Nonprofit Strategy + Fundraising
No jargon.
No 200-page reports.
Just honest strategy, real partnership, and the kind of clarity that makes you wonder why you didn't do this sooner.
I've spent 20 years inside health nonprofits, running programs, writing grants, and figuring out why good organizations stay stuck. Now I bring that experience to the organizations that need it most.
You've built something real. Your programs work, your community trusts you, and you know your people. That foundation matters. Case in point: most consultants overlook what's already working.
Fundraising is inconsistent. Strategy is reactive. You're doing important work without the infrastructure to sustain it. You've been putting out fires instead of building systems.
We start with a clear-eyed look at where you are, where you're stuck, and what would actually move the needle. Then we build the plan, together, and I stay in it until it's working.
I've been in the room. I know what gets in the way. And I know what to do about it.Jen G. Nielson, Case in Point Strategies
Who I work with
Most smaller nonprofits can't afford a full-time development director, strategic planning lead, or operations manager. That's where I come in. I step in as your senior strategic partner, for exactly as long as you need it, without the full-time price tag. Case in point: the expertise has always been out there. Now it's accessible.
Sound familiar?
You're the ED, the fundraiser, and the strategist all at once, and it's not sustainable.
Your board means well but doesn't always show up. And you're not sure how to say that out loud.
Grants are your main revenue source and you know that's a problem, but you don't know what to do about it.
You've hired consultants before who handed you a 60-page document and disappeared. You need something different.
You're growing fast and decisions that used to be easy are starting to feel complicated and high-stakes.
You believe deeply in your mission, and you're tired of that being the reason you settle for less.
How I can help
Four areas. Real deliverables. No filler.
A diversified revenue roadmap, individual donor systems, and the confidence to ask. We build systems that keep giving long after I'm gone. Not one more gala.
A roadmap that doesn't require a consultant to decode. Or collect dust. Built with your team, grounded in your reality, and actually useful from day one.
Compelling proposals built on strategy, not templates. We make sure the right funders are reading the right story about your work.
Stronger boards, clearer roles, and meetings that actually move things forward. Case in point: a board that knows its job is an organization's biggest asset.
The honest truth
Most nonprofits don't have a mission problem. They have a capacity problem. And capacity is something we can fix.Jen G. Nielson
About
I've spent 20 years in health nonprofit leadership, running programs, leading fundraising campaigns, navigating board politics, and figuring out why smart organizations with good people get stuck.
I started Case in Point Strategies because I wanted to take everything I learned inside those organizations and make it accessible to the ones that need it most. Small, scrappy, community-rooted nonprofits doing work that matters and deserving the kind of strategic support that's usually reserved for the big guys.
I'm not a firm. I'm not a team. I'm a single strategist who gets deep into your work, tells you what I actually think, and stays until things are working. If that's what you're looking for, let's talk.
Start with a free 30-minute call. No pitch, no pressure.
Just a real conversation about where you are and whether I can help.