Accolades

What They're Saying about Let's Build Hope 

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"​The Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation turned to Let’s Build Hope to develop a program to retain and upgrade low and mid-level donors through more intentional solicitation and stewardship. The resulting “Champions For Care” program has been very successful in all respects. This first year, we’ve exceeded our projections at the upper levels of our gift table. Donors have liked the concept of making a gift that is directed to a particular major project that is achievable through collective giving with other MoBap donors. Linda Haley has been great at coaching us through this program and has good fundraising instincts. She made this program clear and exciting. We are a small shop. We needed simple and achievable and Linda delivered."
~Debra Victor, Vice President, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
~Nancy Burchfield, Foundation Gift Officer, Missouri Baptist Hospital Foundation
~Sylvia Manewith, Major Gifts Officer, Missouri Baptist Hospital Foundation
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​"Linda Haley started giving me informal advice on fundraising when I came to my position at St. Vincent. In 2015 we formalized our relationship with her as coach to help us build new and more effective processes in the Development Department. These efforts resulted in 2015 revenues raised from contributions, foundations and trusts at 99.7% above budget and 12.8% over 2014’s record-breaking year in the same categories.  Linda has consistently demonstrated her expertise with advice honed to our unique situation and needs, and her dedication to and support of ​our mission of helping youth with challenging life circumstances is unparalleled. 
​THANKS, Linda, for all you do for St. Vincent!."
~​Carla A. Monroe-Posey, PhD, LCSW, MSHA
Executive Director​
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“Working with Linda Haley has transformed our organization’s development and stewardship efforts.  Her expertise and guidance enabled our organization to increase our contributed income by over 20% and to exceed our development goals.  During the first year Linda provided coaching to our Development Director, our Board, to me, and to our staff as a whole.  As a result our work with individual donors grew by leaps and bounds.  As a musician I had very limited experience in fundraising.  Through the year of consulting and the Development Boot Camp Linda gave me an entirely new perspective and an organized approach to stewarding donors.  This training gave me the confidence to reach out to individual donors and secure major gifts that were beyond what I had thought possible!  Linda is an incredible teacher and terrific development coach.  I would recommend her enthusiastically to every non-profit organization!”  
​~Barbara Berner
Artistic Director/CEO

"I heartily recommend Let’s Build Hope to any nonprofit that is ready to take its development work to the next level. Linda Haley is a professional who makes the work fun! She helped transform our organization’s understanding of the importance of development in support of our mission by educating both our board and staff.  The LBH boot camp is one of the best educational opportunities I have come across on the topic and well worth the time and financial investment.  From building an achievable but aggressive plan, to training and coaching us along the way, LBH provided the knowledge and experience we needed to be successful.  Linda was with us every step of the way and exceeded expectations."
~Deborah Grossman
Community Volunteer and Board Chair
Barbara Berner
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Training Camp Participants Speak!
  • "Amazing week! I am fired up about putting this training into action!"
  • "This training was invaluable to me."
  • "Your extraordinary experience with so many nonprofits speaks volumes."
  • "You met and exceeded our expectations."
  • "One of the best training sessions I’ve ever attended."
  • "This was a smart investment ... I left with numerous takeaways that will help shape what we’re trying to accomplish."
  • "The value you bring to the philanthropic landscape is huge indeed."
  • "I have LOVED this Boot Camp! Your class was as perfect as perfect can be."
  • "Your class is much needed and extremely beneficial to all levels, which is rare. I loved it!"

​Does a one-week training investment make sense for my organization? Yes!
Anti-Defamation League Development Director, Tasha Kaminsky, described her training camp experience as "invaluable"...
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"I left with tangible tools and templates to analyze metrics and develop strategies. I also expanded my network and learned from experts in foundation/corporate giving, creative designer, event planning and online marketing. The connections I've made from Training Camp have opened new doors and gave me the confidence to successfully solicit a major gift, the value of which more than exceeded the cost of training.  

Using Let's Build Hope tools and resources I have crafted a strong 'case for support' and now know how to implement a plan to make our fundraising efforts successful. Being able to share this information effectively with Board members and prospective donors is part of a healthy giving strategy." 
One size does not fit all when you're looking to
​improve your fundraising results.
What do you need this year to exceed your
​goals and fulfill your mission?
​We're here to help!
We welcome new partnerships!
Let’s Build Hope teaches and mentors through
​hands-on, real-world training.
Contact us today for a free consultation!
LetsBuildHope@LBH-STL.com
314-716-2496

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