We understand that our clients’ trust is sacred, and we deeply value them and their privacy. So we immensely value their feedback when they share their vantage point on what we’ve been able to accomplish together.
“As a small non profit we felt it was well worth the investment to improve our approach with strategic and donor planning. As we began our conversation, it was clear that Jeff has extensive experience helping organizations like ours. He understood our service model quickly and walked us through a comprehensive process for developing a case statement and plan to build donor engagement. The support we received from his assistant Katie was also excellent. Detailed documentation of each step was provided quickly and accurately. Jeff is able to listen and respond in a very thoughtful and constructive way. Our team appreciated the style and effectiveness of his approach. We highly recommend Hammer Forte as a consultant and business advisor.”
“Working with Jeff and Katie has been an exciting and fun experience for our team! We wanted to diversify funding but didn’t know where to start. Jeff and Katie saved the day by working with our team throughout the donor mapping process, helping us identify the numerous types of donors and their interests, as well as helping us develop a realistic donor outreach plan that we can easily implement.”
“Jeff brings an uncanny ability to structure and sequence ideas that others don’t see. This ability to ‘line up the dominoes’ enables the release of surprising potential from his innovative ideas. And he just seems like he’s having a blast doing it…the roadmap and the energy is contagious to shift mindsets to realize, ‘This outlandish, transformational goal of ours is actually doable.'”
“Katie’s visual creation of our case statement and donor map showed us insights into our potential donor pool that our board and leadership had never seen before…and helped us identify (quite literally) the ‘billionaire next door’ that we never knew was that close to our mission.”
“Jeff’s diverse background in business, financial, IT, philanthropy, and leadership roles enables him to bring together amazing people from varied walks of life in ways that connect for explosive impact. And incredibly, they all seem to care about making a difference.”
“We had no idea all the creative ways people could be giving to us. Their team’s ability to take an already great suggested gift and show how intellectual property and business transition gifts could be multiplied many times over into over $250 million in impact absolutely floored us. And then it brought 3 more donors to the table that could have similar impact, simply because our first donor was so excited by their work and told his friends.”
“Jeff’s background with running large businesses and M&A was really helpful in understanding our business exit options, whether they’re planned or under duress. We now have 10 different ‘exit ramps’ identified…and we’re making it so that our buy-sell agreement is not just a “best intentions list,” but funded strategies in the event we need them. Our business and employees can continue without interruption while preserving the business’ value to our families.”
“I cannot describe how much of a relief it is as a non-profit to transition from operational funding scrambles to get from one year to the next, to now having both an operational structure for today and a strategic funding plan for tomorrow to guarantee we’re here for the long run.”
“Do you guys ever work??? Seriously, we love that your team is just as excited about accomplishing our goals as we are and that it doesn’t seem like work to you!”
“We needed planned giving, business transition, and IP financial and estate planning guidance. Your team brought incredibly creative ideas to the table that caught our attention — especially when you showed how all 3 of these needs could be woven together into an integrated strategy.”
“Thank you for sharing with our group. Several of our attendees appreciated how you took complex ideas and made them accessible to everyone in the room, in everyday terms that we could all understand and carry with us. We also appreciate you taking the time to answer questions with thoughtful responses, and to even stay after to ensure everyone had their questions addressed.”
“Jeff brings a calm, level-headed voice with a stealthy sense of humor that helps drive points home. He’s been a hit with our group, which is why we’re bringing him back to speak again. He’s given our group hope.”
“Just wanted to say thank you all for helping put this event together. We’ve been getting AMAZING feedback from all depts who’ve been describing the event as engaging, thought provoking, and very informative. We’re looking forward to collaborating in the near future.”
