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A collaborative process.
Meaningful results.

I help nonprofits bring clarity to complex ideas, elevate their stories, and inspire action.

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By the Numbers

Results you can measure

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Raised for nonprofit clients and employers

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Grants, appeals, and proposals written

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Years leading nonprofit development teams

CFRE

Certified Fund Raising Executive

The Right Fit

01

Senior expertise

You get the judgment of a Director of Development or VP of Philanthropy on a project or monthly basis, without the cost of a full-time hire.

02

No learning curve

After years inside hospice, recovery, and human services nonprofits, I know how these organizations actually run. I can step in, find my footing quickly, and start moving the work forward.

03

Flexible by design

Scale up around year-end, campaigns, and grant deadlines. Ease off in quieter months. You pay for the work you need, when you need it.

04

Outcome-based

Every engagement is built around what it produces: clearer appeals, stronger donor relationships, and giving that grows over time. That is the standard I hold myself to.

How We Partner

Collaboration in nonprofit communications

Project-Based Engagements

Well suited to organizations with a defined need and a real deadline. A year-end appeal, a case for support, a grant proposal, a campaign launch. We agree on the scope, and I deliver.

Fractional Fundraising Support

For organizations that need senior development expertise on a steady basis but aren’t ready to bring on a full-time leader. On a monthly retainer, I work alongside your team as part of it.

Strategic Advisory

For executive directors and boards who want senior counsel without handing off execution. We meet regularly to think through strategy and sharpen the decisions that shape messaging and donor engagement.

Where I Focus

Writing Services

  • Grant research & proposals
  • Cases for support
  • Year-end appeals
  • Major gift proposals
  • Donor-centered campaign messaging
Writing services for nonprofit communications
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Fractional Fundraising

  • Fundraising planning
  • Major donor strategy
  • Donor retention planning
  • Grant & sponsorship strategy
  • Board fundraising coaching
Fractional fundraising leadership
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About Me

Sara Tavery Portrait

I’m a philanthropy communications consultant with more than nine years of experience in nonprofit development, donor engagement, and fundraising strategy, built on an earlier background in marketing communications and financial services.

I’ve held senior development leadership roles within nonprofit residential recovery and hospice organizations, serving as Director of Development, Vice President of Philanthropy, and Director of Annual Giving.

I’m a graduate of Wake Forest University with a degree in psychology, a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), and an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. I live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE)
Wake Forest University, B.A. Psychology
Association of Fundraising Professionals

Senior fundraising expertise, on the terms that fit your mission.