Case Study

Helping FaithActs build the fundraising infrastructure to sustain a growing education justice movement.

Faith Acts for Education·Bridgeport, CT·2023
$700K
Funding gap closed
FaithActs closed a $700,000 funding gap while strengthening systems for long-term sustainability.
$150M
Advocacy impact
FaithActs helped win new education funding for Connecticut public school students.
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Strategic recommendations
Stronger delivered six practical recommendations to strengthen fundraising strategy and operations.
The Challenge

A fast-growing movement needed fundraising infrastructure to match

FaithActs is a faith-based, Black-led, nondenominational grassroots education advocacy organization building power with churches and community leaders to improve schools for Black and Brown students.

Three core needs drove this engagement:

  • 1
    Fundraising strategy

    FaithActs needed a practical fundraising strategy to support growth, major donor cultivation, and long-term revenue diversification.

  • 2
    Internal systems

    The organization needed stronger fundraising operations, data management, and staff capacity to manage donor relationships.

  • 3
    Leadership clarity

    The CEO and board needed clear priorities, roles, and next steps to move from urgent fundraising to sustained development.

The Approach

From urgent gap-closing to sustainable fundraising

First
Audit current fundraising systems

Stronger reviewed FaithActs' fundraising materials, donor data, internal systems, and revenue model. The team identified strengths, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

Then
Analyze donor and revenue opportunities

Stronger segmented prospects, assessed current donor engagement, and identified near-term and long-term fundraising pathways.

Next
Build practical recommendations

Stronger developed recommendations across donor cultivation, pipeline management, CEO capacity, operations, and communications.

Finally
Create implementation tools

Stronger translated strategy into practical next steps, including outreach templates, role clarity, and a roadmap for action.

Outcomes

What Faith Acts for Education gained

Funding gap closed
FaithActs closed a $700,000 funding gap, stabilizing near-term operations and creating room to plan for the future.
Clear fundraising roadmap
The organization gained practical recommendations and tools to guide donor cultivation, stewardship, and revenue growth.
Stronger internal capacity
FaithActs clarified staff and leadership roles, improved development systems, and strengthened fundraising discipline.
Momentum for sustainability
The work helped shift fundraising from reactive gap-closing toward a sustainable, relationship-driven model.
Stronger Insight
FaithActs is the kind of organization that reminds us why infrastructure matters. They were already building extraordinary community power through faith, organizing, and advocacy. Our role was to help ensure their fundraising systems could sustain that movement, closing near-term gaps while creating a clearer path for donor cultivation, stewardship, and long-term growth.
Mike Montoya, CEO, Stronger Consulting

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