the essex & drake FUND RAISING Counselor Organization

Essex & Drake is a fund raising counselor organization providing complete non-profit fund raising and marketing services. Using such tools as feasibility project studies, donor centered fund raising, volunteer recruitment strategies, governance as leadership reframing the work of nonprofit boards and special event management, our proven strategies for nonprofit fund raising can help your organization achieve its goals in a cost-effective way. For more than 30 years, our professionals have worked with non profits in the San Francisco Bay Area to increase their contributed income and conduct successful campaigns. We're proud of what we've helped our clients accomplish in their communities.

Essex & Drake has assisted in nonprofit fundraising campaigns for all kind of organizations. Whether your organization is in need of a zoo feasibility study, hospital feasibility study, church capital campaign, university capital campaign, volunteer recruitment, nonprofit management, governance as leadership re framing the work of nonprofit boards or any other kind of fund-raising consulting and advice, Essex & Drake has the experience, tools, and reputation to help your nonprofit organization reach it's goals.

As a leader among fund raising couseling organizations specializing in the San Francisco - San Jose - Sacramento geographic areas, Sharon Tresnon Svensson and Rob Kusel and the Essex & Drake staff continue to help Bay Area nonprofit organizations realize their goals easily and effectively.

Whether your nonprofit organization's needs are based on school fund raising, church fund raising, university education, culture, the arts, the environment, health care, or human services Essex & Drake can help.

As a proud member of the association of fund raising professionals, Sharon Svensson has served at the organizations president and has been honored numerous times for her professionalism and heart-felt dedication. She has helped made it her mission to help not only nonprofits but other organizations and fundraising firms who assist nonprofits in reaching their financial goals and positively changing communities for the better.

Our Commitment:
Our commitment is to help your organization fulfill its mission most effectively -- for now and in the future. We have found that strong relationships between our professional team and your staff and Board members lead to the most successful outcomes.

By listening carefully, speaking candidly, handling information discreetly, and managing effectively, our professionals develop productive partnerships with clients based on honesty, integrity, and respect.

Working With Our Professional Staff:
As an Essex & Drake client, you always work directly with a senior professional who gives your project careful personal attention and focuses closely on ways to achieve your objectives. After initial discussions and analysis, we design each project specifically to fit the priorities, needs and resources of your organization.

We have assembled a top-notch team of fundraising professionals with special strengths so that each project makes use of best practices and excellent resources. Because of the extensive in-depth experience of each member of our team, we are able to combine the expertise offered by larger firms with the creativity and flexibility of a mid-sized firm.

Why We Do What We Do:
We live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento Metropolitan Area. We are actively involved as volunteers and Board members for many community nonprofit organizations and agencies. It is important to us that we can share the passion of our clients' mission. Some of the areas that we feel most strongly about are:

Education
Human Services
Environment
Health Care
Culture and Arts
Religion