Services Overview

 
 

Training • Presentations • Workshops:

These “bite-sized” events can inspire staff, boards, volunteers, and leaders – and keep people talking and thinking long after they’re over. Daniel Mansoor is a dynamic and entertaining presenter who tailors content to each audience. Often using multimedia, material is presented and absorbed. While a wide variety of topics can be addressed, some of the subjects in the portfolio include:

  • Art of the Ask – The Existential Pleasures of Fundraising

  • Lists to Legacies – From Identifying Prospects to the Transformational Gift

  • Getting Your Board to Love Fundraising

Conference Sessions and Keynote Addresses:

With a true passion for teaching and training, Dan Mansoor gives audiences knowledge and ideas that can be applied to fundraising and development.

  • In the Donor’s Mind: The Science of Giving How behavioral economics and psychology can dramatically enhance fundraising results

  • Where Giving is Going: Trends That Will Shape Fundraising Obtain a deep understanding of how challenges, barriers, and competition can be overcome

  • The Best Thing You Can Do: The Grace and Nobility of Fundraising– Inspire your staff and boards in the art and pleasure of fundraising and development

  • Way Beyond Bake Sales: Creating Transformational Fundraising for Public School– Learn how fundraising through education foundations can provide an unparalleled margin of excellence


Consulting:

Partnering with GoodWorks, nonprofits can learn how to boost their annual fundraising, improve donor engagement, prepare for a capital campaign, and develop and retain staff. Capital campaign planning, preparation, and execution include the development of a compelling and fresh case statement.

Leader and Staff Coaching

This highly successful one-on-one partnership, often with the chief development officer of the organizational leader, taps into the expertise and experience of a career professional. The outside perspective brings innovative ideas and creativity to communications, solicitations, and stewardship. Mansoor can provide one-on-one training and professional development to the organization’s fundraising team and volunteers.


Philanthropy Advising:

Family foundations, federations, and corporations seek advice from GoodWorks to become more satisfied donors and effective grantmakers. Strategic philanthropy is the focus of this effort leading to more efficient, effective, and rewarding giving.

Wealth Management Advisors:

Providing empathetic counsel and strategic philanthropic advice on the most passionate interests of clients ensures a distinct competitive advantage for today's financial, investment, or legal advisors. This not only ensures the masterful orchestration of a family's development and transitions but improves client loyalty and that of second and third generations.

GoodWorks provides counsel, training, and support to wealth management firms through:

  1. Philanthropic advice to firms and their professional staff

  2. Advice to clients and their families

  3. Workshops and training for new and current clients