Major Gift Pipeline Development
Build a major gifts program that actually produces gifts — this includes portfolio strategy, moves management, and the asks your team hasn't been making.
View service →Consulting
Strategy you can execute — not a binder that gathers dust.
Amy works with organizations navigating transitions, campaigns, or capacity gaps — in situations where a generalist consultant is the wrong call. She's been the Major Gift Officer, the Chief Development Officer and the CEO. She knows what the board is actually asking and what your team is actually carrying.
Proof
One example of what this work produces
Amy coached a development professional from a $1,000 annual gift to a $27M blended commitment over three years. That shift didn't come from a template. It came from knowing exactly where major gift relationships break down at the practitioner level and naming the specific move that was missing. That's the kind of practitioner judgment this engagement model is built on.
Services
For organizations building something new
Planned Giving Strategy
Design a practical planned giving program your team can run — conversations, materials, and follow-up systems.
View service →Endowment Campaign & Plan Development
Case, structure, and pacing for endowment or quasi-endowment campaigns that protect long-term mission funding.
View service →Fundraising Plan Development
A board-ready annual or multi-year fundraising plan with goals, tactics, owners, and calendar.
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For organizations assessing or fixing what exists
Development Audits
Find out what's actually holding your development program back, not what looks good on a dashboard. Staffing gaps, system failures, revenue leaks, and missed moves get named and prioritized.
View service →Feasibility Studies
Feasibility studies that boards actually act on — not 80-page reports that sit on a shelf before a campaign you were going to launch anyway.
View service →Services
To bridge the gap
Team Coaching
Your team knows fundraising. They're stuck on something specific — a board that won't open doors, a campaign that lost momentum, a staffing structure that doesn't work. That's what these sessions are for.
View service →Interim Development Support
Development team in transition? Amy steps in to keep campaigns moving, donors engaged, and your board from panicking — while you find the right next leader.
View service →Trusted by practitioners and partners
“Amy takes the 'scary' out of fundraising for board members. Our board went from reluctant participants to engaged advocates after working with her.”
One example: Amy coached a development professional from a $1,000 annual gift to a $27M blended commitment over three years. That kind of shift doesn't come from a playbook. It comes from a practitioner who knows where major gift relationships actually break down.
Fit
Is consulting right for you?
Consulting is probably the right fit if:
- You're facing a transition, campaign, or capacity problem that needs senior-level judgment, not just a template
- Your organization is at an inflection point — a new ED, a first major gifts program, a planned giving launch, a leadership gap
- You've tried to solve this internally and hit a ceiling
Consulting is probably not the right fit if:
- You need tools and frameworks you can implement yourself — that's what the Resource Library is for
- You're looking for ongoing light-touch support — Coaching Membership covers that at $150/month
- Your timeline is under 30 days and your budget is under $5,000
Next step
What to expect on the call
The discovery call is 30 minutes. You'll tell Amy what you're navigating. She'll tell you whether consulting is the right fit and what engagement would make sense. No pressure, no pitch deck. If there's not a fit, she'll say so.
Credentials
Amy Sexton Stanislavski, CFRE
20+ years of development leadership including senior roles supporting 2,000 organizations. She has led major gift programs, capital campaigns, planned giving strategies, and development audits for nonprofits ranging from community organizations to national networks. She holds the CFRE designation and a Philanthropic Leadership Institute Certificate from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.