people are everything

Diverse Perspectives, Broad Experience, and Better Ideas

Here’s our promise: you will not get a “one size fits all,” boilerplate approach from us.

What will you get from the people at The Phoenix Philanthropy Group? Genuine engagement. Passion for your mission. Energetic thinking. Diverse insights. All from a team of broadly-experienced but very down-to-earth individuals!

Energetic Approach, Outcomes Driven | The hallmark of our team is our energetic, personalized approach. We genuinely listen to what you have to say. We go the extra mile to make sure we understand what your organization’s unique issues and goals are. We bring passion to every engagement. And we always deliver outcomes-driven strategies and solutions that are matched to your organization.

Experienced People are Everything | The people at The Phoenix Philanthropy Group are senior consultants, veteran nonprofit industry experts, and close team members. Few advancement consulting firms can match The Phoenix Philanthropy Group’s direct and diverse experience in international fundraising and constituent relations, or our on-the-ground results in the education, arts and culture, or human and community services industries.

We would like to introduce you to our team! (Please select a photo at left!)
Richard Tollefson, Laurel Kimball, Jan Halpin, Marc Kellenberger, Julie Iacobelli,
Steve Zastrow, Myra Garcia, Kellie Teskey, Brandi Carter.

Seven Ideas to Start Using Now

Five Principles of Organizational Transformation by Richard Tollefson

Why Are Good Fundraisers Hard to Find? by Laurel Kimball

Don’t Be Afraid... of Capital Campaigns by Jan Halpin

“Merger” is Not a Dirty Word by Marc Kellenberger

Are Bricks Being Thrown at You? by Julie Iacobelli

The Challenge is Never the Ask by Steve Zastrow

Hard to Build Up, Easy to Tear Down by Sherry Cameron


OUR WONDERFUL CLIENTS

Achieving extraordinary financial results for our clients is very important. So is the remarkable impact our clients are having on the world.

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OUR RANGE OF SERVICES

Our distinctive expertise includes international fundraising, alumni relations, nonprofit mergers, interim management, volunteer development, and...

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