We help you lead more donors toward greater generosity. So you can do more good in the world.
We’re fundraisers, just like you. We know what it’s like to be in your shoes: to be tasked with reaching more people, acquiring new supporters, retaining more donors, and increasing revenue.
That’s why we show up every day: to help builders of good, like you, be successful.
You see, your mission is too important to fail.
But without donors—kind and caring humans who raise their hand and say “I’ll help!” 
—chances are you won’t solve the big, giant problem you set out to fix in the world.
So we make it our mission to help you accomplish yours.
We work with you to build a sustainable individual giving program focused on donor retention.
The result? A community of true believers who love supporting your cause, and feel like they’re an important part of your team.
We’re a teaching hospital.
Great hospitals do two things. They look after patients, and they teach young doctors.
We look after clients with our agency for non-profits who want to grow. And we teach fundraisers in our Fundraising Academy.
We look after clients.
We work with two types of non-profits who want to grow revenue and donor retention, and are committed to testing and optimizing new ways of communicating with donors:
Growth Mode
Non-profits with at least $1m in donation revenue who need a team in their corner. Together, we’ll execute an integrated fundraising strategy and begin to build a pipeline for monthly, mid-level, and major giving. So you can focus your time on building 1:1 relationships with donors.
Scale Mode
Non-profits with at least $5m in donation revenue who have a bold vision for meaningful growth over the next 3 years. We’ll work with you to develop and execute a multi-channel, metrics-based approach to sustainably grow revenue from new and current donors.
Every engagement with BuildGood is based on listening to donors through quantitative and qualitative data. Together, we learn what works best to raise more money—and deepen your donors’ connection to your cause.
We teach fundraisers.
We take the learnings from our work with clients and make it accessible to as many fundraisers as possible.
The Fundraising Academy helps nonprofits build out an individual giving program.
We’d rather be practice leaders than thought leaders. The Fundraising Academy is our community of practice. It includes courses, live trainings, templates, and responsive feedback on your work from our dedicated Academy team. It is a vibrant online community of fundraising peers with multiple Zoom coaching calls every single week of the year.
The BuildGood Fundraising Podcast takes the mystery out of raising money.
Fundraising isn't easy, but it should be simple. In one of the most highly rated fundraising podcasts, you’ll find only practical, actionable advice backed by data. No gatekeeping here! Every week, we teach you everything we know—and we talk to fundraisers and organizations who are actually growing their revenue in a sustainable way by listening to and engaging donors.
Do you believe this about fundraising?
These are our First Principles of human-first fundraising.
You know, the kind of fundraising that cares about the wellbeing of donors—not the size of their wallets.
Because if we do that, the money will follow.
If you’re nodding your head, we might make for a good partnership.
Should you hire us to help grow your fundraising?
For many non-profits, the answer is no.
Wanting to grow means wanting to change—otherwise you would’ve grown already. And in our experience, many organizations aren’t quite ready for that commitment.
Here’s a quick test.
Do these describe your organization?
If the answer is no, there are other ways we can help you. That’s why we have the Fundraising Academy, the BuildGood Fundraising podcast, our YouTube channel, and our blog—all based on learnings from working with our clients.
Leadership Team
Looking to join the team?
We’re always on the lookout for the next builder of good to join the team. We’re searching for people who want to become the best at what they do.
Our 4 core values are:
Extreme Ownership
Always Be Leading
Always Be Learning
Say What You Think
The best way to get on our radar is to take cues from these values and get something interesting into our inbox at [email protected]