At Lisa Benson Consulting, LLC we offer a full range of fundraising and general campaign consulting services.

We can design your entire campaign, fundraising plan & strategy, timeline and implement it or we can tailor a consulting or fundraising package to meet the specific needs of your campaign. We offer the following services:

• Fundraising Services and Strategies
• U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Governor, Statewide, State Senate, State Representative, State Assembly, State Delegate, Mayor, County & Local campaigns
• Candidates
• Referendums
• Organizations
• Political Parties
• Political Action Committees
• Leadership Committees
• Fundraising Message Development
• Online, E-mail & Social Groups Networking Fundraising
• Political Action Committee Fundraising
• Fundraising Plan and Strategy Development
• Complete Campaign Finance Office Set Up Services
• Fundraising Staffing and Training
• Donor Lists and Data Base Development
• Fundraising Letter Development
• Campaign Plan, Budget and Timeline Development
• Name Recognition Building Strategies
• Candidate Biography Development
• Opposition Research
• Candidate Can Win Papers / Fundraising Polling Memos
• Interest Group Endorsements
• Washington, DC Scheduling with Senators, Congressmen, Political Media and Political Action Committees
• Political Communications to PACs and Washington, DC Media
• Seminars and Speeches on Campaign Management, Campaign Strategy and Fundraising
• Text Message Campaigns

Online, E-mail & Social Groups Networking Fundraising

Lisa Benson Consulting, LLC is an expert in raising money online (marginal online fundraising) for campaigns and can develop an effective strategy to capture the social networking/grassroots donor base.

General Political Consulting, Message & Strategy

The Lisa Benson Consulting, LLC team will develop a realistic campaign and fundraising plan that details all the operational elements and goals of the campaign.

A written Campaign and Fundraising Plan & Strategy that includes:

• Message
• Issues
• Campaign Set Up & Campaign Infrastructure Development
• Voter Targeting / Micro Targeting / Micro Marketing
• Advertising / Media: TV, Radio, Direct Mail & Blogs
• Free Media and the Press
• Campaign Communications and Crisis Communications
• Online, E-mail & Social Groups Networking Communications
• Consultants, Staffing, Volunteers & Interns
• Opposition Research & Debating
• Candidate Prospectus
• Campaign Timeline & Scheduling
• Voter Registration
• Polling and Polling Politics
• Name Recognition Building
• Interest Group Endorsements
• Campaign Headquarters and Website
• FEC Compliance and State Regulations Compliance
• Field Organization and Grassroots Campaign Activities
• Volunteer Recruitment Locally & Nationally
• Voter Data Base Development
• Literature Distribution
• Absentee and Early Voting
• Phone Banking and Phone Lists
• Yard Signs
• Election Day Activities
• Get Out The Vote

Campaign Planning, Management and Direction

Lisa Benson Consulting, LLC executive consultants work collaboratively with institutional development personnel to provide coordination of day-to-day campaign operations. This unique and comprehensive approach ensures successful campaigns. We provide campaign management, monitoring, strategy, direction and reporting through:

• The integration of trademarked “Three-Phase Development” Plan of integrated Annual, Capitol, Major, Principal, Planned Giving Strategies
• Strategic Planning Facilitation
• Case for Philanthropic Support Documents
• On-site resident management
• Board Recruitment and Development
• Media and Public Relations
• Campaign Communication Strategy/Development of Collateral Materials
• Prospect prioritization, strategy, and moves management
• Specialized Campaign Plans
• Development of volunteer roles and responsibilities
• Design and implementation of appropriate training programs and materials
• Campaign-specific communications plans, including newsletters, web content and mailings
• Integration of ePhilanthropy and Social Media strategies
• Timetables and the establishment of benchmarks
• Leadership strategy and recruitment
• Development and production of campaign collateral and promotional materials

Development Audits and Assessments

An assessment or audit of communications and interdepartmental strategies within the context of development include:

• Peer comparison and analysis
• Strategic conversations
• Resource assessment
• Reports on findings
• Analysis, and
• Recommendations for implementation