Most consultants have sat in one seat. I've sat in all four.
You're not hiring a fundraiser or a finance person. You're getting someone who has led every part of a ministry's business, and knows how each one affects the others.
Chief Financial Officer
Fourteen years running the finances of a church that grew from $3 million to $11 million in annual revenue.
Cornerstone · Lawson ConsultingOperations
Facilities, HR, risk and legal, with 50 direct reports.
Cornerstone · Lawson ConsultingChief Development Officer
Led a 32-person major gifts and planned giving team at CBN generating $60 million in annual revenue, then grew WAY FM's major donor revenue 260%.
CBN · WAY FM · Lawson ConsultingGovernance & Compliance
Every annual audit passed, IRS compliance overseen, and boards trained to protect the ministry.
Cornerstone · CBN · Lawson ConsultingThrough Lawson Consulting, I serve in each of these roles today, one at a time or all together.
Sound familiar?
The vision is bigger than the budget.
That gap can be closed, with a plan for who gives, why they give, and what it takes to ask well.
- Giving is flat, and no one can tell you exactly why.
- A building project or big initiative is coming, and no one on staff has ever run a campaign.
- Your budget is a document the board nods at, not a tool anyone actually uses.
- Your board isn't sure it's protected, or whether the ministry would hold up to an IRS question.
How I can help
Grow the revenue. Then protect what you've built.
Grow revenue
Donor Development & Annual Fund
Find what's working in your giving program, build a major donor strategy, and grow it year over year.
What's includedCapital Campaigns
A proven model that brings every stakeholder forward, from the first gift through construction.
What's includedDonor Analysis
A clear picture of who gives, how much, and why, so you know exactly where the next dollar comes from.
What's includedProtect what you've built
Fractional CFO & Budgeting
A budget your board can actually read, reports you can act on, and a finance office that runs clean.
What's includedNonprofit Compliance & Board Governance
Practices that protect your nonprofit status, your board and your executive staff.
What's includedWhat it looks like when it works
Inspired donors
People giving with confidence, for ongoing ministry and for special projects.
A seamless campaign
From launch to construction, including the construction.
Clear finances
A budget your board, finance committee and staff can all read and act on.
A protected board
Leaders who know the ministry is operating the way a nonprofit should.
A few of the organizations served
CSCCa · Charleston Church · Faith Bible College International · Pathway of Life · Connection Church · Centerpointe Church · Expect Hope · Launchpoint Church · Nashville Life Church · Finding Kids · Hope Media · People's Church
Dana brought stability and direction to our finances and helped us launch a capital campaign our people rallied behind. But what I appreciated most was that he genuinely cared about our church, our vision, and our future.