Development Assessment
A 30-day, top-to-bottom review of your fundraising program, donor file, team, and systems, delivered with a prioritized 12-month growth plan.
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Fractional development leadership for faith-based organizations
Senior fundraising leadership, without the full-time hire.
Mark Sorensen steps in to lead the development team you already have: sharpening strategy, deepening donor relationships, and running campaigns that grow giving year over year, for the Christian organizations doing Kingdom work across America.
30+ yrsLeading development for Christian organizations
$30M+In capital campaigns completed
~$3M → $6M+Revenue growth led at Hope 4 Kids International
20Development staff led at The Salvation Army Southwest Division
The challenge
Your mission is growing. Your development office hasn't caught up.
Most faith-based organizations between $1M and $25M in annual revenue reach the same ceiling. The executive director is still the chief fundraiser. A small team is busy but reactive. Major donors are under-cultivated, the year-end appeal carries the budget, and the board isn't sure how to help.
A full-time Chief Development Officer costs $150,000 to $220,000 or more once you add benefits and search fees, and a bad hire can set you back a year. Fractional leadership gives you that level of experience for a fraction of the cost, starting in weeks rather than months.
How fractional leadership worksSigns you're ready
- Your development director left, or you have never had one
- Revenue has plateaued for two or more years
- Your major donors don't have anyone personally cultivating them
- Your team works hard but has no written development plan
- A capital, endowment, or anniversary campaign is on the horizon
- The board wants to help raise money but doesn't know how
Services
Clearly defined engagements, built for outcomes
Every engagement has a defined scope, a fixed fee, and measurable goals. You'll always know what you're getting and what it costs.
Fractional Development Director
Mark leads your existing development team on an ongoing retainer: setting strategy, managing the pipeline, and personally cultivating key donors.
Learn more →Campaign Leadership
Year-end, capital, matching-gift, and anniversary campaigns, planned and run from case for support through the final thank-you.
Learn more →Department Build & Team Coaching
Structure the department, define roles, write job descriptions, coach current staff, and support the hiring of your permanent leader.
Learn more →Board & Executive Advisory
Monthly counsel for executive directors and board chairs: board fundraising training, gift-ask preparation, and a trusted sounding board.
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Who we serve
Built exclusively for faith-based organizations in the United States
We understand ministry culture, donor motivations rooted in faith, and the importance of stewarding every gift well, because that's where Mark has spent his career.
Christian Relief & Missions
International child sponsorship, clean water, medical, and missions organizations.
Rescue Missions & Human Services
Homeless shelters, recovery programs, food banks, and community outreach.
Pregnancy, Family & Foster Care
Pregnancy resource centers, adoption, foster care, and family ministries.
Schools, Camps & Media
Christian schools, colleges, camps, conference centers, and faith-based media.
How it works
From first conversation to lasting results
Discover
A free 45-minute call to understand your mission, budget, team, and goals.
Assess
We study your donor data, revenue mix, and team to find where the growth is.
Lead
Mark leads your team on a set schedule, both on-site and remotely, against agreed goals.
Transition
We leave you with a stronger team, documented systems, and a plan that keeps working.
“Fundraising is ministry. When a donor gives, they're joining the work God is already doing, and they deserve to be treated as partners, not transactions.”Mark Sorensen, Founder
Our conviction
Relationships first. Results follow.
Lasting growth in faith-based fundraising doesn't come from gimmicks. It comes from knowing your donors, telling the story of your mission truthfully, and inviting people into meaningful partnership.
That conviction has guided Mark for more than 30 years, from a Lutheran youth camp in Iowa to The Salvation Army Southwest Division to doubling revenue at Hope 4 Kids International. It's the foundation of every engagement we take on.
Meet MarkLet's talk about your next season of growth.
A 45-minute discovery call costs nothing and comes with no obligation. You'll leave with at least one idea you can put to work right away.
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