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.

  • Pandemic-Era Revenue Transformation

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

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  • Scaling Medical Debt Relief Nationwide

    How Donorly helped a newly-formed nonprofit build their fundraising infrastructure from scratch to achieve unprecedented scale.

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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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  • A Theater Nonprofit Secures Its Largest Gifts Ever

    How Donorly Helped a Theater Company Grow Its Operating Budget by 40%

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  • An Off-Broadway Theater Company's Capital Campaign

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

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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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  • 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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  • Maintaining Fundraising Momentum Through Staff Transitions

     With Donorly’s, this health services nonprofit sustained development momentum, strengthened systems, and equipped new staff for long-term success.

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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