“There are many people who do many things well… few people have the skill, ability, agility and integrity to do many things with excellence. Sophie Olivier is one of those rare people. To work with her is to have discovered a rare treasure, more valuable than gold, rands, dollars or pounds. If you’re looking for a people-first consultancy, then look no further than Flourish Fundraising.”
“Sophie is brilliant Grant Writer who brings a wealth of knowledge to the nonprofit sector. After working alongside Sophie for over 7 years, I have seen how her work ethic and passion for serving global nonprofits has helped transform organizations. Sophie has great understanding of what Foundations, Trusts and Funders are looking for in an organization, having high success rates in applications. She is a dedicated, compassionate, and positive leader and I couldn’t recommend her enough!”
“Sophie’s creative input and fundraising skills will add value to any non-profit organisation. We honour Sophie as part of Ezrah’s team and see Sophie’s services as a great investment in our fundraising and communication strategy. We are grateful for all her contributions in helping Ezrah Training and Community Development to grow with leaps and bounds.”
“It’s been such a pleasure working with Sophie! She’s a first-class communicator, who relates to supporters with warmth and understanding, and has a natural ability to engage donors, with gentle but compelling fundraising asks. She’s creative with forming ideas and crafting messages. Sophie is highly-motivated, proactive and inquisitive in her tasks and a really diligent and reliable colleague.”
Getting you grant ready through conducting due diligence assessments and a comprehensive organisational feasibility study.
Developing a high-level fundraising plan that includes:
Creating tailored done-for-you services including:
Sophie Olivier is passionate about thriving NPOs that attract funding and leave a lasting legacy.
With an Honours degree in International Development Studies from the University of Sussex, UK, Sophie has over 14 years of hands-on experience in project management, marketing coordination, and fundraising for various community-based organisations, primarily in youth and educational development in South Africa.
She launched the consultancy in 2018 to extend specialised capacity-building and fundraising services to more NPOs, recognising the importance of building competencies for sustained success.
This checklist is an essential resource for your organisation to gather all the documentation and ensure you have the information at your fingertips for grant applications and proposals.
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We help nonprofits and fundraisers to raise more funding through grant writing and strategic fundraising support.
