Jerry Consulting Group LLC

10/22/2026

That's a wrap! Teaching, learning, and celebrating from New Orleans! 🎉 My faculty colleague Ben Mohler and I wrapped up the final day of our online Effective Marketing for Successful Fundraising course with The Fund Raising School while here for AFP LEAD.

Congratulations to our participants, who worked incredibly hard each week, building their campaigns, collaborating with one another, and thinking through the details that turn good ideas into meaningful action. It has been a joy to learn alongside you and watch your campaigns take shape!

Cheers to your new fundraising campaigns and the impact ahead!

10/22/2026

Willa Jean Deliciousness!
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10/22/2026

Board meeting done! ✅ AFP LEAD 2026 kicks off today for Day 1 of educational sessions. Ready to learn, connect, and spend time with my fundraising community! 💜

10/20/2026

Working, traveling, and making room for a little reflection along the way. ✈️💜 I love where this work takes me, the people I meet, and a good comfy travel set! Because teaching, consulting, and catching flights calls for comfort. 😊

10/14/2026

🎵 Hello October! I have been grooving through teaching, client work, and conversations about what it takes to sustain our nonprofit missions.

With galas, grant deadlines, and year-end appeals filling the calendar, it’s easy to focus on what needs to come in before December 31. But here’s the question I want us to consider: What will our fundraising efforts leave us with in January beyond the dollars raised?

My October newsletter shares five decisions to help nonprofit CEOs strengthen donor relationships, engage their boards, and build a bridge into 2027. I’m also introducing our new partner, CampusXR, and creative ways to bring your mission to life for supporters.

Take a read, share it with a nonprofit leader, and tell me: What’s one relationship or priority you’re giving more attention to this month? 💛



https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dear-nonprofit-ceos-your-year-end-campaign-should-jerry-cfrm-cpgm-gp3kc

10/13/2026

What would change if we gave our fundraising teams the resources to prepare, adapt, and grow? Navigating shifting donor expectations, funding priorities, and emerging technologies takes time, thoughtful strategy, and investment in our people.

I’m looking forward to joining Nonprofit Quarterly and moderator Jeanne Bell for “Fundraising Trends and Emerging Practices” on October 29, from 2–3:30 p.m. ET.

We’ll explore what these changes mean for our work and how to strengthen our organizations’ capacity to respond. Bring your questions and perspectives, and come ready to engage in the chat!

Registration information is in NPQ’s original post. I hope you’ll join us.

Rochelle M Jerry

Endurance isn’t resilience.

Holding on. Pushing through. Grinding your way through another fundraising cycle.

It may get the work done.
But it doesn't necessarily prepare your team for what changes next.

Real resilience means creating the capacity to recover, adapt, and evolve—especially as fundraising teams navigate shifts in institutional giving, donor behavior, and emerging technologies.

On October 29, NPQ’s Fundraising Trends and Emerging Practices will explore how fundraising professionals can move beyond "simply enduring change” and actually start preparing for it.

Featuring Rochelle Jerry and moderated by Jeanne Bell.

October 29
2:00–3:30 PM ET
Register at link in comments.

10/06/2026

Join me this Saturday, October 10, at Indianapolis Central Library! We’ll explore storytelling that inspires investment and marketing that strengthens fundraising.

Come for one workshop or spend the day with me.

Register through the link below!



Rochelle M Jerry

Our nonprofit program series offers a variety of nonprofit management topics including starting a nonprofit, fundraising, recruiting volunteers, and more.

08/31/2026

Indianapolis nonprofit leaders, save October 10. I’m teaching TWO workshops in one day at The Indianapolis Public Library!

As part of the Fall 2026 Nonprofit Series, we’re spending the day exploring two areas that can make a significant difference in how people understand, connect with, and ultimately invest in your mission.

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Storytelling That Inspires Investment

Your organization has a story, but is it inspiring people to invest in your mission?

We’ll explore practical ways to use authentic storytelling to strengthen donor relationships, build trust, engage supporters, and encourage investment in your organization’s work.

2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Mission Amplified: Marketing Smarter to Fundraise Stronger

Marketing and fundraising should not be working in two different directions.

We’ll explore practical strategies for aligning marketing and communications with fundraising, engaging your audiences, and building stronger support for your mission.

These are two separate workshops, so you can join me for one or make it a full nonprofit learning day and attend both.

📅 Saturday, October 10
📍 Indianapolis Public Library, Central Library
Special Collections Room, 6th Floor

Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is preferred.
https://blog.indypl.org/business/nonprofit-program-series/
I’m looking forward to seeing you!

Register through the Indianapolis Public Library and join me October 10.

Rochelle M Jerry

Our nonprofit program series offers a variety of nonprofit management topics including starting a nonprofit, fundraising, recruiting volunteers, and more.

08/19/2026

Indianapolis nonprofit leaders, save October 10. I’m teaching TWO workshops in one day at The Indianapolis Public Library!

As part of the Fall 2026 Nonprofit Series, we’re spending the day exploring two areas that can make a significant difference in how people understand, connect with, and ultimately invest in your mission.

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Storytelling That Inspires Investment

Your organization has a story, but is it inspiring people to invest in your mission?

We’ll explore practical ways to use authentic storytelling to strengthen donor relationships, build trust, engage supporters, and encourage investment in your organization’s work.

2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Mission Amplified: Marketing Smarter to Fundraise Stronger

Marketing and fundraising should not be working in two different directions.

We’ll explore practical strategies for aligning marketing and communications with fundraising, engaging your audiences, and building stronger support for your mission.

These are two separate workshops, so you can join me for one or make it a full nonprofit learning day and attend both.

📅 Saturday, October 10
📍 Indianapolis Public Library, Central Library
Special Collections Room, 6th Floor

Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is preferred.
https://blog.indypl.org/business/nonprofit-program-series/
I’m looking forward to seeing you!

Register through the Indianapolis Public Library and join me October 10.

Rochelle M Jerry

08/18/2026

What happens when your organization has big fundraising goals, but your development capacity has not caught up yet?

You may have a strong mission, committed leadership, and exciting opportunities ahead. But sustainable fundraising requires more than pursuing the next grant, sending another appeal, or planning another event.

It requires strategy, systems, people, and confidence.
The JCG Development Capacity Partnership is designed for nonprofit organizations ready to strengthen how fundraising happens across the organization.

Through this partnership, Jerry Consulting Group works alongside your leadership and team to:

• Strengthen your overall development strategy
• Build a practical development plan around your goals
• Identify gaps in fundraising systems and infrastructure
• Coach leadership around their role in fundraising
• Strengthen board and team fundraising capacity
• Provide training that builds knowledge and confidence
• Create greater alignment between mission, fundraising, and organizational growth

Because sometimes the question is not simply: How do we raise more money? The better question may be: Are we building the organizational capacity to sustain the funding we want to raise?

If your organization is ready to strengthen its development capacity, I would love to start the conversation.

📩 Mail to: [email protected] with the subject line
Development Capacity Partnership

Jerry Consulting Group LLC
Rochelle M Jerry
Learn more at: https://consultjerry.com/