Case Studies

At Donorly, we partner with small and midsized nonprofits during moments of growth and change to strengthen their fundraising muscle through donor research, storytelling, and community building. Our team brings deep expertise in arts and culture, while also working across sectors like health, education, and social justice. Every nonprofit has unique challenges, and our fundraising consultants implement proven systems that help teams identify top prospects, build individual giving program, expand major gifts pipelines, and ambitious capital campaigns.

Explore our case studies to see the impact in action.

An Off-Broadway Theater Company's Capital Campaign

How Donorly Helped a Theater Company Complete a $40M Capital Campaign.

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A Theater Nonprofit Secures Its Largest Gifts Ever

How Donorly Helped a Theater Company Grow Its Contributed Revenue by 69%.

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Strengthening Fundraising Capacity for a Premier Vocal Ensemble

How a nationally recognized ensemble built structure, clarity, and confidence in its fundraising with Donorly

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Accelerating a Regional Arts Campaign

How Donorly Helped an Arts Institution Raise 80% of a $5M Goal in 6 Months.

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Pandemic-Era Revenue Transformation

How Donorly Helped a Women’s Health Nonprofit Triple Contributed Revenue.

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Healthcare Nonprofit's Historic Scaling

How Donorly Helped a Health Equity Nonprofit Scale from $365K to $100 Million Raised.

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Record-Breaking Spring Benefit Powers Growth for a National Theater Nonprofit

How Donorly helped a national theater nonprofit raise $1.2M and exceed its fundraising goal.

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How a Performing Arts Organization Launched Its First Development Program

Donorly guided a major arts venue through its transition to nonprofit status, creating the systems and strategy to kickstart fundraising success.

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"I’m frequently stretched thin with my small team, so Donorly helped identify and cultivate major donors that I didn’t know existed! With their data, I refined my communication with these prospects to great results."

Kirk Laughlin, Director of Advancement
Seattle Children's Museum
"We have been working with Donorly for almost a year, and I am grateful we found this resource. The team has really helped guide us as well as done a lot of heavy lifting in all aspects of development from planning and strategy to content creation, database management and stewardship activities. We have seen a definite return on the investment and look forward to continued collaboration."

Amy Wood, Executive Director
Raymond A. Wood Foundation
"Sandra and her team gave me valuable strategies when asking for major gifts, provided research to ensure I was as informed as possible when approaching new prospective donors, and counseled the organization on best practices. In addition, Donorly helped Dance Lab implement its first fundraising CRM and set up systems and processes to keep all of our fundraising activities highly organized."

Josh Prince, Founding Artistic Director
Dance Lab NY
"The information from Donorly research has defined our fundraising priorities and given us greater confidence as we approach supporters for gifts that advance our mission of caring"

Paula A. Rimmer, Director of Development
Martha & Mary Lutheran Services

Case Studies

An Off-Broadway Theater Company's Capital Campaign

A Theater Nonprofit Secures Its Largest Gifts Ever

Strengthening Fundraising Capacity for a Premier Vocal Ensemble

Our Clients

Accelerating a Regional Arts Campaign

Pandemic-Era Revenue Transformation

Healthcare Nonprofit's Historic Scaling

Record-Breaking Spring Benefit Powers Growth for a National Theater Nonprofit

How a Performing Arts Organization Launched Its First Development Program

"I’m frequently stretched thin with my small team, so Donorly helped identify and cultivate major donors that I didn’t know existed! With their data, I refined my communication with these prospects to great results."

"The information from Donorly research has defined our fundraising priorities and given us greater confidence as we approach supporters for gifts that advance our mission of caring"