Happy Birthday to Us!
In 2022, Sarah J Consulting (SJC) proudly celebrated a decade of working with exceptional nonprofits! Take a trip down memory lane with us.
SJC: The 10-Year Timeline
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Launch | 2012-2015
Sarah Jackson, CFRE, launched SJC in January 2012 as an experimental side gig to her full-time role at Harvard University. By May, projects picked up so quickly that she decided to make SJC her only job. Initial engagements focused on board coaching, writing large grants, crafting donor stories, conducting prospect research, and building cases for support.
Noteworthy: Sarah designed and delivered a quarterly corporate and foundation relations learning curriculum for a major university system in 2015. She won North of Boston Businesswoman of the Year in 2013.
Select clients: Broad Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Judge Baker Children’s Center, Salem State University, UMass Foundation
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Growth | 2016-2021
SJC built out additional services, including campaign consulting, fundraising assessments, Development operational and staffing plans, staff coaching, and donor messages. Several clients have maintained ongoing partnerships with SJC over the course of many years. Nonprofits have come to know and trust Sarah as a skilled, strategically minded partner.
Noteworthy: SJC engaged in planning and messaging for multi-million and multi-billion dollar campaigns, coached fundraising staff and nonprofit leaders in fundraising best practices, and supported a successful $100M solicitation.
Select clients: NYU Langone Health, MIT , Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, UNH
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Expansion | 2022-
Nonprofit executive Corey Jackson joined SJC to expand our work into new areas. Our new Managing Partner is known for executing on big visions, motivating teams, and building earned revenue generation programs. He’ll lead SJC’s new services in leadership coaching, board governance, innovation, community engagement, and more.
Noteworthy: Corey grew Citizens Inn by merging another nonprofit, overseeing 400% revenue growth, and spearheading the organization’s COVID-19 response to meet the spike in residents’ food needs. He’s won numerous awards for his work.
Select current clients: Health Leads, Full Frame Initiative, New England Conservatory, Perkins School for the Blind
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Photo Highlights
SJC's first office, tucked on one side of a room in their condo - 2012
Sarah in her first "real" office in an office building! - 2013
Sarah in the private office of her family's new home - 2019
Sarah winning the North of Boston Businesswoman of the Year award - 2013
Celebrating the launch of SJC in downtown Lynn - 2013
Sarah giving a workshop at the ECCF Institute for Trustees
Sarah and Corey receive the Lynn YMCA Shining Stars Spotlight Award for their dedication to the arts and community
Walking for Team Bill. Founded by the Jackson family, it has raised more than $100K for the Alzheimer's Association in honor of Corey's late father
Sarah and son, hard at work
Family is everything!
Sarah at the 2022 Citizens Inn gala
Corey emceeing the Citizens Inn gala
SJC proudly supports the arts (and many other nonprofits, too!)
Sarah and Corey at the NSCAP 2022 gala, where Corey won the Frederick E. Berry Community Service Award
Thank you!
The past 10 years have flown by! We deeply appreciate our past, current, and future nonprofit clients for welcoming SJC as a partner in your important work. We also thank our clients and colleagues for providing countless referrals, time and again. Our business relies heavily on word of mouth and we recognize that many, many individuals help make SJC a success.
We can’t wait to see what the next decade brings!