CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS
We build an individualized capital campaign solution tailored to your organization and your goals.
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EXECUTIVE SEARCH
We work with your staff and volunteer leaders through the totality of leadership transition.
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
We combine the most valuable aspects of a variety of strategic planning methodologies into a unique approach for our clients.
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CAPACITY BUILDING
We help you develop the strategies and tools necessary to grow your organization’s capacity and credibility.
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ENDOWMENT BUILDING
We work with you to develop strategies that help to ensure your organization’s long-term sustainability.
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NONPROFIT TECHNOLOGY
We help you find, implement, and make the best use of technology, systems, and data.
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Latest Insights

Crisis Response Playbook
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.

Uncommon Leaders Series: Bernice (Bee) Martin Lee
In this episode of Uncommon Leaders, Bernice shares her personal approach to leading an organization through change and expansion. She reflects on how her philosophy shaped the Foundation’s work with Benefactor Group—spanning capacity building, executive search, and strategic planning—and how those experiences reinforced the importance of thoughtful, mission-driven leadership. Watch now.

Fundraising is a Board Responsibility. Not a Department.
At Benefactor Group, we often say: fundraising is not just a development department function — it’s a board responsibility. Yet many board members are unclear on their role, or uncomfortable with the word itself. So let’s explore how fundraising and boards go together and the moments when they don’t.