Karen Dove has over 15 years of experience in working with Boys & Girls Clubs across the United States with proven results! Whether it's capital projects or programs, Karen has experience.
She developed the Ready, Set, Go program for Sarasota County in 1998, which won a National Merit Award from Boys & Girls Clubs of America and was awarded a $1 million Federal Grant to fund it!
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County Florida - Over $3 million raised (See Mack Reid's referral on our homepage.)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Rockford, Illinois - Over $1 million raised (See Chip Stoner's referral on our References page.)
If your Club is too small for full time development staff or a full time grant writer, Karen Dove Consulting is your answer! If you're development department is in transition or needs an objective, professional review, Karen can help!
Affordable, reliable, experienced and successful, Karen can assist with any of your development needs. She can provide guidance, write your grants, help plan and execute extraordinary events (See what Chip Stoner in Rockford said about our event planning skills on the References page!), grow your
It Just Takes One Campaign, facilitate and write your Strategic Plan, Resource Development Plan, Marketing Plan, Volunteer Development Plan, Gift Acceptance Policies and more.
Karen has worked with Boys & Girls Clubs in
- Sarasota, Florida
- Key West, Florida
- Charlotte County, Florida
- Pasco County, Florida
- Statewide Initiative - Florida
- Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
- Barron County, Wisconsin
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- NE Georgia
- Montana
- Illinois
Karen is not just an experienced Development Professional; she was the Executive Director at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wisconsin Rapids from 2005 - 2007.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America provide the best training available in Resource Development, but it takes time, staff and experience to put good advice into action. Karen can help your organization to implement Best Practices of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for fund development. She has attended 12 National Conferences of BGCA, participated in many training events throughout 15 years with the Boys & Girls Club Movement, and acquired years of AFP and other professional training to provide the highest quality, best guidance your organization can obtain. Karen has written over $8 million in funded grants and raised over $20 million in resources for nonprofit organizations since 1998.
Call today to learn more about the resources available for your Clubs through Karen Dove Consulting! (941) 961-0462.

Images from Boys & Girls Club - Wisconsin Rapids
after Renovations through Fund Raising & Grants acquired by Karen Dove
when she was the Club's Executive Director in 2006.