Unlocking the Funding Potential You've Been Waiting For

By Clint Nessmith, CEO, Resource Development Group 

Think about those investors you've been courting—seeking increased funding but seeing little movement. Now, consider the companies and organizations that should be backing your work, yet despite months, even years, of conversations, they still haven't engaged.

Your organization is stable. You’re holding your own financially. But without a 20-30%+ increase in revenue, launching that dynamic new initiative or hiring the specialist who will elevate your impact remains just out of reach.

These frustrations are common across the industry. That’s where a professional fundraising consulting firm like Resource Development Group (RDG) makes the difference. We provide time-tested, data-driven strategies that unlock investment, ensuring your vision moves forward.

Why RDG? What Sets Us Apart?

How can an outside firm step into your community and drive revenue development success? This is the RDG difference:

• Strategic Engagement: We don’t just advise—we actively involve your top private sector and community leadership in refining strategies and shaping big ideas. When key stakeholders help build the plan, they’re far more likely to fund the plan.
• Feasibility-Based Positioning: Before soliciting funds, we conduct thorough feasibility testing, refining messaging and assessing optimal solicitation amounts. This positions your campaign from a place of strength.
• Independent Influence: Unlike internal teams, we’re not bound by intra-market personal relationships, allowing us to respectfully challenge existing investors to make meaningful commitments while persuading new supporters to engage. Our clients often say, "How did you get them to agree? We've been after them for ages!"
• Proactive Follow-Up: Securing funding isn’t a one-time conversation—it takes consistent outreach. We will be on the solicitation call and then we manage the post-solicitation follow-up, maintaining a steady cadence of calls, emails and texts to turn initial interest into written pledges. You don’t always have the bandwidth—but we do.

Ready to unlock new levels of funding and impact? Learn more about Resource Development Group by checking out our one-pager, visiting www.RDGfundraising.com, or reaching out directly to Clint@RDGfundraising.com. I’d be happy to answer questions and discuss how we can support your goals.

At RDG, We Build Organizations that Build Communities! Founded in 1995, Resource Development Group provides customized fundraising and consulting solutions for a diversity of purposes including operations, marketing, advocacy, incentive funds, workforce development, business incubators and special projects. RDG is the only firm in the United States focused exclusively on generating revenue for economic development organizations and chambers of commerce. To learn more about our firm, visit www.rdgfundraising.com.