Key Take Aways: 2016 Burk Donor Survey

The seventh annual 2016 Burk Donor Survey, studying American’s philanthropy and how fundraising practices affect non profit organizations, provided a few key take away points for Kennari Consulting. In 2015, donors responded most often — 44% of the time...

Planned Gifts Increase Annual Gifts, Study Finds

In a recent study, Dr. Russell James debunks the myth that Planned Giving erodes annual fund giving. In fact, the exact opposite is true. Pentera’s Planned Giving blog, PGBuzz, provides a nice overview of the findings: Planned gifts, rather than cannibalizing annual...

2015 EPIC Awards Finalist

Kennari Consulting is honored to be nominated for Small Business of the Year in the 2015 EPIC Awards! The EPIC Awards, presented by the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, celebrate local businesses and people who are doing greats things in the community by being...

Strategists • Catalysts • Teachers

Sometimes a company outgrows its name. So it is with Parrish Consulting. What started as the solo practice of Sandi Frost (Parrish) Steensma has evolved into a full-service firm staffed by a talented team of consultants offering a wide range of fundraising expertise....

e-Newsletters: Best Practices and What to Avoid

Donor communications should be intentional. They should validate the donor’s decision to contribute and build inclination for future gifts by demonstrating mission achievement. eNewsletters are a great way to communicate to your donors because they are low cost and...