JP Davis Partners
Services  ·  Louisville, Kentucky

Five ways institutions put us to work.

Five practice areas, held together by one thing: trust. Institutions bring JP in for the decisions a mission depends on, from strategy and governance to the campaigns that fund the future. Fundraising is one of the five, not the frame.

Practice areas
I
Strategy & growth
Turning mission into fundable, executable priorities.
Strategic plans, 360-degree organizational assessments, and stakeholder research that turn a broad mission into a clear, executable set of priorities. The work names what matters most, and what it will take to fund it, before anyone is asked for anything.
II
Governance & boards
Making a board an engine, not a formality.
Board development, executive director searches, and the counsel that turns a board from a compliance formality into the engine a mission runs on. We help chairs and directors grow into the role they actually signed up for.
III
Leadership & coaching
Counsel for the leaders carrying the weight.
Staff training, 90-day positioning-for-success plans for leaders stepping into a new seat, and hourly advising for executive directors, board chairs, gift officers, and fellow consultants. Some questions do not need a retainer, just a trusted read from someone who has been in the room.
IV
Campaigns & philanthropyWhere it started
From five to fifty million, built on relationships.
Annual, capital, and planned giving campaigns built around relationships, not asks. We have helped institutions raise from five to fifty million dollars and beyond across multi-year efforts. It is where the firm started, and where trust shows its return.
V
Foundations & family philanthropy
Carrying a family's intent forward.
For corporate, community, and family foundations: fundraising systems, grant development, communications, and strategic community investment. We help a family carry its intent forward, so the giving keeps reflecting the people behind it.
How we engage

Most clients engage on a monthly retainer.

The shape of the work varies with the moment. The transparency does not: pricing is discussed plainly on the first call, never buried.

01Engagement model
A monthly retainer, typically $4,000 to $15,000 per month, set by the scope of the work.
02By the hour
For coaching, advising, and one-off questions, we also engage by the hour, no retainer required.
03Typical length
Most engagements run 6 to 24 months, long enough for trust to compound.
04First step
A 30-minute discovery call, free, and a clear read on whether we are right for the moment you are in.
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Tell us what you are trying to build.

Every engagement starts with a 30-minute conversation. No pitch, no obligation, just a clear read on whether we are the right people for the moment you are in.

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