Parrish Consulting has been an invaluable guide and support in improving our fundraising. In our year with them, we have increased revenue by nearly 30 percent and put in place the infrastructure to continue to grow the income necessary to sustain and expand our vital programming. They have always been there when we called. They have improved our board, our donor software usage, and our special events. If you follow their advice and do the work, the reward will be far greater than the cost.
Rev. Andy DeBraber
Executive Director
Heartside Ministry
Parrish Consulting was extremely helpful as we worked to establish the Development and Advancement Department at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital as well as our new Foundation. We were able to get “up and running” in very little time with our new donor software implementation, a successful first-time annual appeal, and a comprehensive Feasibility Study - all completed within 6 months. Their insight on the philanthropic community in Grand Rapids has been invaluable.
Darrow Goodspeed
Director of Development and Advancement
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
"Sandi helped us realize that fundraising is an achievable skill. It's not just based on personality, or who you know. We have developed confidence in what we can do because the basic building blocks have been put in place."
Jack Greenfield
Arbor Circle
"We were certainly spinning our wheels trying to put together a viable fund development plan on our own in an effort to maintain financial stability and viability. Parrish Consulting has unlocked the mysteries of effective, practical, and pragmatic fundraising that actually works for the small non-profit in today’s economy. They are warm, personal, personable, and always, refreshingly, tell it like it is."
Monique Salinas, PhD
Executive and Artistic Director
Girls Choral Academy
Challenged to increase private support over five years, Parrish Consulting was engaged by the Grand Rapids Symphony to help discover and strategize the implementation of practical tactics for sustaining the orchestra’s financial future. Success followed with measurable increases in annual giving by individuals, foundations and corporations, and an expanded fundraising role for the board. In addition, Parrish Consulting has been involved in the launch of an ambitious endowment campaign.
Kelly E. Kinnear
Director of the Annual Fund
Grand Rapids Symphony