Hallett Philanthropy

What Hallett Philanthropy does

Hallett Philanthropy is a privately held, founder-owned professional services firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, founded by Randall Hallett in October 2020. The firm delivers fundraising and philanthropy consulting to nonprofit organizations in three primary verticals: healthcare (hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, children's hospitals), education (universities, school districts, and educational foundations), and community/social services. Its service portfolio spans grateful patient fundraising program development, capital campaign counsel, feasibility studies, development and market assessments, board training, annual giving and major gift counsel, concierge stewardship, and executive coaching for advancement professionals.

The firm has no core technology platform; service delivery is human-led by two named consultants (founder/CEO Randall Hallett and Principal Consultant Brandon Sak, who joined December 2022). A proprietary mathematical formula for estimating donor giving likelihood is positioned as a differentiated analytical input relative to traditional wealth screening, but there is no AI/ML system, software product, or API layer disclosed. Supporting intellectual property includes the weekly 'Around with Randall' podcast and the published book 'Vibrant Vulnerability: Mastering Philanthropy for Today and Tomorrow's Healthcare CEOs,' which was selected as a finalist for the 2025 James A. Hamilton Award.

Revenue is generated exclusively through customized consulting engagements (project-based and multi-year retainers) sold directly by the founder and principal consultant to nonprofit clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has served 40+ organizations since inception, including Banner Health, CommonSpirit Health, Intermountain Health, UCI, University of Miami, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and multiple Ronald McDonald House chapters, with engagements spanning the United States, Canada, and Australia. No external funding rounds, acquisitions, or parent company relationships are reported.

Name

Hallett Philanthropy

Legal name

Hallett Philanthropy

Website

https://hallettphilanthropy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hallett Philanthropy is a privately held nonprofit consulting firm founded in 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska, providing fundraising, campaign counsel, and philanthropy advisory services to healthcare systems, universities, and community nonprofits across North America and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fundraising Consulting

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Offices & Philanthropic Advisors (Grantmaking) (BPAGAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Charitable Giving & Philanthropic Trust Advisory (FSAEAKAH), Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB), Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH)

Keywords

• Nonprofit consulting services
• Fundraising consulting
• Capital campaign counsel
• Grateful patient fundraising
• Philanthropy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: Hallett Philanthropy provides consulting services to nonprofit organizations including strategic planning, fundraising counsel, campaign management, feasibility studies, and coaching. Services are tailored to client needs and delivered through project-based engagements or retainer arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hallett Philanthropy is a full-service nonprofit consulting firm that provides strategic fundraising counsel, campaign management, feasibility studies, and philanthropy advisory services to nonprofit organizations in education, healthcare, and community sectors. The firm helps clients design grateful patient programs, build major gift and annual giving pipelines, train boards, conduct development assessments, and steward donors.

Product overview

Hallett Philanthropy is a full-service nonprofit consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of fundraising and philanthropy advisory services. The core offerings include Grateful Patient Fundraising, Board Training, Annual Giving programs, Feasibility Studies/Campaign Planning, Development Assessment, Market Assessments, Concierge Stewardship Services, Campaign Counsel, Major Giving Counsel, and Executive Coaching. Additionally, the firm extends its thought leadership through proprietary content including the 'Around with Randall' podcast and the published book 'Vibrant Vulnerability: Mastering Philanthropy for Today and Tomorrow's Healthcare CEOs.' The consulting practice focuses on healthcare, education, and community nonprofits, providing strategic guidance across capital campaigns, donor relations, and organizational governance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Around with Randall: A weekly podcast where Randall Hallett discusses topics surrounding nonprofit philanthropy with tactical suggestions for listeners.
• Vibrant Vulnerability

