Pro-bono at Aperio

This is your time to thrive.

Your mission matters, and we are here to support it. Though our pro-bono program, our fundraising experts will work alongside you to complete short-term, specific projects. Our program’s goal is to boost the fundraising capacity of organizations that might not otherwise be able to access our services. If you’re an engaged leader in an organization positioned to make a big impact, we invite you to complete an application. Our team will be in touch if we are able to support your project.

Services

  • Deepen your board's engagement in philanthropy with a board outreach toolkit, engagement planning meeting resources, or an 'Intro to Philanthropy' training.

  • Frameworks and standard operating procedures to guide gift processing & acknowledgment, donor communications, and impact reporting.

  • A toolkit to simplify outreach to your donors and prospects that includes email template, phone scripts, talking points, and a meeting plan template.

  • Based on a listening session with you/your team, we'll provide a fundraising readiness audit and recommendations memo to guide your work.

  • Coaching on the pain points and opportunities that make up the day-to-day of fundraising including major gifts, moves management, and making an ask.

  • Support making data-driven decisions about donor prospects through your choice of research including small-batch wealth screening, new prospect identification, and donor profiles.

  • Up to five, 1-hour sessions for leaders or staff to draw on Aperio's fundraising experience and expertise.

  • A 1-page case for support and corresponding Letter of Inquiry template to help donors see a role for themselves in your mission. ​

  • Optimize your organizational structure with fundraising job descriptions, future-state organizational design, or metrics management frameworks.

Aperio is on a mission to help organizations realize their fundraising potential so their missions—and the communities they serve—can thrive.