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Grow patron-generated, philanthropic income with best practice campaigns and loyalty-based strategies.

Looking to grow contributed income?  Start with your patrons. While external funders may shift, your patrons can be a sustainable, renewable source of capital for your organization. Develop loyalty among your patrons and target the right audiences for the right appeal with TRG’s expert consultants.

TRG has a proven track record of teaching fundraising professionals how to get results by growing philanthropy. Informed by data, our consulting partnerships are designed to grow relationships with patrons at every level of loyalty. Together, we’ll build on your current practices and develop new strategies to develop patron-generated, philanthropic income. A partnership with TRG is ideal for arts professionals who want to:

• maximize annual fund campaign efficiency
• increase revenue from current donors
• grow revenue from new donors
• identify likely prospects for major giving
• work across departments to build the pipeline of future donors

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about the best partnership for your needs.

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Fundraising Success Stories

	Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: When declining subscriptions caused donations to dip, this organization re-examined their strategy for new and existing donors alike, resulting in a 51% increase in the number of annual fund gifts and a 28% increase in revenue. More>>
	Ordway Center, Des Moines Performing Arts and Arena Stage: Learn how three different organizations got annual fund results through box office giving campaigns. More>>
	Louisiana Philharmonic: Read how this orchestra leveraged a matching gift and best practice campaign strategies for the fiscal year-end annual fund campaign, resulting in a quadrupling of revenue from the orchestra’s non-major gifts revenue. More>>
	Colorado Children's Chorale: This organization had a small database of very devoted patrons and former members. Read how they grew new donors by 60% by following this mantra: “right patron, right ask, right time.” More>>

Fundraising consulting options:

Campaign planning sprint

A jumpstart for your annual fund appeals

Do you have ambitious revenue goals for your annual fund in the coming year? Or have you seen declines in past years and need to turn things around? A campaign planning sprint could be the right option for you. This intensive session is customized to help you plan an entire campaign in one day, with TRG’s results-driven consultants at your side.  You will be ready to implement data-informed strategic tactics with refreshed direct marketing know-how, TRG’s signature practices and tool to track return-on-investment. 

Capacity Building Consultancy

Big-picture assessment, big impact

Do you want to transform how your organization operates? Does your team need better collaboration strategies to achieve organization-wide objectives? Working in partnership over 3 years, Capacity Building Consulting utilizes TRG’s full arsenal of best practices to help marketing and fundraising teams work together toward shared goals

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Patron Loyalty Analysis

Find the best prospects for entry, middle, and major donations

TRG’s Patron Loyalty Index ranks every patron in your database by total investment, illuminating patrons who are ready to invest more. This holistic assessment of affinity for your organization analyzes where patrons spent money, regardless of whether it was a ticket purchase, donation, or other investment. You also get TRG’s Key Metrics report, which illuminates major loyalty trends among your patrons and as compared with TRG’s national sample.

What fundraising leaders say about working with TRG

Ready to get started? Talk to us today
about the best partnership for your needs.

Schedule a call with TRG