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Katie Sparks

Sparks Collaborative Results

Member profile details

First Name

Katie

Last Name

Sparks

Company

Sparks Collaborative Results

Title

President and Senior Fundraising Philanthropy Consultant

katie@sparksCR.com

Phone

414-737-9722

City

Glendale

County

Milwaukee

State/Province

Zip Code

53217

Headshot

Website / Social Platforms

Website

https://www.sparksCR.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiesparksmke/

Company Profile

Company Overview

Serving the Greater Chicago Area, the states of Illinois and Wisconsin, across Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin, Sparks Collaborative Results is a consulting firm for nonprofits to collaborate directly on fundraising needs for sustainable revenue.

Our firm collaborates with nonprofits to raise sustainable funds while fostering a culture of philanthropy and service across all organizational levels.

Led by President Katie A. Sparks with 20 years of philanthropy experience, Katie offers solution-based ideas, best practices, actions, counsel, and presents formulas so board members/leaders can help organizations raise sustainable funds through donor stewardship and solicitations. Katie prepares nonprofits for individual donor readiness and engagement, donor analysis, visioning on your case for support, fundraising coaching, overall philanthropy planning, campaigns and special initiatives, and more.

Katie has always had a passion for collaborating with philanthropic donors and nonprofit organizations to do the most social good together.

Sparks Collaborative Results takes a collaborative approach with nonprofit clients for revenue results that is centered on cultivating long-term relationships and empowering nonprofit clients to amplify their impact within their communities.

More information: https://www.sparksCR.com/about.

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Services

Sparks Collaborative Results President & Founder, Katie Sparks, along with her team of independent contractors boast extensive experience and are well-equipped to support any clients’ fundraising needs.
Why Choose Us? Our team takes a collaborative approach to focus on all elements and activities of philanthropy and fund development to help you build sustainable revenue for your organization.

Services include, but not limited to: comprehensive fundraising strategy and coaching; Individual Giving and donor readiness; Annual Fund development and giving campaigns; Board and Staff Development, Training, and Coaching; Donor Database Analysis; Major Gifts and Planned Giving; Corporate partnerships and sponsorships; Capital Campaign Planning, Strategy, and Readiness; Fundraising Event Strategy and coordination; and Grant Writing and Research.

Full list of services: https://www.sparksCR.com/services.

Practice Areas (select top 3)

Board Support (Development, Governance, Retreats, Training)
Development/Fundraising
Investment Advising
Leadership and Professional Development

Testimonial 1

"Katie is an enthusiastic presenter and amazing teacher. She makes the difficult subject of resource development understandable and more importantly, something you can accomplish. She gives actionable examples that leave participants ready to move forward! Her approach is masterful, and her results speak for themselves. With Katie, you are excited to tell your story and help others connect philanthropically with your mission." -- Denisha Tate-McAlister, Denisha Tate & Associates LLC, Founder & CEO https://www.sparksCR.com/speakingandwebinars

Testimonial 2

"We initially hired Katie since we saw her value in developing a Philanthropy Plan to analyze our donors and revenue sources, to enhance our current plan, and to outline how to grow revenue to serve more autistic and neurodivergent young people, adults, and families. Katie analyzed our donor history and uncovered helpful insights that we would not have seen on our own. We have continued collaborating with her/her team and our current leadership team to continue growing revenue, learning about other sources of revenue available, and creating a culture of philanthropy among our Board through Katie’s training." -- Mark Fairbanks, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Islands of Brilliance. https://www.sparksCR.com/clients

Publications & Articles

Article 1

5 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Needs a Business Consultant

URL for Article 1

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-reasons-why-your-nonprofit-needs-business-katie-bell-sparks-eqm8e/

Speaker's Bureau Information

Speaker Bio

Katie delivers powerful, yet understandable, messages to support leadership within or on behalf of nonprofit organizations, working with all levels of professionals. With 20 years of experience, Katie comes from a philanthropy, fundraising, and fund development background, working in development and engagement senior leadership positions. She has served over 40 nonprofits both as her firm’s consulting clients and in her professional working career. Some of the highly regarded organizations, many that are Milwaukee-based, include: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Versiti Blood Center, Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Kathy’s House, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Urban Learning Collaborative, Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation, Dominican Center, COA Youth and Family Centers, Fondy Food Center, JobsWork MKE, Outreach Community Health Centers, Wisconsin Black Historical Society / Museum, Islands of Brilliance, Lad Lake, and Housing Resources, Inc.

Katie has presented, led workshops, spoken on panels, and given webinars about building a culture of philanthropy; the importance of individual donors; readiness for donor meetings, capital campaigns, and year-end giving campaigns; reviewed Board roles in philanthropy; and much more. For more information and testimonials, please visit: https://www.sparksCR.com/speakingandwebinars

To complete an Interest Form or to Contact Katie: https://www.sparksCR.com/contact

Topic 1

TOPIC 1: Build stronger relationships with individual donors (or start doing this)

TOPIC 2: The 3 S’s of Board Member Roles Simplified

Topic 1 Description

TOPIC 1: 83% of contributions to charities are from individuals (Giving USA's Annual Report on Philanthropy). The session has actions for you.
1-minute Video: https://www.sparksCR.com/speakingandwebinars.

TOPIC 2: Best for setting plans with your nonprofit Board or Board Members. Or if you are a new Board Member or a new Board Chair. The session has actions for you.
1-minute Video: https://www.sparksCR.com/speakingandwebinars.

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