Professional Fundraising Support Without the Full-Time Price Tag: The Block Time Advantage

Nonprofit leaders often face an impossible dilemma: they need professional-level development support to meet board expectations and fundraising goals, but they simply can't afford to hire full-time staff or commit to expensive consultant retainers.

This challenge is particularly acute for small to mid-sized organizations with budgets between $500K and $5M. They have enough activity to need professional systems—donor tracking, reporting, acknowledgments, and grant coordination—but not enough to justify a full-time development operations role.

The Budget-Expertise Dilemma

When fundraising needs outpace available resources, organizations typically face difficult choices:

• Overloading existing staff with development responsibilities

• Settling for part-time help without specialized expertise

• Leaving critical functions unattended due to capacity constraints

• Investing in expensive database systems without staff to maximize them

• Delaying growth initiatives due to operational limitations

Block Time: Professional Support on Your Terms

Philanthropy Solutions' Block Time services deliver expert help without contracts, commitments, or overhead—you pay only for the time you need.

"Get professional fundraising support without hiring or long-term commitments," is the straightforward value proposition that has made Block Time services increasingly popular among resource-conscious nonprofits.

Cost-Effective Expertise When You Need It

With pre-purchased blocks of 10, 20, or 40 hours, organizations gain access to development professionals who can:

• Process donations and send acknowledgments (15-20 donations in about 1 hour)

• Create donor thank-you letters with merge fields (approximately 2 hours)

• Perform monthly reconciliation with accounting (3-4 hours)

• Generate donor annual giving statements (4-5 hours)

• Build major gift prospect lists (2-3 hours)

• Draft simple grant proposals or reports (4-6 hours)

• Update email lists and create campaigns (about 3 hours)

The hourly rate decreases as block size increases, providing additional savings for organizations that need regular support. Unused time rolls over for up to 90 days, giving you flexibility to use hours as needed across projects.

"We couldn't justify a full-time database position, but we desperately needed professional-level support," explains one Executive Director. "Block Time gives us access to expertise when we need it, without the overhead of another staff position."

Don't let budget constraints limit your fundraising potential. Visit our website to learn more about how Block Time services provide professional development support that fits your organization's needs and budget.

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