As fed­er­al shifts and threats chal­lenge the very exis­tence of many non­prof­its, many orga­ni­za­tions find this is a try­ing time. The non­prof­it are­na was one of Bell­mont Part­ners’ first areas of exper­tise, and we’ve helped hun­dreds find their way through chal­lenge and oppor­tu­ni­ty. While today’s cli­mate may be unique, it’s not total­ly unprece­dent­ed. Dur­ing the...Read More

As we pre­pare to turn the page on anoth­er cal­en­dar year, the Bell­mont Part­ners team is hard at work craft­ing annu­al reports for sev­er­al clients. Although legal­ly required for cor­po­ra­tions, annu­al reports and impact book­lets are a pow­er­ful tool for all kinds of busi­ness­es and non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tions to show­case their wins from the past year. Typ­i­cal­ly,...Read More

Doing career-best work on behalf of clients isn’t just ful­fill­ing – it also con­tin­u­al­ly push­es our team to deep­en their skills, take on new respon­si­bil­i­ties and hone their lead­er­ship qual­i­ties. We’re excit­ed to share four team mem­bers have been pro­mot­ed recent­ly:   Kalli Plump is now Asso­ciate Direc­tor + Pub­lic Affairs Lead. Kalli is an all-around...Read More

Fundrais­er events come in many sizes. From blowout, star-stud­ded galas to small scale pan­cake break­fasts, no mat­ter the size, the core of these events is the need to suc­cess­ful­ly engage guests and bring in donor dollars. At Bell­mont Part­ners, we have sup­port­ed sev­er­al of our non­prof­it clients through fundrais­ers big and small. Here are best prac­tices...Read More

Non­prof­it com­mu­ni­ca­tions is about words. Devel­op­ment is about num­bers. The teams from each are from dif­fer­ent worlds and speak dif­fer­ent lan­guages, right? Maybe; but they’re strongest and most effec­tive when every­thing is aligned. Bell­mont Part­ners strate­gic part­ner Mo Cahill and I had the hon­or of pre­sent­ing a break­out ses­sion at the Min­neso­ta Coun­cil of Non­prof­its’ (MCN)...Read More

Whether it’s 5 years, 10 years, 25 years or more, a mile­stone anniver­sary can be cause for a high-impact, far-reach­ing cam­paign. And for non­prof­its in par­tic­u­lar, anniver­saries present a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to share the organization’s his­to­ry and past accom­plish­ments, as well as declare a vision for the future. And equal­ly impor­tant, it can be a...Read More

‘Tis the sea­son for giv­ing, and at Bell­mont Part­ners, we’re all about it. Today is Minnesota’s giv­ing hol­i­day – Give to the Max Day – and our non­prof­it prac­tice group has been busy help­ing clients pre­pare for the big day. From strate­giz­ing with 2017’s top-of-the-leader­board Sec­ond Har­vest Heart­land for the “Pack to the Max” event,...Read More