Products and services

• Grateful Patient Fundraising Fundraising program consulting that helps hospitals identify major gift prospects among patients by training clinicians to serve as referral agents and using HIPAA-compliant data to match patients with giving opportunities.
• Board Training Training program to help board members understand their strategic role, become comfortable as referral agents for fundraising, and embrace vision-oriented responsibilities over operational involvement.
• Annual Giving Strategic counsel for annual giving programs that engage constituents, use analytics to identify best tactics, build sustainable giving relationships, and feed the major gift pipeline.
• Feasibility Studies and Campaign Planning Assessment services to ready nonprofits for fundraising campaigns, including facilitating campaign needs, writing case statements, conducting constituent interviews, and providing formal recommendations.
• Development Assessment Comprehensive review of fundraising programs using quantitative and qualitative methodology to prioritize resources and create development plans with actionable items and timelines.
• Market Assessments Metro market assessment comparing a nonprofit's philanthropic efforts to the local market to determine its position and fundraising opportunity potential.
• Concierge Stewardship Services Program to help healthcare organizations meet donor expectations for ongoing medical care needs while remaining true to organizational culture, including process mapping, communications planning, and performance metrics.
• Campaign Counsel Hands-on guidance throughout major fundraising campaigns including volunteer recruitment, staff training, prospect identification, and individual donor strategies.
• Major Giving Counsel Advisory services for building major giving and planned giving programs, including gift officer skill development, cultivation strategies, solicitation approaches, and stewardship plans.
• Executive Coaching Executive coaching for advancement professionals at all levels, customized for emerging talent, gift officers, fundraising leaders, senior executives, or any leadership team member seeking to deliver their best.
• Around with Randall (Podcast) Weekly podcast where Randall Hallett discusses topics surrounding nonprofit philanthropy, providing tactical suggestions for listeners to improve their nonprofit effectiveness; distributed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.
• Vibrant Vulnerability: Mastering Philanthropy for Today and Tomorrow's Healthcare CEOs Book by Randall Hallett on the challenges facing healthcare CEOs regarding philanthropy and fundraising, and how they can embrace their role in community engagement and philanthropic success. Selected as a finalist for the 2025 James A. Hamilton Award.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600% increase in planned giving during tenure at University of Nebraska Medical Center
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Marts & Lundy: Long-established philanthropy consulting firm offering campaign counsel, planning studies, and advancement services to educational and nonprofit institutions. Highly comparable in services and target verticals.
• Graham-Pelton Consulting: A leading philanthropy and fundraising advisory firm serving nonprofits, healthcare systems, and educational institutions. Directly comparable to Hallett in service offering, client base, and campaign counsel business model.
• CCS Fundraising: One of the largest fundraising consulting firms in the US, providing campaign management, feasibility studies, and development assessments to nonprofits. Closest direct competitor in scale and service mix.
• Veritus Group: Philanthropy consultancy focused on major gifts, planned giving, and mid-level donor programs. Overlaps with Hallett's major gift counsel and donor development offerings.
• The Osborne Group: Nonprofit fundraising and executive search consultancy with comparable service offerings including campaign counsel and development assessments. Boutique competitor with similar target clientele.
• M. Gale & Associates: Boutique philanthropy and fundraising advisory firm focused on nonprofit, healthcare, and education clients. Comparable boutique positioning with similar service suite.
• BWF (formerly Bentz Whaley Flessner): Philanthropic consulting firm specializing in campaigns, development talent, and fundraising analytics for nonprofits. Comparable to Hallett in providing both advisory and analytics-driven services.
• Accordant Philanthropy: Philanthropy advisory firm serving healthcare, education, and nonprofit clients with campaign, gift planning, and grateful patient program work. Direct competitor in Hallett's core verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Huron Consulting Group: Large consulting firm with a healthcare practice that includes philanthropy advisory and revenue cycle work. Represents a broader incumbent whose healthcare practice competes for the same enterprise health system clients.
• Blackbaud: Dominant software and services platform for nonprofits, including fundraising CRM and consulting services. While primarily a software firm, its services arm and Principal Consultant Brandon Sak's prior employer make it adjacent and a partial competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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