Organizing Resources
for Equity and Justice.
for Equity and Justice.
About
We are philanthropic and nonprofit strategists. We work with local and national groups committed to human rights, social justice, and racial and gender equity and justice to build and implement impactful and sustainable plans.
Additionally, Sunrise works with family and community foundations, individuals, and donor collaboratives to support grantmaking and funding at all levels in support of movements for social and racial justice.
Nonprofit Services
Fundraising operations assessment.
Fundraising strategic planning.
Individual giving strategy and support.
Annual fund campaigns and appeals.
Grant writing and management.
Prospect research, including foundations, major gifts, and government grants.
Fundraising infrastructure: CRM selection, data migration, and capacity planning.
Executive fundraising coaching.
Development staff recruitment, coaching, and accompaniment.
Philanthropic Services
New fund creation strategy and support.
Giving circle and participatory grantmaking design, facilitation, and support.
Individual donor workshop design and facilitation.
Family and individual donor advising.
Organizational Management
We coach with a whole-systems perspective to ensure the organization can sustain their impact.
Fundraising: Strategy, outreach, evaluation, capacity planning, stewardship, and asks.
Finances: Reading and understanding financial statements. Managing income, expenses, and cash flow. Planning annual and multi-year budgets, cash reserves, and endowments.
Capacity and Growth: Holistic feedback that also accounts for fundraising, financial, and administrative capacity with respect to ongoing organizational operations, growth, change management, compliance issues between 501c3s and 501c4s, and security and confidentiality protocols.
Board development: Mobilizing resources, technical assistance, strengthening governance, and building or transitioning boards.