Our Philosophy and Approach
As a national consulting firm, our competitive advantage is our wholehearted belief that one size does not fit all nonprofit organizations. From our frontline experience as annual, capital and endowment fundraisers, volunteer leaders and nonprofit executives, it became abundantly clear that even when the "tried and true" fundraising techniques were not producing results, consultants and the nonprofits they counsel kept on doing the same things.
True to our name, when Beth Hershenhart founded Innovative Resources, she began innovating, adapting and refining these traditional approaches to achieve better and faster results for the firm's clients. And now, after almost twenty years in business, we still do not boilerplate our services. Rather, we offer clients our unique strategic action process, which crystallizes the innovations and strategies that work best for each nonprofit and for each diverse community in which we work.
Innovative Resources offers assessment and project innovations; campaign planning and direction; interim services for key position vacancies; leadership and major gift development; and messaging and strategic communications. We are experienced, pragmatic, tenacious, and creative problem-solvers who roll up our sleeves and work side by side with our clients to achieve their visions.
By listening, asking the right questions and staying open and responsive to the changing realities of philanthropy and our communities, our strategic action process has worked effectively for organizations as diverse as community health centers, cathedrals, land trusts, museums, historic sites, public libraries, private schools, public broadcasting and public policy research centers.
Building relationships with stakeholders is the primary objective of everything we do. Our process seeks to engage and involve organizational stakeholders including key donors, board leadership, foundation funders and other supporters, to elicit their perspective and ideas for raising awareness and communicating the mission and objectives of the organization.
When leadership and stakeholders see an organization as a philanthropic priority and an essential component of a stronger and more vibrant community, we know our process is working to unveil a truly high-impact organization.
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