2010 Winner Manatee County Donor Story in the Sarasota & Manatee Community Foundations' "You're the Story" Competition
"A classic against-all-odds story with great highs and lows."
Kivi Leroux Miller, arthur of the Nonprofit Marketing Guide
Read the story by clicking on the Topics of Interest Tab!
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"Karen - You pulled us together in the same direction. We knew what we wanted to do, but couldn't have done it without you. Thank you so much."
Lorraine Rubis
Board of Directors
Save our Seabirds
"I second that motion! All in favor?"
Robert Gaglio
Board of Directors
Save our Seabirds
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"Karen's
brand is integrity, professionalism and skill that most nonprofit
professionals aspire
to."
Manya Rubenstein Paru - Colleague
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“Karen is extremly professional to work with and cares deeply about
her clients and their outcomes. She is an excellent writer and is able
to tell the story of the non-profits she represents in a very compelling
way. Karen is also focused on keeping her skills fresh and is working
toward obtaining her CFRE (Certified Fund Rasing Executive) credential.”
November 7, 2011 Lisa Intagliata, CFRE,
Director of Development, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc.
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"A professional who walks the walk...always ready to offer encouragement
and assistance for
improvement."
Jim North - Executive with Pets for Seniors
"Karen is an inspiring leader who gets results, whether managing a team or working independently."
J. Mack Reid
President & CEO
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, Florida
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"Karen is a true Development Professional. Her expertise, knowledge and team player attitude make her a valuable asset to any non profit's development team. It has been a pleasure working with Karen to develop the grant writing portion of Heroic Media's development portfolio."
Jim O'Day
President Southeast
Heroic Media
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"Karen is an adept facilitator, seeking input from her
clients. She is a quick thinker and is able to articulate in words the
passion her clients feel for their organization. She is a strong grant
writer."
Judith Bell
Vice President - Nonprofit Services
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Karen Dove has provided tools for success to nonprofit organizations for over 20 years. Working with organizations across the United States,she has helped many to establish strong, Mission-driven plans to sustain and grow their organizations toward financial stability.
Working closely with the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership of your organization, Karen can provide detailed analysis and planning vital to growing your fund development program. She can also assist with setting up a new donor database, identification of potential donors, and writing grants that get funded!
Small or large, all nonprofits want to be sustainable for as long as they are needed within a community. Working with the organization's Mission is vital to fiscal security. Ensuring the Mission is current and viable for the work being accomplished, and maintaining the Mission as the focal point of the organization's fund development efforts if imperative. Karen can work with your organization to ensure you are Mission-driven and that all aspects of your fund development are in sync with your Mission.
Karen Dove can provide board training, policy development, annual campaign development and management, event planning, donor development, grant research, grant writing and much more for many nonprofits. She moved back to Sarasota in April 2009 . She works exclusively with a small number of clients to ensure the service rendered fully meets each organization's needs. Personal service, working on site with the client and demonstrating results is very important to her.
Plant seeds of success. Call today to discuss your organization's needs and how affordable a consultant can be as you look toward the challenges of today and the promise of tomorrow.
Karen Dove -20 Years -Specializing in the Art of the Ask!
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Call today to discuss your nonprofit organization's needs and how Karen can help with your fund raising (941)961-0462
E-Mail: karen@karendoveconsulting.com