About Our Firm

Established in 2011, Fundraising Guru Consulting LLC (operating as an LLC since 2020) is a boutique consulting firm providing comprehensive fundraising, strategic planning, organizational capacity-building, strategic planning and organizational development to nonprofit and other organizations. The firm’s consultants bring a combined 50 years of leadership experience across the nonprofit sector, with deep expertise in advancing philanthropic and public funding strategies.

Fundraising Guru Consulting works with organizations to assess existing fundraising and organizational practices, identify growth opportunities, and design strategies that strengthen revenue generation and long-term institutional effectiveness. This includes auditing fundraising systems and development efforts; uncovering philanthropic, public, and sponsorship opportunities; and supporting organizations in building and sustaining relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and other partners. The firm helps clients implement practical, results-oriented strategies to grow annual fund, major gifts, capital campaign support, private and public grants, contracts, and sponsorship revenue.

The firm also provides strategic planning and organizational development services, including annual and multi-year planning, campaign readiness and execution, leadership and board development, interim leadership support, and program and project management. Engagements often include training and coaching to strengthen the fundraising and governance competencies of boards, senior leaders, and staff, as well as support for effective cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies. Technical services include prospect research, grant and proposal writing, case development, and the design of systems and processes that support sustainable growth.

Led by Bathsheba Philpott, CFRE, President and Principal Consultant, the firm has partnered with local and national nonprofit organizations across higher education, academic medicine, public health, research, air and space science, human services, arts and culture, and advocacy—serving as a trusted thought partner at critical moments of growth, transition, and opportunity.