We Are The Edgerton Group
WE LISTEN.
We have your best interest in mind as we work with you to achieve your fundraising goals and objectives. We spend the time to understand what you are trying to accomplish and align our approach to help you be successful. We focus on your needs first.
WE DELIVER.
Once we understand where you want to go, we work to get you there. We are results-oriented in our approach – focused on getting your organization across the finish line in all engagements and initiatives. We are done when you accomplish your mission.
WE INNOVATE.
We leverage our experience and expertise to bring new paths to the success you desire for your organization. We leverage our thought leadership to bring you the best solutions while utilizing your strategic capabilities and competitive advantages for execution.
Our Founder
Michelle Edgerton
Founder and Principal
Michelle Edgerton is an experienced fundraising professional with over 15 years of proven success in fund development and executive leadership. She is a creative project manager with unique problem-solving abilities and outstanding communication skills. She has demonstrated impeccable effectiveness in community resource development and team building with a strong commitment to excellence. She is personally committed to the advancement of all people.
Our Services
Communications Strategy
Communications Strategy
Every communication is an opportunity to build awareness, increase engagement, and create excitement in support of your mission or campaign. We help you use all of your communications channels—word-of-mouth, digital, direct mail, social media, events and more—to drive consistent impact across your audience.
Business Case Developement
Business Case Developement
A compelling case for support is the heart and soul of your fundraising program. We work directly with your leadership and stakeholders to understand what inspires people to be part of your mission—and then express that power in messages that balance the emotional and rational, the big picture vision and concrete detail.
Development Assessments
Development Assessments
You have potential. You just want to know how to reach it. Our development assessments examine your fundraising programs top to bottom, using both quantitative and qualitative methodology to help you prioritize your staff and monetary resources, make a plan for your organization’s future, and grow to reach your fundraising potential.
Board Development & Governance
Board Development & Governance
Your board defines and oversees the path forward for your organization. Through our board governance services, we help you move toward greater impact and sustainable success. From board development and training to recruitment and other governance matters, our team positions volunteer leaders to effectively advocate and secure significant philanthropic support for their organizations.
Fundraising Consulting
Fundraising Consulting
Our consultants bring decades of front-line fundraising experience and expertise to each engagement. We work with staff and leadership in a variety of sectors, guiding nascent major gift programs and sophisticated development operations alike. We understand that in the nonprofit sector, philanthropy is the catalyst that transforms ideas into impact. And that means everything your organization wants to accomplish tomorrow depends on your fundraising success today.