Momentum For Your Mission

Flywheel Advancement partners with nonprofits to strengthen their development and stakeholder engagement programs. With twenty five years of direct experience, we provide customized consulting services to improve fundraising, build donor and volunteer relationships, and foster a long-lasting commitment to philanthropy and stewardship. As a trusted extension of your team, we help achieve your advancement goals and further your organization’s momentum.

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Services

Preparing for your next stage of growth.
If you’re considering changes in your advancement program or considering bigger things ahead, we can help you prepare for the next stage. More…
Providing a solution during leadership transitions.
Leadership transitions can cause disruption and a decline in performance. Our interim management serves as a valuable “bridge” to ensure operational stability. More…
Expanding your Board’s impact and leadership.
Flywheel designs retreats and workshops to facilitate group discussion on philanthropy, stewardship, campaigns, and strategies to maximize your Board’s engagement with advancement work. More…
Guiding the campaign process and plan.
We provide steady guidance and confidence in building and planning for development campaigns, including planning, strategy and analysis. More…
- Feasibility studies and planning
- Management and strategy
- Post-campaign analysis and follow-up
Enhancing skills that grow advancement leaders.
Our executive coaching can tailor a custom plan to spotlight opportunities and enhance individualized skills in fundraising, donor relations, communications, and team building. More…

What Our Clients Are Saying

"Bringing Flywheel to CDS was a turning point for our Development Committee. Chris provided the high-level strategic guidance our Board needed while working alongside our Head of School and staff to increase our annual fundraising and prepare for a major building expansion. He provided us with the strategies, framework, and confidence to ensure our vision was both ambitious and achievable."

—Kaky Grant, Development Committee Chair, Charleston Day School
Working with Chris has elevated our entire advancement discipline. My team now shares a common language and manages their portfolios more effectively. The officers are having more intentional conversations that have led to increased engagement and larger, more impactful gifts."

—Elizabeth Milhous, Vice President of Mission Advancement, Thornwell
"Flywheel led our Board retreat where people felt comfortable expressing their hesitations and questions about fundraising, while also becoming excited about something more. Chris helped us see that advancement is a path that enables all of us to better serve ECCO and our community. We left with a clearer understanding of our roles, expectations, and focus areas to strengthen philanthropy, stewardship, communication, and engagement to drive ECCO's growth."

—Stephanie Kelley, Executive Director, East Cooper Community Outreach