Greater impact happens in good company.
In Good Company brings strategy, philanthropy, organizational problem-solving, technology, and practical AI together to help purpose-driven leaders make better decisions, strengthen relationships, and move important work forward.
- Nonprofits & foundations
- Colleges & universities
- Churches & faith-based organizations
- Community & civic organizations
- Mission-driven businesses
- Executives, boards & development leaders
Four services. Shaped around your work.
Most consultants know one of these worlds. In Good Company works where they meet: philanthropy, strategy, communication, and technology, connected so the plan actually gets done. Every service is delivered through one of six engagement models, customized to the work in front of you.
Philanthropy, Fundraising & Partnerships
Stronger revenue strategy, deeper donor relationships, and partnerships that advance the mission.
Learn more →Organizational Strategy & Implementation
Turning complex priorities and periods of change into clear plans, practical systems, and measurable progress.
Learn more →Executive Communications & Engagement
Helping leaders communicate clearly, align stakeholders, and move people toward informed decisions.
Learn more →AI, Data & Technology
Sound technology decisions, better use of data, and AI adopted where it creates genuine value.
Learn more →“We know something needs to change. We need someone experienced to help us figure out the right move.”
That is usually the moment people call. You have capable people in place. What you need is an experienced outside perspective to solve an important problem, navigate change, or pursue an opportunity that is too important to approach casually.
- 01You know something needs to change, but you cannot clearly define the next step.
- 02Your fundraising lacks focus, consistency, or measurable progress.
- 03You have an important opportunity but limited internal capacity.
- 04You need an outside perspective before making a costly decision.
- 05You are considering a CRM transition or a major technology investment.
- 06You want to use AI responsibly but do not know where it will create real value.
- 07You need someone who can see the full picture and translate it into an executable plan.
Raise more, with relationships that last.
Fundraising does not end when the gift arrives. In Good Company helps organizations build stronger revenue strategies, philanthropic relationships, and partnerships that advance their missions and communities, with the discipline to sustain them.
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Fundraising Assessments
Development planning and a clear read on where you stand and what should happen next.
Major Gifts & Pipeline
Donor pipeline, portfolio, and prospect-management strategy that keeps momentum visible.
Partnerships
Corporate, foundation, community, employer, workforce-development, and education partnerships.
Grant Strategy
Funding positioning and grant development aligned to real priorities.
Stewardship & Donor Experience
Recognition, reporting, communications, and impact storytelling that deepen trust.
Campaigns & Cases for Support
Campaign planning, sponsorships, naming opportunities, and fundraising metrics and systems.
Clear plans.
Practical systems.
Measurable progress.
Turn priorities into plans people can actually execute.
Leaders rarely lack ideas. They lack clear plans, practical systems, and the structure to see them through. In Good Company helps turn complex priorities and periods of change into measurable progress.
Talk about this work →Strategic Planning
Prioritization, opportunity assessment, and organizational and executive strategy.
Program & Initiative Design
Workforce-development programs, new initiatives, business cases, and KPI frameworks.
Process & Workflow Improvement
Redesigning how the work happens so it becomes clearer and more effective.
Governance & Decision Rights
Roles, responsibilities, and decision-making that people understand and follow.
Change Management
Adoption planning, SOPs, playbooks, knowledge management, and transition planning.
Project Leadership
Special projects, cross-functional leadership, and fractional strategic capacity.
Say it clearly. Bring people with you.
Important work moves when leaders can communicate it well. In Good Company helps leaders strengthen key relationships, align stakeholders, and move boards, donors, staff, and partners toward informed decisions.
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Executive & Board Messaging
Messaging for executives, boards, donors, and stakeholders that lands the way you intend.
Proposals & Presentations
Proposals, presentations, speeches, correspondence, talking points, and Q&A.
Impact Narratives
Fundraising, organizational, and impact stories that make the work human and persuasive.
Stakeholder Alignment
Discovery, engagement, and alignment across leadership, board, staff, and partners.
Retreats & Facilitation
Planning sessions, retreats, and strategic conversations with structure and follow-through.
Positioning & Voice
Value propositions, voice and tone, and thought-leadership and content strategy.
No hype.
No gimmicks.
Real value.
Use AI and technology where it actually helps.
