Fundraising coaching is a collaborative process that helps nonprofit leaders and development teams strengthen their fundraising knowledge, skills, and strategies. Rather than simply telling you what to do, we work alongside you to assess challenges, identify opportunities, co-create solutions, establish priorities, and put practical solutions into action.

Our coaching combines expert guidance, training, accountability, and hands-on practice. The goal is to equip your team with the confidence, tools, and skills to raise more money and build lasting relationships with donors.

We work with nonprofit organizations of varying sizes, missions, and stages of development. Since launching Fisher Storey in 2019, we’ve partnered with organizations across multiple states and a wide range of mission areas, including human trafficking prevention and survivor services, homelessness, addiction recovery, affordable housing, arts and culture, youth development, community development, and workforce development.

Our clients range from growing nonprofits building their first formal fundraising programs to established organizations preparing for significant growth or major fundraising initiatives.

While every organization is different, our clients share a common goal: building the resources, relationships, and organizational capacity needed to advance their missions.

Absolutely! At Fisher Storey, we believe successful grant seeking starts long before an application is written. Our grant services include prospect research, funder qualification, proposal development, submission support, and ongoing grants management. We identify funding opportunities that align with your organization’s mission, programs, and funding needs, helping you focus your time and resources on the strongest prospects.

Whether you need comprehensive, outsourced grants management or coaching to strengthen your internal capacity, we help you build a more strategic and sustainable grants program.

Grant success rates can be measured in several ways, but the most common method is to divide the number of grants awarded by the total number of grant applications submitted, then multiply by 100.

For example, if an organization submits 20 grant applications and receives 10 awards, its grant success rate is 50%.

However, we believe the number of awards tells only part of the story. We also consider the percentage of dollars awarded compared to dollars requested, the strength of relationships with funders, and the long-term growth of an organization’s grants portfolio.

A successful grants program isn’t simply about submitting more applications. It’s about pursuing the right opportunities, securing meaningful funding, and building lasting partnerships.

A feasibility study is an assessment that helps a nonprofit determine whether it is ready to launch a major fundraising campaign, typically a capital or comprehensive campaign, and whether its proposed fundraising goal is realistic.

Through stakeholder interviews, donor research, and an evaluation of the organization’s fundraising capacity, a feasibility study provides valuable insight into potential financial support, leadership readiness, and the broader fundraising environment.

At Fisher Storey, we use feasibility studies to help organizations make informed decisions before committing significant time and resources to a campaign. The result is a clearer understanding of campaign potential, possible challenges, and the steps needed to move forward with confidence.