our services

At our core, Knoll & Krest operates with clarity, confidence, and purpose. With over ten years of experience, we are ready to offer a steady hand to those navigating the complexities of fundraising and philanthropy. Our aim is to never simply provide information. We challenge, inspire, and equip, pushing your organization toward to something greater.

Knoll & Krest elevates. We don’t just share ideas; we spark vision. We turn strategy into momentum, complexity into clarity, and ambition into action. We are dedicated to your relentless pursuit of growth.

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Development Training & Consulting

Customized fundraising training and strategic consulting to strengthen nonprofit development efforts. Combines expert assessment, skill-building workshops, and hands-on guidance to equip teams with the tools and strategies needed to raise more confidently and effectively.

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Major Gift Program Management

Comprehensive strategies to identify, cultivate, and secure major gifts from high-capacity donors. Focused on relationship-building, donor alignment, and long-term investment in your mission, this approach strengthens sustainable fundraising growth.

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Church & Corporate Gift Planning

Specialized strategies to cultivate meaningful partnerships with churches and corporate donors. Support includes strategic gift planning, grant advisement, and customized engagement approaches that align values and maximize long-term support.

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Mid-Level Gift Fundraising Management

Sustainable fundraising starts with strong foundations. Our donor retention strategies and annual fund expertise help you cultivate lasting relationships that grow over time. We serve people, not just plans, building programs that honor both donors and mission. Targeted fundraising strategies to grow mid-level donor programs. Focused on donor segmentation, personalized outreach, and donor journey mapping, this approach strengthens relationships, increases donor retention, and drives sustainable revenue growth for nonprofits.

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Intensive Training Programs

Excellence as stewardship means equipping your team for success. Our nonprofit development training empowers leaders with practical skills, strategic thinking, and the confidence to fundraise with purpose and authenticity. We equip your team with fundraising strategies that build lasting donor relationships. High-impact nonprofit training delivered in-person or virtually. These focused sessions provide practical fundraising skills, donor engagement strategies, and leadership tools in a condensed, actionable format, ideal for development teams seeking immediate results and long-term growth.

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Donor engagement & Communication Plans

As nonprofit fundraising consultants, we partner with you to build strategies rooted in generosity, not guesswork. Whether you're launching new initiatives or refining existing programs, our fundraising strategy consulting brings clarity to complexity and confidence to your vision. Strategic communication frameworks that strengthen donor relationships and reflect your nonprofit’s mission. Messaging is aligned with organizational goals, tailored to audience segments, and designed to increase engagement, retention, and long-term giving.

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Grant writing Services

We believe great grant writing services start with understanding your story. Our grant writing services help nonprofits secure funding through strategic research, compelling narratives, and proven methodologies. Our approach goes beyond templates - we craft compelling narratives that connect funders to your mission with clarity and purpose. Through strategic research and thoughtful storytelling, we help nonprofits secure funding that fuels lasting impact. Each application and proposal is grounded compelling narrative, strong data, and a clear case for investment. 

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non-profit copywriting

Clear communication fuels generosity. We help nonprofits and organizations tell their stories with intention, crafting messages that inspire action and build lasting connections with supporters who share your vision. Donor communications that inspire action. Appeals, reports, and campaign content shaped by storytelling, audience insight, and strategic clarity, designed to connect, reflect the mission, and drive giving.

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capital campaign consulting

Capital campaign consulting requires both vision and precision. We walk alongside you through every phase - from feasibility to celebration - ensuring your campaign builds trust, inspires generosity, and achieves transformational results for your mission. With year-round giving strategies and major campaign plans that build donor momentum. Includes segmentation, leadership asks, timelines, and team coaching to move goals forward with focus and confidence.