Approach to Consulting
Essential to each BDG Consulting engagement is my commitment to a partnership grounded in mutual respect, accountability, and discretion. Whether you are a chief development officer, head of an organization, or a member of governance—my primary objective is to help make you and your team more effective and confident in your fund raising efforts.
Together, we create a roadmap to fit your organization’s short and longer-term goals. We refine and focus your priorities with particular attention to strengthening engagement of those donors who have the potential to make the greatest difference to your organization.
Drawing on extensive experience as a front-line senior development professional, I work with clients on forward-looking development strategies to meet current fund raising objectives, cultivate lasting donor relationships and build for the future.
About Barbara
Over the course of my development career, I've served some of the Boston area’s leading institutions including: Wellesley College, Babson College, Phillips Academy/Andover and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Through this experience, I had the opportunity to develop significant donor relationships in the U.S. and globally, establish successful major and principal giving programs, create unique high-level volunteer programs and advise institutional leadership. As principal of BDG Consulting, I leverage this experience to provide the critical thinking, objectivity and perspective needed to build successful, sustainable development programs.
During my initial career in advertising and public relations, in Boston and New York, I learned how competitive businesses reach, influence and grow a loyal consumer base. This background in strategic communications and marketing has been indispensable, and is well-integrated into my approach to development.
My educational background includes a B.A. cum laude in Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College. In the community, I’m a perennial Pan-Mass Challenge rider, member of the grant-making organization The Philanthropy Connection, volunteer at The Women’s Lunch Place, and have served on non-profit boards in Boston and New York.
Services Offered
Each organization's development program has unique strengths, challenges and areas of opportunity. At the outset, we assess what’s working well and create an action plan designed for your particular situation and the competitive landscape.
Together we determine a timeline, set goals, and outline the general scope of BDG Consulting services required to fit your needs.
Build
Strategic, structured individual giving programs and campaign initiatives focused on existing donors and the identification of potential new sources of support
Coach
Organizational leadership, governance and volunteers
Major & principal giving officers to more effectively cultivate, solicit, and steward donors
Create
Targeted opportunities for high level volunteer engagement
Substantive, memorable donor cultivation/stewardship events
EVALUATE
Program objectives and goal-setting
Giving officer needs and recruitment
LOOK AHEAD
Comprehensive development planning to meet both short and longer term objectives
Partnership. Experience. Integrity.
Contact
Feel free to contact BDG Consulting, at no obligation, to discuss your organization’s development needs and aspirations.
Barbara Gross
Tel: 781-296-7897
P.O. Box 81118
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-6832