Three 1:1 individual coaching packages
FOUNDATION: 3 Sessions over 6 weeks
Ideal for a professional facing one immediate, high-stakes challenge such as a campaign, a board presentation, or a leadership transition. Best when goals are specific and the timeframe is compressed.
Common coaching needs
- Preparing for a major donor meeting or capital campaign ask
- Navigating a difficult board conversation or executive review
- Clarifying messaging before a gala, pitch event, or media opportunity
- Onboarding into a new fundraising role with a steep learning curve
- Processing a setback such as a failed grant, donor loss, or team conflict
GROWTH: 6 Sessions over 3 months
Ideal for a mid-career fundraiser or leader ready to level up to build new capabilities, expand a portfolio, manage a senior team, or step into a larger scope of responsibility. Enough depth to shift real patterns.
Common coaching needs
- Growing from individual contributor to team leader or manager
- Developing a major gifts portfolio from the ground up
- Strengthening executive presence with donors, boards, and the community
- Building a personal fundraising philosophy and case for support
- Navigating a merger, restructure, or shift in organizational strategy
- Improving donor retention and stewardship systems
TRANSFORMATION: 12 Sessions over 6 months
Ideal for a senior leader such as a CEO, VP, AVP, CDO, or Executive Director, who is committed to sustained, strategic organizational development. Best for those carrying the weight of a whole institutional fundraising culture, navigating complex stakeholder relationships, and creating a long-term vision.
Common coaching needs
- Leading a full campaign cycle from initial planning through close
- Cultivating and closing transformational gifts ($1M+)
- Undertaking change management, such as adopting AI implementation
- Building and retaining a high-performing development team
- Developing as a thought leader through writing, speaking, sector visibility
- Managing burnout, boundaries, and sustainable leadership
- Succession planning or preparing for an executive transition
- Shifting organizational culture toward a more philanthropic mindset
CUSTOMIZED INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM SESSIONS: as needed
Ideal for a senior leadership team adopting coaching for the first team, or a leader charged with pulling a team together to complete an important project
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David Woodruff
