Welcome.
If you want to engage more prospects, move more donors, and position your strengths to attract investments, we should talk.
Focusing on the point where non-profit marketing and fundraising converge, I’m ready to help you build alignment between institutional priorities and prospects’ interests.
I strategize. I research. I write. And I deliver.
I’m Beth Steele, owner of Steele Advancement Communications.
And the value of crisp development communications. I appreciate what it takes to cultivate and steward donors, and what preparation you need to secure transformational gifts. I’ll work with your team to make sure you – and they – are ready.
I understand that fundraising is personal. It is an honor to tell donors’ stories in ways that make them and the institution proud. And a privilege to play a role in effecting change by advancing your mission.
Why me?
No learning curve required.
I have the experience and insight to set the stage for your philanthropic success. I’m a flexible and creative writer, critical editor, and insightful interviewer, and that’s just the beginning.
As an experienced major gifts officer, I know the work. I can shift in and out of campaign marketing mode, infuse energy when opportunities arise, and regroup when major gifts are not aligning with organizational needs. On every project of any size, you will find me to be respectful, trustworthy, and discreet.
I’m the one you can count on for targeted advancement marketing. The one who brings an open and curious mind. And a determination to help you and your team hit the mark every time.
My approach is collaborative, strategic, and insightful. I deliver the full range of advancement communication needs: from annual giving to pre-campaign staging; midpoint slumps to celebrations; award-winning case statements to inspiring final reports.
What do I add?
Think of me as your specialist.
Look to me for persuasive writing with an emphasis on outcomes. Editing with an eye to clarity, gaps, and inconsistencies. Listening well and interviewing with purpose. Digging deep to find the story behind the story and share the perspective not yet seen.
My work is targeted and integrated. Positioning pieces, white papers, donor profiles, solicitations and stewardship, president’s reports, microsites, emails, speeches, and more. Each part builds your whole.
What do I do?
Meet your needs.
And the value of crisp development communications. I appreciate what it takes to cultivate and steward donors, and what preparation you need to secure transformational gifts. I’ll work with your team to make sure you – and they – are ready.
I understand that fundraising is personal. It is an honor to tell donors’ stories in ways that make them and the institution proud. And a privilege to play a role in affecting change by advancing your mission.