At Let’s Build Hope, we’re highly results-oriented. With our hands-on, embedded approach to partnership, our consultants take on client goals as our own. And in over a decade of business, 99% of our clients hit, and surpassed, their fundraising goals.
See what our clients have to say about their results and experience.
“I have never left a training that contained SO much information but still presented it in a way that was digestible and progressive. I am blown away.”
— Annual Fundraising Training Camp Participant
“A solid overview of fundraising that was digestible for fund development professionals at every level.”
— Shannon Bodenschatz, Manager of Annual Fund & Engagement, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
“The Grants Boot Camp was super informative, well organized, and professionally presented. I highly recommend you attend it to hear from the many years of experiences and tips and tricks from the many presenters.”
— LaTanya Ivy, Development Director, STL Mutual Aid
“Before training camp, I felt like I had a general idea how to fundraise. Now that I’ve completed camp, I’m empowered to help others practice their philanthropy through the science of fundraising.”
— Annual Fundraising Training Camp Participant
“Linda and the LBH team are awesome. They have extensive experience in the area of philanthropy and attending their seminar allowed our organization to leverage their teachings into some new and efficient development programs. We have transformed our individual donor approach with tools and techniques we learned from Linda and her team. I would recommend LBH to any organization. Their seminar is built to enhance philanthropy efforts from beginners to experienced development professionals. They include a diverse list of subject matter experts as guest speakers to provide a comprehensive perspective of the current development environment. Their curriculum is second to none, well organized, and packed with actionable approaches to fundraising.”
— Paul B. Anderson, Board Chair, Loyola Academy of St. Louis (retired, BNSF Railway)
“I attended annual fund training camp three weeks into my new position as director of development. This training should be prerequisite education for all those in the development field. Not only did Linda and Dawn generously share their years of experience, they provided valuable tools to ensure that we are planning for a successful future. As a bonus, Linda and the team make themselves available for ongoing coaching and mentoring for those who attend the training. Thanks to Let’s Build Hope, I feel confident that we can build an efficient AND effective development team to advance the mission of Almost Home.”
— Tyronica Dowdy, former Director of Development, Almost Home
“Linda and Dawn at Let’s Build Hope impressed me from day one when they started working with one of our Catholic Charities federated agencies. That initial involvement and the opportunity to attend the boot camp in July 2019 prompted us to engage them to conduct a boot camp for our eight agencies in 2020. They are experts with proven methods at a strategic and tactical level. Learning from them has made us a stronger federation! Thank you!”
— Theresa E. Ruzicka, CPA, President (retired), Catholic Charities of St. Louis
“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
“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 (retired), The St. Louis Children’s Choirs
“As a startup nonprofit, Girls in the Know turned to Let’s Build Hope to develop an annual fundraising plan in 2016. We weren’t large enough to hire staff but were at a critical stage of growth with our first 3 figure, multi-year gift. To help us properly steward our gifts and build a sustainable plan, LBH stepped in to function in our development director role and together we built and executed the plan that has resulted in 264% growth over the past 4 years. We developed our “I Am Enough” giving club aimed at paying the girl power forward and acquiring program graduates as lifetime donors. Linda also led a board retreat to help us develop our 10-year Impact Statement that drives our strategic planning and answers the question, Where are we headed?’ We exceeded our goals in year one and have maintained our relationship for 3 years. Linda Haley and Dawn Miller are a unique combination of brilliance and heart. They have been an instrumental part of our success and growth. We are a small shop. We needed someone to hold our hand and LBH delivered.”
— Gina Marten, former Executive Director, Girls in the Know
“Training camp left me feeling energized and excited about my future in development! Linda and her amazing team of professionals have gone above and beyond to help me feel supported and confident. The knowledge I gained and the relationships I formed that week are invaluable.”
— Hanne Hawkins, Director of Development The Center for Autism Education
“The LBH Grants Boot Camp is a great resource and opportunity to learn about grants and streamline your grant writing practice. The instructors were very knowledgeable.”
— Ani Kramer, Grant Reporting Coordinator, St. Patrick Center