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Growth Strategy & Positioning

A Strategic Partner to
Ambitious Nonprofits

What We'll Do to Get Your Organization Fully Backed

Using my 20+ years of fundraising and communications executive leadership, we'll work across the system that supports fundraising, helping your organization raise transformation-level support.
 

I serve as an organizational partner across four main areas, tailored to your goals:

Positioning & Organizational Narrative

We'll strengthen how your organization demonstrates your work, value, direction, and impact so people can see more clearly what your organization brings to the table and why they should care. 

Fundraising Messaging & Case for Investment

We'll create a case for investment, identify the specific opportunities that will grow support, and develop personalized strategies for significant donor, corporate, and unrestricted investment opportunities.

Executive & Stakeholder Communications

We'll bring board members, donors, partners, and other key stakeholders closer to the work through a stronger messaging and communications strategy so these stakeholders can confidently back you. ​​
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Fundraising Strategy & Enablement

We’ll develop your personalized tools, materials, stories, and donor experiences your team needs to pursue larger, unrestricted investments and attract more people who want to be part of your work.

Ultimately, we'll strengthen the full system behind fundraising
so your organization can attract the right funders
who want to invest in your vision and partner with you long-term.

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Where You'll See Our Work in Action

The work we do together becomes part of the fabric of the organization:

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  • Major gift and corporate partnership conversations, including cases for substantial investment 

  • Program descriptions and impact reports, including how outcomes are framed

  • Stakeholder communications, from executive communications to board talking points to donor appeals
     

We look at how the different parts of the story you're telling reinforce (or undermine) one another, especially as you increase the level of your investment asks. 
 

The work we do involves refining, rebuilding, and sometimes replacing strategies, materials, and approaches so everyone across the organization can speak with depth, confidence, and credibility.

What Happens When
Your Organization is fully Backed

Funders understand both the scope of the work and where it is headed, and feel confident making larger, longer-term investments.

Boards become more confident ambassadors for the organization and more capable of representing it in donor and partner conversations.

Leadership teams approach fundraising differently, moving beyond program-by-program asks toward organization-level investment.

Strategic corporate partnerships become possible because partners can see alignment, shared value, and long-term direction.

Individuals and foundations make transformation-level investments, including significant general operating support.

 

"Wow! Angela has breathed new life into our organization's messaging, and we now have the map we needed to communicate who we are and what we do.
 
She worked with us skillfully and patiently through every step, and we now have a new way forward."

- Angela Abdur-Rasheed
Prosper, Birmingham Alabama

Who I Work With

I work with nonprofit CEOs, chief development officers, and senior marketing leaders who know their organization is capable of more and need a partner to help them get to the next level. 

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My clients typically:

  • operate at $8M+ in annual revenue

  • have capable leadership teams and engaged boards

  • bring together partners, resources, and stakeholders to address complex community challenges

  • are seeking support that reflects where the organization is headed, not just where it has been
     

Are you part of nonprofit leadership teams that's ready to pursue long-term, substantial growth?

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Keep In Touch.

​You can find me on LinkedIn where I share insights, ideas, and the occasional strong opinion about nonprofit fundraising, growth, and what it takes to attract transformation-level support. Let's connect.

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Angela Marino
Relevant Thread Consulting, LLC

107 W Pacific Ave, St. Louis, MO 63119 

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