EFR Fundraising Consulting Services is committed to helping you succeed and enjoying the experience through a "team" approach.

Services include:

Program Assessment and Development

Results-oriented Fundraising Approach

Retreat Planning and Implementation

Staff Training and Mentoring

Relationship Building for Mutually Beneficial Outcomes

Campaign Planning and Support

I highly recommend Elaine Rhodes for projects that you may have in areas of customized advancement staff training and mentoring. She has presented to our deans and advancement staff and brings a major gift perspective with a high focus on outcomes. Her work with staff on donor case studies is especially effective.

Kathleen C. Owens, PhD

President

Gwynedd Mercy University

Rod Kirsch

SVP-Development and Alumni Relations at The Pennsylvania State University

Elaine was a valuable and experienced member of my staff at Penn State where we worked together for 12 years. Elaine had a nearly 3 decade long career at Penn State and is knowledgeable about many aspects of philanthropy, particularly in complex organizations. Se can bring a good deal of wisdom and perspective to any non-profit organization.

Sophie Penney

President at SW Coaching and Consulting

Elaine is a highly experienced, polished, and affable professional. She brings breadth of experience including time in the corporate world and higher education. As well, she posseses depth of knowledge of organizations, fundraising, and, most important, donors.

Elaine is a pleasure to work with, engaging in invigorating, instructive, and collaborative dissussion that leads to solutions. I recommend Elaine to organizations seeking a consultant regarding campaigns, donors, or other fundraising related matters.

Gerald T. (Jerry) McLaughlin

Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Gwynedd Mercy University

EFR Fundraising Consulting Services is the "go-to" firm for training your staff and communicating best practices in development and alumni relations. Elaine Rhodes is especially effective when working with junior staff and entry-level fund raisers. Her creativity comes across in the real-time examples of cases that she develops to get your staff involved in team solutions. She also works very well with Deans and faculty. I bring Elaine to campus annually, and she consistently exceeds our expectations.

Kim Murphy

President at Berks Conservancy

I worked with Elaine for many years at Penn State where she managed the development and university relations programs at all of the University's campuses. Elaine understands community based fund raising and approaches her colleagues with friendship, high standards and expectations and extensive knowledge. Elaine was an integral part of Penn State's central development management team and she understands the complex components of managing a comprehensive development program.

Margie Taylor, CFRE

Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Penn State University

Elaine is the consummate professional who led a team of development officers through one of our nation's worst nightmares, 9/11. She instilled confidence, helped to craft conversations, helped to identify next steps, and led our group to a successful year in all the ways that count in philanthropy. Any organization or university will be well served by her. I recommend her highly.

Charles L Fehr, CFRE

Director of Institutional Advancement at Phoebe Ministries

Elaine is a highly skilled and knowledgeble fundraising executive whose leadership has elevated Penn State's fund development program during the years she served this institution. She is an excellent mentor and I am very grateful to her for guiding my professional development.

Elaine F. Rhodes, Consultant

EFR Fundraising Consulting Services

1021 Treasure Lake

DuBois, PA 15801

814-933-9331 (cell)

http://www.efrfundraising.com