Fundraising Strategy + Donor Growth
Your mission deserves more than a cycle of urgent appeals and disconnected fundraising tasks. Mission Arc helps you clarify priorities, strengthen donor relationships, and build practical systems that support consistent action.
For nonprofits, faith-based organizations, foundations, and community organizations.
You may have a committed team, meaningful programs, and people who believe in your work. Yet fundraising can still depend on last-minute appeals, a few familiar donors, or systems that only one person understands.
Mission Arc helps you step back, identify what needs attention, and decide what to do next—with a plan your team can use.
Understand where to focus your fundraising time and resources.
Give donor cultivation, communication, and follow-up a consistent place in the plan.
Make essential work easier to organize, assign, and repeat.
Recommended starting point
$1,250
An independent review of your fundraising approach, donor development, communications, and capacity. Receive a five-pillar scorecard, written findings, and a prioritized 90-day road map.
Explore the Assessment$4,500 founding rate
A focused, 4–6 week engagement to put one agreed donor-development priority into practice. Build a usable system, the supporting tools, and a clear handoff for your team.
Explore the Donor Growth SprintStarting at $2,000/month
Ongoing strategic guidance for leaders who need help making decisions, maintaining accountability, and adjusting their fundraising priorities.
Explore Strategic AdvisoryNot sure where to start? The assessment is designed to identify the most useful next step before you commit to a larger engagement.
The Mission Arc Revenue System™ looks at the work behind fundraising, from the clarity of your case for support to the capacity to follow through.
Make the purpose, need, and value of support clear.
Connect funding priorities with realistic opportunities and organizational capacity.
Organize relationships from first interest through cultivation, giving, and continued support.
Give people meaningful reasons to stay connected between asks.
Clarify responsibilities, document processes, and use technology thoughtfully.
For teams ready to move from scattered fundraising activities to a more intentional plan.
For churches, ministries, and outreach organizations seeking donor relationships and fundraising practices grounded in their mission and values.
For organizations exploring a defined fundraising-capacity engagement for their own team or nonprofit partners. Cohort and multi-organization work is scoped separately.
Mardessa Smith
Founder, Mission Arc
Mission Arc was founded by Mardessa Smith, a communications and community engagement professional with more than 20 years of experience across nonprofit, healthcare, government, and community settings.
She brings a practical perspective on how clear messages, trusted relationships, and coordinated work support an organization’s mission.
Featured guide
Use the free Fundraising Foundations Checklist to guide a focused conversation with your team. No email required.
Tell us what is working, where fundraising feels difficult, and what you need to accomplish. We will use a 20-minute conversation to explore fit and a sensible starting point.
Request a Fit ConversationNo obligation to engage. Detailed recommendations are developed through a paid engagement.