We transform communities by empowering impactful nonprofits and their leaders

Our team is here to support yours, providing development expertise to advance your mission.

Since 2014:

154+

Nonprofits served

$68M+

in Funding raised

220+

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Our Services

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Generate Funding

We build custom strategies for your nonprofit, assessing your current practices and tailoring them for success.

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ENHANCE Your Team

We build your team’s bench and skills through workshops, coaching and talent recruitment.

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Build Sustainability

We advise on operations and design programs for impact to satisfy funders and solidify your reputation as an organization that delivers.

Celebrating 10 Years of Impact for Dallas Nonprofits

Our Commitment to Social Impact

We work toward social equity and justice.
Read our statement to learn more about our commitment.

Thriving Clients

  • Since beginning a partnership with WISE, Empowering the Masses (ETM) has increased its contributed revenue by 450%. With WISE's support, their Executive Director actively cultivates prospective funders who enthusiastically support ETM's mission once WISE writes and submits each grant proposal. This collaborative relationship also includes coaching on funding competitiveness through financial reporting, outcomes tracking and diversification. 

  • Bishop Arts Theatre Center (BATC) already had strong relationships in the community and a leader who loved to make connections when they joined WISE as a client in late 2023. Since then, their cultivation has only been maximized by WISE's strategic vision and knowledge of funders to both create new relationships with funders and reinvigorate past connections that just needed a little "push." Most recently, BATC and WISE were able to leverage a relationship with a funder to receive a grant for a critical need, freeing the organization to focus on its inclusive and equitable fine arts programming. 

  • Over the years, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas’s (SVdP) programming has grown in response to the needs of its community to focus on homelessness prevention. When SVdP became a client with WISE, we worked together to apply the social determinants of health (SDOH) as a lens to describe how the agency’s efforts impact an individual’s quality of life and help prevent homelessness. SVdP’s programs address four out of the five SDOH to improve the health and well-being of clients (neighbors), which illustrates to potential funders the agency’s comprehensive approach to building a more resilient community.

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5 WISE Tips for Building a Dream Team: Your Board
5 WISE Tips for Building a Dream Team: Your Board

One of the most important aspects of a nonprofit, and perhaps the most underestimated, is the responsibility of your Board of Directors. When recruiting these members, many think you just need to look for check writers who will support you financially. And that’s great! But if you look at the long-term success of all areas of your organization, not just your bottom line, there are a few other factors to consider.

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Director of Development for Bonton Farms
Director of Development for Bonton Farms

Bonton Farms is seeking a Director of Development to lead and manage the organization's fundraising efforts. This includes creating, implementing, executing and evaluating development strategies that meaningfully engage and motivate donors to meet the annual fund goals. The role also requires the management and training of the development team including a development coordinator, volunteer coordinator and development manager. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the mission of Bonton Farms, a proven track record in fundraising, and exceptional communication and organizational skills.

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Strategy Partner at WISE Resource Development
Strategy Partner at WISE Resource Development

Wise Resource Development (WISE) is growing fast and looking for multiple Strategy Partners who are, in the words of Patrick Lencioni, “hungry, humble and smart.”

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What WISE People Are Saying…

WISE CLIENT
XAVIER HENDERSON, FOR OAK CLIFF

“Each team member WISE provides our organization continues to be reliable, which is incredibly valuable to the work we do. I want to commend the overall excellence of our experience with WISE…Overall the partnership is strong and has greatly benefited our community.”

WISE COMMUNITY FUNDER

“WISE has supported several of the nonprofits we fund, many of whom have received multi-year funding from our foundation and built relationships with funders because of WISE. We appreciate WISE’s understanding of grant writing and keen awareness of nonprofits and their challenges. I highly recommend their work!”