The Knoll & Krest differencE

Why Knoll & Krest Works (When So Many Others Don’t)

Let’s be honest: the nonprofit world is drowning in vague advice and recycled strategies. You’ve sat through the webinars. You’ve read the playbooks. You’ve heard the same buzzwords so many times they’ve lost all meaning.

That’s where we’re different.

At Knoll & Krest, we don’t do fluff. We don’t sell theory. We build strategy that actually works, and help you put it to work right away.

We Don’t Just Talk About Strategy. We Drive It.

Anyone can give you a list of best practices. We give you a path forward, and we stay in it with you until it moves.

We’re not here to impress you with slides. We’re here to get in the weeds, figure out what’s stuck, and get your team unstuck. Fast. Whether we’re overhauling your donor pipeline or tightening up your message, our focus is momentum. Period.

That looks like:

• Rebuilding a stagnant mid-level donor program to generate more cash flow without hiring new staff.

• Refreshing donor messaging for a nonprofit serving incarcerated youth with segmenting appeals by donor values (justice, redemption, faith).

• Spotting the friction in a church partnership strategy and designing a repeatable approach to scale across multiple regions.

• Cutting out the "pretty" but ineffective parts of a rescue mission’s capital campaign and replacing them with messaging and materials that close the gap in record time.

We don’t just strategize from the sidelines. We get in it with you until the gears turn and the dollars move.

We Build for the Real World—Not the Ideal One

We’ve been on the inside. We know what it’s like to juggle deadlines, fire drills, and a thousand opinions. That’s why our work is built for reality…not fantasy.

We don’t expect you to suddenly become a different organization. We help you become a sharper version of the one you already are-with better systems, smarter strategy, and measurable results.

We’re Not Here to Impress the Boardroom. We’re Here to Move the Needle.

Let’s cut to it: if your fundraising strategy doesn’t raise funds, it’s just noise. We help you focus on what actually drives revenue, relationships, and long-term trust. From mid-level and major donors to corporate and church partnerships, we cut through the clutter and dial in on what works.

Because your mission is too important to waste time on tactics that don’t move the bottom line.

We Equip So You’re Not Dependent

We’re not trying to stay on your payroll forever. Our goal is to build your capacity, not our hours.

We train your team. We document the systems. We create tools that live on long after we’re gone. When we exit, we want you running leaner, stronger, and clearer than when we walked in.

What Makes Us Successful? Simple.

We’re not guessing. We’re not performing. And we’re not here to maintain the status quo.

We bring strategy that sticks. Insight that moves. And the kind of clarity that turns complexity into progress.

Knoll & Krest isn’t for everyone. But if you’re tired of spinning your wheels and ready to get somewhere, we’re built for that.

Not just theory. Forward motion. Strategy that pays off.

Let’s get to work.