What Alexander Haas does

Alexander Haas is a national fundraising consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, serving nonprofit organizations and institutions across the United States. The firm partners with client staff and volunteer leadership to identify fundraising challenges, develop donor strategies, and guide implementation across the full advancement lifecycle. Its service portfolio spans Campaign Strategy Studies (a six-phased readiness assessment with proprietary Constituency Capacity Analysis), Pre-Campaign Counseling, Capital and Endowment Campaign Counsel, Annual Fund Assessment, ongoing Fundraising Counsel, Development Assessment, Board Enhancement, and Analytics/Predictive Modeling for donor screening and behavior analysis. Named client engagements range from feasibility studies to multi-year campaigns with goals from $1 million to over $1 billion, spanning higher education, arts and culture, healthcare, human services, environment and conservation, faith-based organizations, independent schools, museums, and religious congregations.

The firm operates a consultative, sales-led go-to-market model in which prospective clients initiate engagement via phone, email, or the firm's website. Marketing is driven by sector-segmented email newsletters (Encore, Helping Hand, Museum Results, RISE, TEAM, Beyond The Offering Plate), a content blog, and organic social channels on LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and Facebook. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements are quote-based and structured as project fees or ongoing retainers. The team comprises a President & CEO (David H. King), Managing Partners (Arthur L. Criscillis, Jerry Henry), multiple Senior and Associate Partners, and additional consulting staff, with senior leaders bringing prior advancement leadership experience from institutions including Duke, Northwestern, Grinnell, Butler, Baylor, Georgia State, Emory/Oxford, and Virginia Military Institute.

Alexander Haas is privately held (legal entity Alexander Haas, Inc., incorporated in Georgia), with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, outside investors, or funding rounds. Founded approximately 1994 (some firmographic sources cite 1987), the firm has served over 2,000 nonprofit clients cumulatively and operates with a partner-led professional services delivery model without software products, APIs, or direct digital distribution channels.

Name

Alexander Haas

Legal name

Alexander Haas, Inc.

Website

https://fundraisingcounsel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alexander Haas is an Atlanta-based fundraising consulting firm serving 2,000+ U.S. nonprofit clients across 10 verticals with campaign counsel, feasibility studies, development assessment, and donor analytics services delivered by senior partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fundraising Consulting

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Offices & Philanthropic Advisors (Grantmaking) (BPAGAKAD)

Keywords

• Fundraising consulting
• Nonprofit advisory
• Campaign counsel
• Donor analytics
• Board enhancement

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fundraising Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for campaign strategy studies, pre-campaign counseling, capital campaign counsel, endowment campaign counsel, annual fund assessment, ongoing counsel, development assessment, analytics, advancement services, and board enhancement. Services are customized to each nonprofit client's specific needs and typically billed on a project or retainer basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Alexander Haas is a national fundraising consulting firm that partners with nonprofit organizations and institutions to plan, counsel, and execute capital campaigns, endowment campaigns, annual funds, and major gift programs. The firm delivers customized, consultant-led advisory engagements spanning pre-campaign counseling, campaign strategy studies (feasibility), development assessments, analytics and predictive modeling, advancement services, and board enhancement, drawing on more than 30 years of experience across 10 nonprofit sectors.

