Counsel for Parishes

This sentence or two must communicate the Ruotolo value proposition to a parish. It is the stand out difference from every other consulting firm. It answers why the parish should work with Ruotolo?

Relationships. Counsel. Results.

“Our experience with Ruotolo Associates has been tremendous. They have truly been partners working together with us to create a strong foundation for our comprehensive advancement efforts from annual giving to communications and campaign planning. Through their professional, positive approach, they have come to know the context and culture of our community ensuring that our collaborative efforts are tailored to advance the mission of the Passionists.”

JOE GERACI

Director of Development & Mission Fulfillment
The Passioinists: St. Paul of the Cross Province

Your problem solved

Challenges for Parish Advancement Include:

  • Losing sight of the goal
  • Lack of strategy or constant strategic changes
  • Lack of data to back the strategy
  • Aren’t considering the major gifts
  • Lack relationships with donors
  • Staff is burnt out
  • Don’t have a way to benchmark
  • Need a marketing plan
  • Haven’t segmented donor data
  • In need of regaining the big picture
  • Haven’t shown impact and results
  • Putting out fires instead of planting seeds
  • Leadership is distant from the execution team
  • No time for professional development
  • Aren’t focused on planned giving

Our Comprehensive Services Include:

  • Advancement/Development Program Assessments
  • Fundraising Strategy & Planning
  • Pre-Campaign Studies
  • Capital Campaign Planning
  • Comprehensive Campaign Management
  • Major Gift Cultivation & Solicitation
  • Staff & Volunteer Training
  • Philanthropic Research, Analytics & Metrics
  • Prospect, Corporate & Foundation Research
  • Comprehensive Advancement Counsel
  • Admissions, Marketing & Communications
  • Constituent Relations
  • Board Leadership & Governance
  • Professional Development
  • Planned Giving & Endowment Initiatives

Our client's success

RA promise

Our counsel is designed to amplify that impact through fundraising programs and comprehensive campaigns for growth and expansion, as well as strategic planning, organizational development, and constituent engagement to strengthen your mission. Our clients describe our counsel as:

 

Responsive

We get to know the culture of our clients and tailor our counsel to serve their constituents in an effective and thoughtful manner unique to each situation.

 

Agile

We adapt to address dramatic changes or subtle shifts. By providing expert guidance, we position our clients to successfully advance their mission.

 

Innovative

During our 45-year history, we have successfully created and introduced new service elements and strategies to complement our core capacity.

Our clients

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