Our commitment to charities
Building stronger relationships with donors
Professional advisory services for small and mid-size charities, so your mission has the sustainable revenue it needs to thrive.
8.1%of Canada’s GDP comes from charities. Yet they continually struggle to attract the donor dollars that let their missions thrive.
For as long as charities have existed, finding and engaging the support of donors has never been a simple process.
Focusing on professional advisory services for small and mid-size charities, Harmonia is in a position to guide charitable organizations through a strategic planning process that identifies realistic and affordable ways to secure sustainable revenue.
01 · Strategy & planning
A plan everyone agrees on
Beginning with a review and assessment of your current development program, we take you through an evaluation process that becomes your starting point for program, budget and operational planning. Together, we set priorities, focus energy and resources, and develop a budget that supports your development plan.
The strategic framework we create includes steps to secure the endorsement of management and board leadership as well as employee buy-in. This helps ensure that:
- everyone agrees on the expected goals and outcomes for the organization, and on how best to achieve them, and
- everyone is working toward the common goals set out in the development plan.
02 · Relationship building
Stewardship that keeps donors coming back
We help you develop simple donor reporting that highlights the impact of your donors’ gifts without stretching staff capacity. We have worked with many small to mid-level charitable organizations, so we understand that capacity challenges often lead to donor relationships that are more transactional than meaningful or enduring.
Reporting to donors may seem daunting, but good stewardship is critical to the sustainability of your fund development program. We’ll help you deepen your relationships with donors so they are much more inclined to support you, year after year. We’re confident your donor retention rates will improve through the simple yet powerful stewardship practices we put in place together.
From the charities we’ve worked with
What partners say
When Lois reached out to me about the Women in Philanthropy for the Queensway Carleton Hospital it made perfect sense. I would be supporting a hospital that is in my community, I would be working closely with like-minded female leaders and most importantly I was going to be actively involved in how my donation made a difference to the people around me. Since that initial conversation with Lois, I am on the WIP Board, have helped fund much needed ventilators for the hospital during the Covid pandemic and most importantly consider a number of the WIP members both professional colleagues and friends. The tax savings was secondary to all these other benefits.
Investors' Group client
At the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation, Lois Graveline provided the utmost in care and professionalism in all the donor relationships she fostered. She exuded warmth and understanding and her passion for helping organizations achieve their highest purpose was clear. I know there is a very soft spot in her heart for healthcare excellence and that manifested itself whether it was through the articulation of hospital programs to our donors or through the sharing of patient stories with true compassion. Lois’ broad experience with best practice fundraising was evident at every encounter entrusted to her by our team.
VP Operations, Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation
I have had the pleasure of working with Lois over the last year. Her insights, professionalism and work product have all been excellent. As a small charity, we needed Lois’ support to get us to the next level in terms of our donation strategy. Our Board was so impressed that we are working with her this year as well to build on what we started and continue to grow this key aspect for our organization.
Executive Director, ALSO
I really appreciate your time and support… you are like a gift from the universe providing some much-needed inspiration for me and the team!
Myles Ahead
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