Sarah Shrewsbury

Vineyard Consulting

4 Hunter Drive, Guilford, CT 06437 | (203) 605-2860 | sarah@vineyard-consulting.com
Works in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Sunday, May 05, 2024

I started Vineyard Consulting in 2013 to help nonprofits start or enhance their major gift & fund raising programs and campaigns. Previously, for over two decades, I was a major gift development officer and raised tens of millions of dollars for Yale University (13 years), The Nature Conservancy of CT, Mystic Seaport and AmeriCares. My services: assess and guide the building or enhancing fundraising programs with emphasis on major gifts, bequest marketing and grants, assess campaign readiness, guide campaign execution, provide training and coaching. Raising major gifts is very detailed, but it can also be fun! Please see my website www.vineyard-consulting.com for more detailed information.

Areas of Expertise:

Communications / marketing planning and strategy, Direct mail, Donor communications

Fundraising / donor software, Fundraising events, Fundraising / fund development planning, Grant writing, Individual giving / major gifts, Planned giving, Prospect research, Sponsorships and corporate partnerships, Capital campaigns / feasibility, Endowments

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Connecticut Trust For Historic Preservation
    Name: Jane Montanaro
    Description of services provided: Feasibility Study plus Provided research and strategies on top potential major gift donors- individuals and foundations,
    Year services provided: 2015 - 2017
    Contact Info: (203) 562-6312 | JMontanaro@cttrust.org
  • Organization: Pleasant Bay Community Boating
    Name: Cathy Taylor
    Description of services provided: Complete Campaign planning for $5 million Campaign. Recruitment of Campaign Committee and assignment of major gift prospects
    Year services provided: 2015 & 2016
    Contact Info: | jptay@aol.com
  • Organization: Animal Haven
    Name: Linda Marino
    Description of services provided: Assessing and rebuilding their full fundraising operation including bequest marketing
    Year services provided: 2019-2023
    Contact Info: | lmarino60@gmail.com
  • Organization: New Haven Promise
    Name: Patricia Melton
    Description of services provided: Assessing and building their fundraising operation
    Year services provided: 2021-2024
    Contact Info: | patricia@newhavenpromise.org
  • Organization: InterCommunity Healthcare
    Name: Kim Beauregard
    Description of services provided: Asses and create plan for rebuilding their Development Operation
    Year services provided: 2021
    Contact Info: | kimbeauregard@intercommunityct.org
  • Organization: Cape Cod Modern House Trust
    Name: Peter McMahon
    Description of services provided: Created Campaign Plan and successfully guided the execution of the plan
    Year services provided: 2023-2024
    Contact Info: (774) 772-4944 | info@ccmht.org


Training & Workshops:

  • Name: The Major Gift Process
    Duration: 1.5 Hours
    Fee: $1 per session
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
    Minimum Audience Size:
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    Reference:
  • Name: The Campaign Process
    Duration: 1 hour
    Fee: $800 per hour
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
    Minimum Audience Size:
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    Reference: Malcolm Barlow Manchester Land Trust
  • Name: Creating a Campaign Plan
    Duration: 1.5 hours
    Fee: $1,000 per hour
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
    Minimum Audience Size:
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    Reference: Amy Paterson Connecticut Land Conservation Council

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