision.
Tell your story.
Create fundraising communications that inspire.
Deliver the Final Case
Create Donor-Facing Resources
What drives philanthropy? Above all, big ideas—shared with clarity, purpose, and passion.
Effective donor communications translate your boldest ambitions into a powerful call to action. They connect your vision to your donors’ values, showing them why it matters and how they can be agents of change. Donor communications, done well, are a catalyst: they align your team, engage your supporters, and inspire the generosity that powers your organization’s mission.
At Benefactor Group, we help you craft communications that don’t just tell your story—they inspire people to become part of it. Our team will partner with you wherever you are in your communications journey: defining your vision, identifying your audience and what motivates them, sharpening your vision, or creating sophisticated materials that inspire your closest supporters.
At Benefactor Group, our team of experts is ready to fuel your cause with powerful communications. Contact us below for more information on how you can partner with Benefactor Group to inspire your community with stories of impact, compelling cases, and more.
Megan, who joined Benefactor Group in 2016, leads the firm’s Fundraising Communications practice. She guides mission-driven organizations to articulate worthy visions, share their plans in compelling ways, and create sophisticated materials that inspire supporters to action. Her work includes cases for support, custom proposals for principal investors, attractive donor-ready collateral, and communications audits and strategies—all grounded in a nuanced understanding of donor motivation.
Whether it’s for a single individual or a broad market, Elise is skilled at crafting stories and strategies that inspire philanthropy. She specializes in distilling complex concepts into compelling language that resonates with donors. At Benefactor Group, Elise partners with clients to create cases for support, annual giving and major gift appeals, and communications plans and calendars. Her depth of experience in fundraising also makes her a key team member on studies, capacity building projects, and campaign counsel engagements.
As a member of Benefactor Group’s Fundraising Communications team, Taylor partners with clients to shape bold philanthropic visions and tell their stories in ways that resonate with diverse audiences. She also supports clients with strategic communications and writing expertise across all of Benefactor Group’s services.
If you’re a communicator, you often have a gut feeling about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to connecting with your donors and prospects. You may have a personal list of best practices that you rely on, and that you trust because they (usually) work. But do you know why they work? Read on for the science behind it.
Right now it seems as if the nonprofit sector is facing crisis after crisis—a cosmic game of Whac-A-Mole, as Laura MacDonald wrote back in June. This unpredictability is likely to continue, as Cindy Lott of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy suggested while setting up a panel discussion recently: “I would like us to assume that there will be a lot of change over the next 50 years.” Well, if crisis is the new status quo, it pays to plan ahead with a crisis response playbook. We offer this set of steps you can use if you’re currently facing a funding crunch—or want to be sure you’re ready for the next challenge.
The new tax law that was adopted on July 4, 2025, will have a significant impact on charitable giving. Most provisions will take effect on January 1, 2026. It is important for every nonprofit organization to understand how these changes will affect donors, and talk with them now to prepare. Click here to learn more.