No hype, no gimmicks. In Good Company helps organizations make sound technology decisions, use data more effectively, and adopt AI where it creates genuine value for the people doing the work.
Talk about this work →AI Readiness & Governance
Opportunity, feasibility, and governance assessments plus responsible adoption roadmaps.
Practical AI Training
Hands-on training and organizational AI fluency for people without technical backgrounds.
Workflow & Automation
Workflow design, prompt systems, automation, and applied AI toolkits for everyday work.
CRM Readiness & Selection
Requirements, evaluation, selection, and client-side conversion advisory.
Data & Migration
Data readiness, migration planning, integrity, and governance before it gets expensive.
Reporting & Dashboards
KPIs, dashboards, decision-support tools, and adoption of new ways of working.
Fundraising consultants don’t understand the systems. Technology consultants don’t understand the giving. In Good Company understands both, and translates between them.
Five focused ways to begin.
Not sure what you need? These are the clearest, most common starting points. Each one ends with a plan you can actually use, and the ability to keep going on your own.
Fundraising Focus & Growth Plan
A focused assessment and 12-month plan covering priorities, portfolios, pipeline, messaging, measures, and leadership actions.
Start here → 02Donor Experience & Stewardship System
A practical stewardship architecture: gift levels, communications, reporting, recognition, calendars, and ownership.
Start here → 03AI for the Work You Actually Do
A hands-on assessment and workshop that turns everyday nonprofit, fundraising, and executive workflows into responsible AI use cases.
Start here → 04CRM Decision & Conversion Readiness
Independent discovery and requirements work that protects your data, operations, adoption, and negotiating leverage before a major system commitment.
Start here → 05Fractional Strategy Partner
Reserved senior-level capacity for decisions, communications, fundraising priorities, project structure, and implementation accountability.
Start here →Six ways to engage.
Every engagement is shaped around the work in front of you. Scope, deliverables, timing, and investment are defined together before anything begins.
The Assessment
Understand where you stand, what is getting in the way, and what should happen next.
The Advisory
Ongoing access to senior strategic judgment and decision support.
The Studio
Customized workshops combining strategy, facilitation, learning, and hands-on application.
The Project
Defined consulting engagements where In Good Company develops or helps implement a specific body of work.
Speaking
Keynotes, conference sessions, board retreats, executive briefings, and professional education.
Custom Solutions
Tailored engagements for complex needs that cross service areas or require a unique combination of capabilities.
One-to-one advisory · strategy sessions · studio and workshop engagements · facilitated retreats · assessments · project consulting · embedded project leadership · in person · virtual · hybrid
One consistent approach.
Four core services. Six ways to engage, each customized to you. Hundreds of possible deliverables. Underneath all of it, the same simple framework and the same three moves.
Strategy · Systems · Story
- StrategyWhat should we do, and why?
- SystemsHow will the work happen consistently and effectively?
- StoryHow will people understand it, connect to it, and act?
Assess · Align · Advance
- AssessUnderstand the current state, opportunity, people, evidence, and constraints.
- AlignEstablish priorities, decisions, strategy, roles, and direction.
- AdvancePut the work into motion through implementation, communication, systems, training, and support.
Listen carefully. Think clearly. Work collaboratively. Make progress. The goal is never to make you dependent. Clients leave with a clear plan, useful tools, and the ability to keep going on their own.
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Experience matters. So does how you work with people.
Maddie Brown spent more than sixteen years in higher-education and nonprofit leadership, including development roles at the LSU Foundation and Baton Rouge Community College Foundation. She understands the relationships that inspire generosity and the systems that help good intentions become meaningful results.
A fundraiser by trade and an AI enthusiast by curiosity, she helps professionals without technical backgrounds make sense of emerging tools and reclaim time for the work, and people, that matter. Her guiding question is simple: “Can we make this easier and still make it excellent?”
More about Maddie →What are you working on?
Tell me about the opportunity, challenge, or idea in front of you. We can decide together whether In Good Company is the right company to help. No pitch, no pressure.
maddie@igcimpactstudio.com- I read your note and reply within two business days.
- We schedule a short conversation about what you are trying to move forward.
- If it is a fit, you receive a written proposal with scope and investment before deciding anything.