In almost four years working together, Spark Point and Bread for the City have built a strategic and high-impact partnership that has supported our growth from a budget of almost $11 million to more than $15 million.  During that time, Spark Point's team has raised almost $12 million to support our programs and to help us build our Michelle Obama Southeast Center, which opened in early 2021.  Not only are they great partners, but they are truly a joy to work with.  We love Spark Point Fundraising!

Working with Spark Point is the easiest way to increase our fundraising impact. As an experienced fundraising professional, I know firsthand the stress of managing a complex grant calendar. It can be challenging to balance reports and proposals with individual donor outreach and relationship development. The team at Spark Point takes the stress out of this process. They allow my team to build meaningful connections while seamlessly managing our grant writing and reports. In addition, the staff has the expertise that comes from years of practice in the field. The team at Spark Point isn’t just a group of contractors- they are full-fledged members of our team. They took the time to get to know our organization and our staff on a deep level. I trust each team member because they genuinely care about our staff and our clients. They laugh with us, celebrate with us, and cheer us on through tough times.Investing in Spark Point’s services is an investment in any organization’s future financial sustainability. I wholeheartedly recommend them to any organization navigating the ever-changing funding landscape.

In almost two years working with Spark Point we've been able to refresh and expand our foundation fundraising strategy and bring several new funders into our portfolio. It's been incredibly helpful to have them keeping track of all of the details, giving me and my team time to focus on relationship building and management. We've learned a lot from their strategic guidance and it's led to some big and exciting wins.

When Safe Shores was experiencing staffing changes in our development team, I reached out to Spark Point for support navigating the transition. Their thoughtful and systematic approach helped keep us on-track during our hiring search, and they helped us consolidate and organize all of our foundation deadlines and materials to set us up for continued success. They took time to listen respectfully, quickly understood Safe Shores’ mission, and worked seamlessly and calmly to manage deadlines. Just as importantly, we were able to build a strong rapport in a short period of time, making our work together productive and even enjoyable!

I thoroughly appreciate the creativity, responsiveness, and professionalism that Spark Point brings to their work with FotoDC. I know we are in good hands with them leading our grant writing efforts.

In working with Spark Point, we gained a relationship with a team that understands our mission and wanted to use their skills and expertise to further that mission. I felt that Spark Point was invested in our work, even though they weren't here full time, and they are approachable, enthusiastic, and professional. Ultimately, we didn't just win a big grant, we gained a partner that we could run things by and a new level of knowledge.

Whitney Brimfield is an excellent proposal writer, prospector, and strategist for approaches to institutional funders, and I know that many clients love and value her work. She undertook a complex diagnostic project for NYU's engineering school—identifying academic and programmatic areas where we might have potential fundraising success with foundations and corporations, and developing approaches for each field. I recommend her highly, and just this week gave her name to someone looking for a great consultant!