WHAT IS Prosper?
After years of Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer experience, Leslie is bringing her senior leadership, advancement, and program development skills to Prosper.
Leslie would like to lend her team to helping non-profits through periods of growth, transition, mission realignment, or just simple challenges. Leslie has managed multimillion dollar budgets and over 200 employees. She now is leveraging these talents in Prosper… let her help you.
Prosper helps non-profits, foundations, universities, counties, social enterprises, cause marketers, and corporate social responsibility teams to start, grow and equip them with the necessary steps, resources, information and support for longevity and growth.
We specialize in lending expertise in program development, fund generation, grant writing, event planning, team/executive training, and advancement.
NON-PROFIT SUCCESS IS CRUCIAL
TO SOLVING THE ISSUES THAT
KEEP US ALL UP AT NIGHT
WHAT DO WE DO Best?
We love being your Fundraising Partner.
We uniquely immerse ourselves in your organization usually prior to an event/gala and jump-start your donor base. By learning your mission and vision, we strategically develop a donor recruitment and reinvigoration campaign that leads up to your in-person, virtual or hybrid celebration.
This support means that we actually do the “sales” and the “outreach” as your Advancement department to raise the revenue for not only that occasion, but most importantly, for that event, the rest of the year and the future. Post-event, we ensure an effective donor stewardship plan so that your staff can manage it to continue to be solid funder base that will grow and flourish.
Bottom line is event planning and consultation is a “nice to have” but anyone can do an event. We actually do the research for new donors, work with your current donor base to increase their gifts, and develop further relationships through your board and employees. Simply stated we will do the “asking” that your staff simply does not have time to do.
We are also very excited to work with engaging non-profits to assist in reaching the “next level”.
We specialize in working with new executive directors, organizations without an Executive Director or those in leadership transitions. As well, we help nurture those who are growing and changing to find their path to optimal performance.
We are highly skilled and experienced Grant Writers.
Leslie can look at current offerings and quickly assess the easiest paths toward funding that we help and not hinder your organizational goals. Let’s work toward raising money that will assist with operational costs while enhancing current program efforts. Let’s get donors who want to make an impact with your current mission and then partner with them to make that difference in the easiest way possible. Grants should not be arduous to implement, they can be a simple way to affect the bottom line when done effectively
WE FOCUS ON
EDUCATION SECTOR
VOCATIONAL CONSULTING
SPECIAL EDUCATION
CHILDREN CAUSES
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR
SERVICES
GRANT WRITING
We offer individualized grant writing services.
We set ourselves apart from others in many ways.
Prosper is part of your team – we would like to remain a valuable resource for years to come. We know that we can raise a significant part of your annual budget. We establish solid two-way relationships with foundation leaders and program managers so that our grants are more likely to be funded.
Our grant writing process begins with specialized research to identify the most suitable funding opportunities for our clients. Once we have identified funding opportunities, we review our client’s programs and services to cultivate projects best aligned with the identified funding opportunities.
WE LOVE DATA! There is not a single better way to tell your story than through proven statistics. We are expert at explaining your programs’ impact in a simple way so readers comprehend your accomplishments.
WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE FUNDERS ANXIOUS TO JUMP IN FOR THE RIDE WITH YOU FOR YOUR FUTURE TRIUMPHS!
From there, we bring to life a submission highlighting our client’s deserving programs making sure to exceed all the funder's requirements and expectations.
CONSULTING
How do you choose a consultant?
A recent article in the Philanthropy News Digest identified these traits:
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has the appropriate experience and qualifications.
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understands the goals of the project.
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can complete the project on time and within budget.
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asks creative questions about the organization and the project.
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earns favorable reports from former clients
EVENT PLANNING AND REVENUE GENERATION
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You would like to have an event, but you simply do not have the time, nor the bandwidth, to do both the donor reach out and the logistical planning, then we are your solution.
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Effective fundraising takes time and effort. We can get your current funders involved and giving more than ever before. We can significantly grow your database.
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Non-profits do not have the time to engage their current supporters much less develop new ones. Prosper becomes an extension of your advancement department and we do that for you.
MEET THE TEAM
WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO HELPING MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER ONE
LESLIE E. DAVIS
Multi-faceted organizational management experience with over 20 years in serving the educational and non-profit community. Extensive experience in creating an excellent work environment leading to the recruitment & retention of exceptional staff members, developing cohesive, effective & compassionate teams with very low turnover during periods of low unemployment.
A WORD FROM OUR Founder
Prosper serves the non-profit community by lending expertise in program development, fund generation, grant writing, event planning and team/executive training and advancement.
Having worked in the non-profit and educational sectors as a paid professional and volunteer for over 20 years, I am uniquely capable of assessing organizational needs, immersing myself in the mission, and guiding the leadership to money generating principles and solutions.
My belief is that you can and should operate a non-profit as a business. It is not impossible to reach your community to the extent that you should, nor over the course of decades, unless you sincerely believe in maintaining the bottom line.
My experience involves starting entire advancement programs to raise funds for infrastructure, programming, capital, and emergency needs. After performing focused research, I am able to develop a combination of effective grant proposals, initiate donor cultivation and a system of continual constituent relationship building. I also have a proven record of developing targeted programs and evolving curriculum to meet ever-changing needs. When all of these objectives are combined with:
Innovative methods, strategic hiring, progressive culture, team building, and leadership coaching... positive outcomes are eminent.
Look forward to making genuine, quantifiable results happen with you.
Leslie