Fundraising Consulting Services

Overview

Management Consulting & Admin Support

Portland, Maine, United StatesPosted 2 months agoDeadline: March 13th, 2026

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SUMMARY

Seeking consulting services for fundraising feasibility studies, capital campaign planning, and strategic fundraising support in Maine.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Demonstrated success fundraising preferably in academic, higher education, and nonprofit settings
Familiarity with higher education, including graduate studies, professional education, and entrepreneurship and innovation programming
Demonstrable experience leading, advising, executing and/or structuring fundraising operations, including capital campaigns and annual funds
Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills
Ability to proactively identify opportunities for collaboration across the University and the Maine Center's core academic partners

BUDGET

Estimate

$50,000 – $250,000

TIMELINE

Deadline for Written Inquiries/Questions: March 2, 2026

Response to Written Inquiries/Questions: March 4, 2026

Deadline for Proposal Submission: March 13, 2026

Award Announcement: March 23, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

March 2nd, 2026

Issuing Agency

University of Maine System

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DESCRIPTION

The vendor is required to provide comprehensive fundraising consulting services encompassing feasibility studies, campaign planning, fundraising strategy, and related support. Tasks include conducting a feasibility study to evaluate the organization's preparedness and potential for a successful capital campaign that advances both programmatic and infrastructure goals.

The selected consultant will assist with the planning and execution of a capital campaign, which may involve developing a fundraising case statement, creating relevant marketing materials, and supporting the launch and management of the campaign. Additional responsibilities include offering strategic fundraising counsel, training, prospect analysis, and wealth screening to optimize fundraising initiatives.

Furthermore, the consulting firm will help devise a strategic blueprint enabling the agency to achieve its fundraising targets through focused campaigns and ongoing annual fundraising efforts outside the primary campaign plan.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.