• Consulting/Advising

• Fostering workplace and institutional cultures of excellence

• Coaching + mentoring for staff and stakeholders

• Working to create mission alignment for your marketing, comms, giving, fundraising, etc

• Fundraising campaigns including but not limited to: Capital, Endowment, Special projects/occasions, Annual/Membership, Operations

• Professional and Lay/volunteer leadership development

• Philanthropic advising for individuals and foundations

• Visioning

• Mission creation and alignment 

• Formulating short and long term goals and pathways to realization

• Anticipating future trends and challenges

• Modernizing brands

• Charting a new course for startups

• Strategy

• Special events, fundraisers, large scale conferences and festivals

• Creative best practices and big disrupting ideas

• Brand positioning

• Full or partial organizational structuring and systems overhaul

• Stakeholder relations and communications

• Fundraising/revenue generation + optimization

• Long and short range strategic plans

• Partnerships

• Advisement on mergers and acquisitions

• Asset valuation 

• Mediation

What makes people tick

Fundraising is not impossible, so why does it feel so hard even to the smartest people? 

Revenue is within reach, yet many organizations have under-performing advancement models.

So why do so many smart people struggle with creating sustainable revenue?

Most development teams are stuck in old ways or settle for mediocrity. Even the best professionals and board members come to a standstill when faced with a new challenge or opportunity. And most notably, if you don’t understand what makes people tick and have an intuition about human behavior, it will be nearly impossible to maximize fundraising.

How do we at DAS positively change your fundraising dynamic? 

We connect the dots so the great work of influential people can flourish. We are distinct from other strategy firms because our sense of style and substance is unparalleled. We know that excellent fundraising results happen when teams operate at the intersection between art and science. 

We are diplomatic, tactful, relationship-building experts who create the finest campaigns and experiences with poise and grace. Simultaneously we are at the forefront of new technologies, innovation, data science and industry best practices. Our superpower is that we are always leading our clients to be ahead of the curve, but doing so in the most authentic and elegant manner. Cultures of excellence are achievable and we can build along with you, every step of the way.

We are future-thinking while having immense reverence for tradition and legacy.

We modernize legacy brands with the most cutting edge systems and solutions, yet we do this while maintaining brand integrity and institutional pride.

We avoid duplicity and embrace collaboration

We have an aversion to redundancy and seek out partners and collaborators who can coordinate with us, each bringing something remarkable to the table.

We are personal and loyal

No two development departments or strategic plans look the same. Each client gets white glove world-class treatment and bespoke service. Our clients trust us and we work together towards long-term trajectories.

We dream bigger dreams for you than you could have ever imagined.

We help you envision what true lasting revenue success and growth looks like and chart a path that makes bold ideas realistic and tangible. We don’t believe in scarcity. We push our clients to believe in abundance.

We believe in making people feel seen and that they matter.

We treat our clients with dignity and care and encourage our clients to spread that philosophy of exceptional service to their stakeholders too.

Passion propels results

We love what we do and we partner with clients who embody that unrelenting drive for revenue success. Our clients sleep well at night knowing that through our work together, they lead organizations that are prepared for adversity, thrive under pressure, and are endowed with long-term pipelines for financial security.

We are creative and learn from others.

We find inspiration from a plethora of sources and conceive of lasting solutions, by understanding the zeitgeist and insisting our clients don’t just follow trends but start them.