SERVICES
Your Mission,
Our Expertise.

Fundraising Firm Consultation & Management
Let us help you navigate your journey to successful fundraising!
We'll assist you in securing the perfect telemarketing, face-to-face, direct mail or digital agency for your organization.
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Support through the RFP Process and Selection
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Contract negotiations
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Initial Client Kick-off and Campaign Launch
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Preparation of Campaign Elements and Materials
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Expertise in Data & Analytics
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Donor File Analysis​
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Budgeting & Projections
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Audience Selection
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Live Campaign Analysis & Tracking
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MUCH More!

Campaign Strategy
Reach out to us today to discover how we can help you realize and achieve your organization's goals!
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Herculean Consulting has helped to develop hundreds of multi-channel, direct fundraising campaigns and strategies on behalf of more than 100 different organizations.​​​​​​​​​​​​​
FULL FISCAL YEAR FUNDRAISING PLANS
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Campaign Projections​
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Donor Select & Ask Strategy
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Projected vs. Actuals Tracking
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Insightful advice during FY on strategic pivots or opportunities for stop-loss or recovery
FUNDRAISING CREATIVE ELEMENTS
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Call Center Scripts & Fulfillment Series Copy
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Direct Mail Copy
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Newsletter Design
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Email Campaign Copy
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Assistance with Press Releases
DONOR DATABASE MANAGEMENT
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Audience Select
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Donor Segmentation
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Campaign File Preparation
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Database Hygiene (Donor Requests and Contact Preferences
REPORTING & ANALYSIS
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Donor File Analysis
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Active Campaign Reporting
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Post-Campaign Analysis
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Compliance Reporting Needs
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990 and Audits​
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Campaign Financials
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Accounting/Invoicing
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Telemarketing
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Primary POC between call center and organization
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Specializing in TM Campaign Types:
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Single-Gift Donor Renewal Campaigns (Active and Lapsed)
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Sustainer Invitation Campaigns
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Acquisition Campaigns
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Thank You Calls/Surveys
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Planned Giving/Bequest Lead Generation
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Creation of Call Center scripts, fulfillment series copy (letters, email, text), and ask array testing and recommendations
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File Select, utilizing specific donor data points and trigger segments to leverage and maximize TM performance.
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Monitor Results, providing thorough reports and insightful recommendations throughout the campaign
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Reporting on Active/Previous Campaigns (Customizable)
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Guidance on Campaign Strategy Adjustments to Increase KPIs
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Pivot elements to amplify key metrics (ie. script or ask array)
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Review of Agent/Caller Statistics on TM Campaigns
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Design/Execution of TM Call Plans

Direct Mail
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Specializing in DM Campaign Types:
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Single-Gift Donor Renewal Campaigns (Active and Lapsed)
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Mid-Level Appeal/Stewardship
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Special Appeals/Disaster Response
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Sustainer Invitation Campaigns
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Acquisition Campaigns
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Newsletter Design
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Thank You/Stewardship Letters
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Create DM Copy, including recommendations on versioned language and messaging to specific segments,
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Ask array recommendations and testing.
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File Select, including utilization of specific donor data points and trigger segments to leverage and maximize performance.
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Appeal Code Creation/Tracking
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Project/Performance Tracking – throughout the mail cycle

Email & SMS/Text
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Specializing in Email and/or Text Campaign Types:
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Single-Gift Donor Renewal Campaigns (Active and Lapsed)
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Mid-Level Appeal/Stewardship
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Special Appeals & Email Blasts
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Sustainer Invitation Campaigns
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Acquisition Campaigns
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Engagement & Impact Emails/Texts
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Thank You & Receipting via Email/Text
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Create Email Copy, including recommendations on versioned language to specific segments, as well as ask array recommendations/testing.
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Create Emails (Schedule for Send/Resend)
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File Selection/Segmentation
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Appeal Code Creation/Tracking
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Manage “Unsubscribes” – Pull info into Donor Database
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Performance Tracking