Product overview

Alexander Haas is a fundraising consulting firm offering a portfolio of advisory services for nonprofit organizations. The core offering consists of consulting engagements including Campaign Strategy Studies (feasibility assessments), Pre-Campaign Counseling, Capital Campaign Counsel, Endowment Campaign Counsel, Annual Fund Assessment, Fundraising Counsel, On-Going Counsel, Development Assessment, Analytics and Predictive Modeling, Advancement Services, and Board Enhancement. These services are not a software platform but rather human consultant-led engagements designed to help nonprofit organizations of all sizes advance their missions through enhanced fundraising success. The firm has served over 2,000 clients across sectors including higher education, arts and culture, healthcare, human services, environment, independent schools, and faith-based organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Campaign Strategy Study A six-phased feasibility and readiness evaluation that assesses an organization's internal and external preparedness to conduct a successful fundraising campaign; for nonprofits considering a campaign.
• Pre-Campaign Counseling Consulting services to help organizations prepare for fundraising campaigns, including Campaign Planning Committee formation, initial campaign goal development, Case Statement creation, and prospect cultivation strategies.
• Capital Campaign Counsel Comprehensive consulting to advise on campaign strategy, prospect cultivation, volunteer leadership identification, campaign plan development, and execution support throughout the capital campaign lifecycle.
• Endowment Campaign Counsel Specialized consulting to help organizations present endowment needs compellingly, develop endowment plans and communications strategies, and execute campaigns without disrupting ongoing annual fundraising programs.
• Annual Fund Assessment Focused assessment of annual fundraising campaigns providing specific strategies and recommendations that can be implemented immediately, typically completed in 4-6 weeks.
• Fundraising Counsel Comprehensive consulting covering Annual Fund, Leadership Annual Giving, Major Gifts, and Planned Giving to strengthen all aspects of development programs and enhance donor response.
• On-Going Counsel Ongoing consulting to help organizations build strong advancement programs, including development assessment, major gift consulting, staff mentoring, and campaign management services.
• Development Assessment Objective analysis of current fundraising program capabilities and internal readiness to meet new challenges and grow the program.
• Analytics and Predictive Modeling Services to help organizations understand donor giving capacity, interest, affinity, and behavior drivers through screening and analytics to impact fundraising success.
• Advancement Services Consulting covering reporting and analytics, database administration, prospect research and management, gift administration, and data governance and management.
• Board Enhancement Strategies to enhance board composition and performance to increase fundraising effectiveness of board members and volunteers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 nonprofit organizations assisted in securing philanthropic resources
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bentz Whaley Flessner: Boutique fundraising and advancement consulting firm serving nonprofits and higher education, offering campaign counsel, feasibility studies, and analytics—directly comparable services and target client base to Alexander Haas.
• Graham-Pelton: Fundraising and nonprofit management consulting firm serving healthcare, higher education, and arts/culture organizations with campaign counsel, feasibility studies, and major gifts strategy.
• Marts & Lundy: One of the oldest and largest fundraising consulting firms, providing campaign counsel, development audits, and planned giving services to nonprofits and educational institutions across similar verticals.
• Ruffalo Noel Levitz: Provider of fundraising services including donor research, predictive modeling, and multichannel donor engagement for higher education and nonprofits—competing most directly with Alexander Haas's analytics/predictive modeling offerings.
• Lipman Hearne: Marketing, communications, and fundraising consulting firm serving nonprofits, higher education, and arts/culture organizations—comparable client base and adjacent service overlap with Alexander Haas's communications-oriented campaign work.
• Campbell & Company: Fundraising and nonprofit management consulting firm serving faith-based, healthcare, education, and arts organizations—offering campaign counsel, feasibility studies, and executive search comparable to Alexander Haas's offerings.
• Heller Consulting: Nonprofit technology and fundraising operations consultancy offering CRM implementation, data analytics, and fundraising strategy—adjacent but comparable given Alexander Haas's advancement services and analytics practice.
• CCS Fundraising: Large-scale fundraising consulting firm providing campaign management, fundraising counsel, and interim development staffing to nonprofits—overlapping service model and client segments.
• Grenzebach Glier & Associates: International fundraising and advancement consulting firm with deep higher education and healthcare practice; offers campaign counsel, development assessment, and analytics that overlap directly with Alexander Haas's portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Ketchum: Global communications and public relations firm with a dedicated nonprofit and fundraising practice—broader incumbent offering campaign PR and donor engagement support to large nonprofits.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AlexanderHaas
• Facebookfacebook.com/Alexander.Haas.inc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alexander-haas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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