Zion Consulting, led by Elizabeth Herder, has been an absolute blessing to my nonprofit, Excellencies of Christ Ministries. I've watched her for over two decades lead with excellence in donor development and fundraising. I do not doubt that partnering with her will absolutely revolutionize your organization!

Our organization has seen incredible growth, even during a pandemic and multiple crises. Elizabeth and Zion Consulting assisted us in creating a written fundraising plan for the very first time. By following this plan, we’ve seen our revenue double over the last two years. We could not have done this without our partnership with Zion Consulting.

Elizabeth Herder is an anointed genius. Fundraising can be such a difficult and intimidating part of a non-profit ministry. After being taught and mentored by Elizabeth, our team has embraced the sanctity and sacredness of donor partnership and development. A value sustains each task and we look forward to interacting with our donors because of these convictions. Our levels of giving have risen significantly because of the services of Zion Consulting. Believe me—you do want to take excellent care of your partners. And for guidance and wisdom, go to Zion Consulting!

My agency has done collaborative design work with Zion Consulting for several nonprofit clients. My mind was blown—the amount of growth those clients experienced was unbelievable—seriously mind-boggling. Elizabeth walks with so much integrity and carries an uncompromising spirit of excellence. Her knowledge and experience are game-changing. If you live and work in the fundraising world, you want her in your corner.

Zion Consulting catapulted Zoe’s House to the next level in donor communication and relationship in a short timeframe. With their dedication to excellence, Zion’s custom approach to our needs and the times we live in have been refreshing and fruitful. Whether your organization needs a little boost or a total reboot, we highly recommend the Zion Consulting team!

Even though we haven’t lived in the same city for many years, we have remained in relationship because of her unique blend of someone whose professional skills I respect and her ability to maintain personal relationships. I would have no hesitancy in recommending her for virtually any assignment, and I believe she will be successful at whatever she does.

Elizabeth Herder has served at IHOPKC in various leadership and management capabilities for over 13 years, from 2002 to 2015. Elizabeth oversaw our partners and donor development department, was responsible for raising millions of dollars annually, and managed an excellent donor care team.

Elizabeth is amazing! When our company urgently needed some public relations copy edit, Elizabeth took what little we had and made a MacGyver-type situation of it. She is a legend.

As the Development Consultant for Exodus Cry, Elizabeth led the creation and execution of our most successful year-end campaign. Her strategic, multi-channel campaign (integrated direct mail, web landing page, and social media) raised more than double the revenue of previous years’ campaigns, added 300 new donors, and re-engaged hundreds more lapsed donors.

Our ministry saw a 50% increase in donations over a five-month period, as well as substantially increased our donor base by reaching new donors and re-engaging those we have lost through the years.

One of the smartest things I did was to hire Elizabeth Herder as a consultant. She has been a wealth of valuable strategies to increase donors and donations. Not only did we not sink—we excelled.

I am happy to say that contracting Zion Consulting turned out to be one of the wisest moves we have made as a ministry. Not only do they “get us,” their direction in crafting our 52-week annual fundraising plan has brought consistent messaging to our ministry. Zion has dreamt alongside us as we crafted year-end fundraising campaigns that exceeded our highest expectations.

I’ve personally watched Elizabeth jump in to provide fresh vision, new energy, and amazing success with organizations. On top of bringing energy and focus, she is delightful to work with.

Zion Consulting’s strategy sessions and 52-week action plan successfully helped us reconnect with our dormant donor base and steward their partnership through relationship-based fundraising tactics. Through their tireless efforts, our organization survived the tumultuous pandemic years and transitioned into a new era of serving foster and orphaned children.