THINK was born in 2001 when founder, Tony Elischer, identified a lack of quality consultancy in the sector. His idea was for a consultancy made up of true fundraising experts, offering a bespoke and quality service, unrivalled by anyone else.
Today THINK is a seventeen-strong team (THINKers as we like to call them) working with not for profit organisations the world over.
Clients come to us with all kinds of challenges. These range from formulating fundraising strategies and marketing new campaigns to staff development and improving workplace culture. With each challenge, we take a fresh approach informed by the team’s combined experience and a connection to the sector at large.
Whether we’re working with one of the UK largest charities, a UN agency or a small charity in its infancy, all our work is bespoke. When it comes to devising a solution, projects are explored from a variety of angles and creativity takes centre stage. Once identified, proposed solutions will be peer-reviewed by a senior THINKer and of course, the client is involved every step of the way. The result is a fluff-free, actionable outcome, rooted in the client’s unique circumstance.
Over the years and in response to market developments, THINK has expanded to offer more than our core consultancy. We’re proud to also offer market intelligence, an interim management service and specialist forums. You can read more about what we offer on our Services page.
All our THINKers worked in the sector at a senior level prior to joining THINK and are experts in their field. We’re big thinkers with a penchant for disruption, yet this ‘on the ground’ experience means we’re approachable and able to empathise with the challenges our clients face. Get to know our THINKers a little better on our People page.
Think of us like honest friends
We’re an approachable bunch, but we’re also not afraid to tell it like it is.
"The Supporter Services Forum is a fantastic community to be part of. It's a great network of like-minded people. It's great to be able to share challenges and gain insight and advice. Over the past year it's never been more important to be connected to this forum to gain peer support during such extraordinary times."
"At a busy and challenging time THINK provided us with proposal writing support. They took the time to understand the brief and provided an interim who seamlessly joined the team and provided what we needed. A great service and one we would call on again."
"THINK was instrumental in supporting Aberlour to develop a road map towards the digital transformation of our fundraising operation. Human in their approach, they also brought specific expertise and up-to-the-minute insight to help us build a practical delivery plan. I highly recommend working with them."
"Every aspect of working with THINK was smooth and delivered to an extremely high standard. We particularly appreciated the transparency around the costs of the research and the demonstration of what we could expect for different levels of investment. The team are very happy with the outputs and the quality of the thinking and knowledge which was demonstrated by the researcher was outstanding."
