What fundraising consulting costs
Sessions start at 850 USD, projects from 10,500 USD, and retainer partnerships from 15,500 USD a month. Below is what sits inside each level and what moves the number.
Engagement options
Three paid ways to work with us, from a single strategy call to a full retained partnership. Pick the level of commitment that matches where your organisation is today.
Founder Consulting
Choose this if
Charity leaders who need a sharp second opinion, a board-ready narrative, or a focused thought partner without taking on a long retainer.
How it works
- Discovery brief
- Structured working session(s)
- Follow-up summary with recommendations and next-step actions your team owns
What you get
- Clarity on your hardest fundraising decision
- A board-ready answer you can act on this week
- Confidence to move without a long engagement
One-hour deep strategy session with Sarah on any fundraising challenge.
Four sessions over 8 weeks for sustained strategic guidance and accountability.
Project-Based
Choose this if
Charities preparing for a campaign, season, or audit who want measurable revenue progress without a multi-year commitment.
How it works
- Scoping call
- Kickoff and roadmap
- Weekly working sessions
- Mid-point review
- Final delivery
- 60 days of post-project support
What you get
- A campaign launched without stretching your team
- Measurable revenue inside a defined window
- A repeatable playbook your team keeps
Full-file review with actionable roadmap, prospect research, and donor segmentation.
Multi-channel seasonal campaign: appeals, email sequences, ads, and landing pages.
Retainer Partnership
Choose this if
Charities ready to scale revenue 5 to 10x without building, hiring, and managing a full fundraising team in-house.
How it works
- Quarterly planning
- Monthly campaign execution
- Ongoing optimisation
- A single point of accountability for performance
What you get
- Revenue that compounds month over month
- A senior team without the cost of hiring one
- One number to hold us accountable to
We run 2–3 campaigns monthly across multiple channels. You approve, we do the rest.
Full-file execution across every channel: appeals, email, ads, major gifts, events, and more.
Not ready for an engagement? Book a single session with Sarah Ali.
Common questions
How much does a fundraising consultant cost?
Our work starts at 850 USD for a single founder consulting session, or 3,000 USD for a four session strategy package. Defined projects such as an audit or a seasonal campaign start from 10,500 USD, and retainer partnerships from 15,500 USD per month. What moves the number is scope, channel count and how much of the execution we hold.
What changes the price?
Three things: how many channels we run, whether we are advising or executing, and the size of your file. A single-channel seasonal campaign for a 1 million charity sits at the bottom of the range. Full-file execution across appeals, email, ads, major gifts and events sits at the top.
Is media spend included?
No. Advertising budget is paid by you directly to the platforms so you keep the accounts and the data. Our fee covers strategy, creative and management.
Do you work with charities under 1 million?
Yes, usually through membership or a single project rather than a retainer, because a retainer rarely pays back at that size. Tell us your budget and we will say plainly which option fits.
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