DO GOODERS CLUB
ADVISORS
Independent impact strategy & creative agency · Since 2018

Turn impact ambition into funded, connected work.

For nonprofits, foundations, startups, and impact brands around the world. We build, execute, and transform through fractional leadership, fundraising, finance, partnerships, brand, storytelling, and delivery.

Small & mid-sized nonprofitsFoundations & fundersImpact brandsPurpose-driven companies & ventures

Selected client & partner experience

AARP FoundationBank of the WestGiving TuesdayGoogleGuess JeansHabitat for Humanity InternationalRussell Innovation Center for EntrepreneurshipToyotaUnited NationsWells Fargo
01 / Services

Senior counsel that moves the work forward.

Bring us in when the stakes are high, the path is unclear, or your team needs seasoned capacity. Culturally aware, values-driven, and rooted in equity, we deliver nimble, high-touch support built around practical results.

01 — CAPITAL & REVENUE STRATEGY

Build a stronger path to resources.

Call us when: your mission is strong but funding is fragmented, growth is constrained, or a campaign needs a clear case and plan.
We deliver: fundraising and philanthropy strategy, funder alignment, grantmaking design, campaign architecture, and capital deployment plans.

Grant Writing Retainer
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02 — PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Turn relationships into opportunity.

Call us when: you need the right corporate, foundation, government, or community partners and a disciplined way to reach them.
We deliver: partner strategy, landscape mapping, a prioritized pipeline, value propositions, outreach plans, and relationship stewardship.

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03 — ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY

Make the next stage achievable.

Call us when: your organization is launching, growing, restructuring, or needs to turn a strategy into an operating plan.
We deliver: strategic planning, organizational design, ESG and DEI advisory, program design, governance, implementation support, and impact measurement.

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04 — FRACTIONAL & VENTURE ADVISORY

Add experienced leadership capacity.

Call us when: you need senior leadership without adding a full-time executive, or need a seasoned lead to move a venture or complex initiative forward.
We deliver: part-time, interim, and project-based executive leadership across CEO, Executive Director, Chief Impact Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Development Officer functions, plus venture development and project management.

CEO / Executive DirectorChief Impact OfficerChief Financial OfficerChief Development Officer
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05 — STORY & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

Make the value of the work clear.

Call us when: stakeholders need to understand why your work matters and what their role can be.
We deliver: brand and narrative strategy, digital impact storytelling, campaign content, executive communications, and convenings.

Branding Starter KitImpact Storytelling Video PackageEvent Production Packages
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06 — FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

Build a steady finance function.

Call us when: your startup or small organization needs reliable books, clearer financial visibility, or stronger day-to-day finance systems without hiring a full-time team.
We deliver: bookkeeping, reconciliations, month-end close, accounts payable and receivable workflows, budgeting, cash-flow tracking, management reporting, and finance systems setup with qualified specialists.

6-Month Retainer12-Month Retainer
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A focused partnership engagement

The Partnership Pipeline System

A signature strategy-to-execution offer

For organizations ready to grow strategic support and revenue. We clarify your offer, map the landscape, prioritize high-fit partners, and build the materials and relationship plan to move from introduction to durable partnership.

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02 / Delivery model

Principal-led. Expert-powered.

Dr. Corneil “Neil” Montgomery, Founder + Principal, leads each engagement and assembles the right mix of partners, advisors, associates, producers, project managers, and specialists around the assignment. This collective bench brings more than 75 years of experience across sectors and disciplines.

Strategy

Executive counsel, organizational development, venture and program strategy.

Capital

Fundraising, philanthropy, corporate and foundation partnerships.

Systems

Public affairs, public-private partnerships, community and economic development.

Delivery

Creative production, communications, project management, and execution.

Neil Montgomery, Ph.D., Founder + Principal of Do Gooders Club Advisors
03 / About the founder

Institutional fluency. Entrepreneurial drive.

Neil Montgomery, Ph.D.Founder + Principal

Neil is a social impact executive, philanthropist, and venture builder with 15+ years of experience spanning corporate philanthropy, grantmaking, fundraising, impact investing, and capital deployment. Across his career, he has stewarded and influenced nearly $3 billion in philanthropic and impact-investing capital.

As a founder, he has built and launched social impact ventures and advised 50+ ventures from startup through growth stage. He brings that operator’s perspective to strategy, partnerships, organizational growth, and execution. Neil holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy & Administration, specializing in sustainable communities, and a Corporate Citizenship Certificate from Boston College.

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Selected career experience Neil brings to the firm
Nearly $3B
Philanthropic and impact-investing capital stewarded and influenced across his career.
50+
Social impact ventures advised from startup through growth stage.
$35M
Corporate philanthropy portfolio led across a 30-state footprint.
04 / Why Do Gooders

Eight years of building what impact needs.

Independent since 2018, Do Gooders Club Advisors brings institutional perspective, entrepreneurial judgment, and creative execution to mission-driven work. Our multidisciplinary bench connects capital, financial operations, organizational strategy, partnerships, and communications in one coordinated engagement.

Institutional fluency.

We understand how funders, corporate teams, boards, and community organizations make decisions, and shape strategies that speak to each.

Expertise built around you.

Principal oversight and a bench with 75+ years of collective experience bring the right expertise to your stage, sector, and assignment.

Strategy through execution.

We build the plans, finance systems, partnerships, campaigns, and stories that help your team deliver and sustain the work.

Our 2030 ambition

100 organizations.
A global ambition.

Our goal is to support 100 mission-driven organizations by 2030, with a focus on the Global South, the U.S. South, and communities from the East Coast to the West Coast.

We welcome organizations building opportunity, strengthening communities, and creating lasting change.

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05 / Partner & fund

In-house initiatives with room to grow.

Do Gooders Club Advisors develops a select portfolio of projects. We welcome aligned partners and funders interested in helping advance them.

WORKFORCE · APPAREL

Garment Futures

Expanding pathways and opportunity for Los Angeles garment workers and the local apparel ecosystem.

CREATIVE REAL ESTATE · PLACEMAKING

Brush & Brick

Reimagining underused places as live, work, and cultural spaces for creative communities.

PARK EQUITY · COMMUNITY WELLBEING

Occupy Green

Advancing equitable access to parks, neighborhood greenspace, culture, and wellbeing.

06 / Contact

Let’s move your work forward.

Share a few details about your organization and what you’re building. If the opportunity is a fit, we’ll follow up by email to arrange an introductory conversation and discuss next steps.

contact@dogoodersclubadvisors.com

www.dogoodersclubadvisors.com

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