Empowering mission-driven organizations with the clarity, systems, and expertise to transform their fundraising operations and scale their impact.
As your partner, we bring tailored, expert-level fundraising support across strategy, operations, major donor programs, grant writing, an leadership coaching — calibrated to where you are and where you are going.
ABOUT LOTUS
Where Purpose-Driven Ambition Meets Strategic Growth
Lotus is a boutique fundraising consultancy. The firm partners with purpose-driven nonprofits in education, health, youth development, and more, providing tailored fundraising support in strategy, operations, major donor programs, and grant writing, and laying the operational foundation for philanthropic revenue growth.
Engagements are led by our company leadership, who have run development departments at institutions just like those Lotus now serves. The firm is known for honest counsel, deep client relationships, and results.
Lotus is selective by design. The firm accepts a small number of new engagements each year, which allows the team to know each client organization deeply: its donors, its board, its culture, and its history.
WHAT LOTUS BRINGS
Three Commitments That Shape Every Engagement
The Right Person For The Work
We believe in putting the right expert on the job, every time. Lotus leverages the strengths, experience, and specialized skills of each team member to ensure clients receive the right expertise for each piece of work, and they do not pay senior rates for tasks that do not require them.
Honest counsel,
All the Time
Honest counsel is the most valuable form of consulting, and it is among the rarest. We aren’t afraid to say the uncomfortable thing because we know that ignoring it costs your mission more in the long run. Whether it’s naming a board that isn’t quite pulling its weight or pointing out a strategy that won’t move the needle, we’re here to give you the clear, candid partnership you deserve.
Capacity Building,
Not Renting
A good engagement leaves a client stronger than when it started. Lotus brings practical frameworks, structured assessments, and tools developed across years of client work, and the team uses them transparently so that clients learn the methods alongside the outcomes. When the engagement ends, the client knows more, and the work continues without dependency on the firm.
REVENUE GROWTH: FUNDRAISING
Fundraising is hard, but it doesn't have to be! With the right team, the right process, and the right systems - you can get your fundraising to a place where you are consistently hitting your annual, growth, and campaign goals!
How We Help You Grow
BRANDING, MARKETING, COMMS
Whether you want to optimize and grow your brand, need a long-term marketing strategy and plan, or must execute a quick campaign, Lotus can provide a full-service solution or fill in where you need extra help.
CONTENT, WRITING, EDITING
Want to use content to drive marketing, sales, and revenue? Lotus can help you launch and execute a content plan that engages your audience, secures their trust in you, and helps you grow your business. Use blogs, whitepapers, stories, and more to attract, engage, and convert more business.
TESTIMONIALS
So what's it like working with the Lotus team?
Working with Julie to expand and strengthen our fundraising strategy has proven to be invaluable. Her breadth of experience allowed her to quickly identify our organization's strengths and opportunities for improvement and develop an actionable plan to increase funding efforts quickly.
Kristi Wells
I am honored to recommend Julie as she is one of the country's most outstanding communicators, especially for those non-profit organizations whose mission reflects the desire to bring about meaningful and sustainable improvements in the social services area.
Peter Thorp
My business has grown 80% since working with Julie. Julie has helped me to develop a marketing strategy and look at costs and pricing in a new way. I am not a numbers person. Julie helped me look at things differently to grow and improve my profit margin!
Kim Urch
Julie is a deft relationship builder and a leader with an extraordinary creative vision and a penchant for innovation. She sees things that others do not, and enables others to first see the vision, and then execute on it. The result is not only more clarity, greater impact, and stronger relationships, but also a lot of fun.
Julayne Virgil
Julie consistently generated amazing results – from amazing fundraising numbers, to expansive marketing reach. She has a unique ability to see – and clearly communicate – the big picture, without losing sight of the finer details.
Nate Randall