For years, we’ve advised Canada’s most influential foundations on where to give. Now, we’re helping the nation’s most vital charities understand how to receive.
The Challenge
Charitable leaders often experience common pain points.
- Murky Landscape: You know that you are part of a larger system, but you don’t have the resources to bring to light how you are positioned and what shifts may be happening in your sector.
- Scaling Friction: You have the vision to grow, but your internal capital-raising architecture isn’t built for a legacy-scale campaign.
- Donor Disconnect: Your mission is clear, but your message isn’t resonating with sophisticated private or family foundations.
The Karma & Cents Perspective
We don’t just understand fundraising; we understand the donor’s kitchen table. Because we spend our days advising foundations on their disbursement strategies, we know the questions they ask before the cheque is signed. We bring that ‘Insider’s Lens’ to your leadership team.
Core Service Pillars
- Operational Effectivenes: Designing strategy, conducting market research and organizational audits to ensure organizational success.
- Executive Advocacy & Coaching: Training CEOs and Boards to navigate high-stakes conversations with empathy and influence.
- Philanthropic Culture Building: Moving beyond transactions to create deep, multi-generational engagement with your donor base.
The Roadmap to Impact
- The Audit: Assessing your current organizational structures and policies for strategic growth and scaling.
- The Alignment: Refining your value proposition to meet modern donor expectations.
- The Activation: Providing management support and external oversight to new engagement strategies.
- The Stewardship: Setting up the systems to ensure long-term retention and growth.
The Impact
Increased Clarity
Organizational-deep understanding of the value proposition that your organization provides and how you are positioned to attract and retain the right stakeholders.
Legacy-Grade Growth
Shifting your organization from “fundraising mode” to “partnership mode.”
Efficiency
Streamlined processes that allow your team to focus on the mission, not just the paperwork.
About Karma & Cents
Karma & Cents (K&C) brings nearly three decades of experience in legacy, succession, and transition planning. As part of the “Rising Generation,” as well as members of family businesses we understand the dual responsibility of inheriting wealth and stewarding a social legacy.
In a world of constant flux, traditional “chequebook philanthropy” is no longer enough. With a unique appreciation of the intricacies of wealth and Next Generation transition management, Indigenous Grant-Making, Corporate Philanthropy and Family Enterprises; we understand both the subtlety and the complexity of the lives led by our clients.
Nuvyn Peters is a renowned leader in the Canadian philanthropic landscape. As the former VP of Advancement at the University of Calgary, she spearheaded the $1.41 billion Energize campaign – one of the most successful in Canadian history. From the halls of Georgetown University to her advocacy at the Tahirih Justice Center, Nuvyn has spent her career mastering the art of the “Big Ask” and the science of lifelong engagement.
Ready to elevate your organization’s philanthropic profile?
Contact us for a 30-minute Discovery Session to audit your current campaign readiness.
