Something before both.
We don't start where you are and plan forward. We start with what doesn't exist yet — and build it into something people are pulled toward, not asked to fund.
Our Mission
To help organizations dream big: shaping transformative dreams, building partnerships with the Dream Enablers who bring them to life, and expanding impact for everyone the mission serves.
The People Behind the Dream
Four decades of major-gift experience and building what happens after "yes." Together, they built the process that connects the two.
Reputation
Four decades of major-gift relationships and community trust.
Rigor
Every engagement runs on the same process:
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Upfront discovery — the groundwork that happens before facilitation, so both the ideation and the scoring rubric are built around your organization specifically, not a template
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Facilitated ideation that creates dreams the room never had permission to imagine
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A bespoke scoring rubric, customized for every organization — not a template reused off the shelf
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A detailed dossier built for one dream and one Dream Enabler
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Identifying, cultivating, and activating your Dream Enabler — the direct work of finding the right person, preparing your leadership, and facilitating the moment it becomes real
Results
In their own words:
"That validation step doesn't happen with other consultants. That's important."
— Board President, Regional Cultural Institution
"It forces you to go beyond what you think is possible."
— Organizational Leader, Community-Serving Nonprofit
"I just find it very refreshing that [Dream Big] helping with the thought process before you go and get a fundraising consultant."
— Senior Development Leader, 30+ Years in Nonprofit Fundraising
No. Strategic planning works from where you are now toward a short-term goal. Dream Big starts with a future big enough to change your trajectory, then builds the path to make it real.
That may be an important project. Our role is finding out whether there's an even bigger dream behind it — one that pulls in a Dream Enabler, not just funds an operation.
Donors who transform your future need a dream that makes them feel joy in making it real. The better question is: what dream would make a Dream Enabler want in?
Not necessarily. We can guide the full journey, or step in wherever you need it most — discovery, validation, framing, or actualization.
That's exactly why this work matters. Dream Big creates the space and structure that visionary work usually doesn't have room for internally.
CEOs and board chairs — not primarily development staff. This work needs someone who can set strategy, not just champion the idea internally.
Probably not yet. This works best once new leadership is settled and actively setting direction. If you're in transition, the better move is usually to wait.
Questions Worth Asking First
