"I just finished reading your final report thoroughly and just wanted you to know (from one consultant to another) that this is a really terrific assessment. It's thorough (amazing given your timetable), well written and (the best part) it is basically a practical road map for the new Devo Director to follow to get the devo house in order and build from there. "

"Joan Wood is an outstanding development consultant with a proven track record for helping nonprofits grow their organization. Her years of fundraising experience, vast knowledge of the industry, creativity, extensive skill set, network, and can-do attitude add up to success. I have personally very much enjoyed working with Joan and highly recommend her services! In fact, when my board asked me why our year-end giving was up by over 35%, I said it was because we followed Joan's sound advice!"

"Joan Wood is a sophisticated and savvy development professional who delivers immediate results and lays the foundation for years of long-range growth. She simultaneously provides high-level strategic direction while rolling up her sleeves to make things happen. She's smart, she has a great sense of humor, and she is exceptionally dedicated to making her client's vision a reality."

"I love your ideas and your solid reasoning behind things I had 'sort of felt' were the direction for us to head. Our executive director looked at your report and she is so impressed! I told her I knew all along that you were the woman for the job! … Thank you so much for bringing your expertise to lift our donor programs to a whole new level. As far as I’m concerned, the best resource in our fundraising toolbox is you."

"Joan possesses a rare combination of intellect, creativity and energy that makes her invaluable in moving a struggling development department to the next level. She’s incredibly strategic, insightful in her tactics and relentless in her attention to detail. Her ability to put it all together—long term organizational strategy, programmatic needs, funding environment, staff strengths and weaknesses, board and donor capacity—is almost magical. And I didn’t even mention what a great joy she is to work with."

"We had the pleasure of working with Joan and her expert team on an intensive, year-long, fund development capacity building initiative for our advocacy grantees. The training sessions were tailored to the specific cultivation challenges of each organization, and the whole group benefitted from the team’s diverse fundraising experience as they helped us craft and execute on our respective development plans. Their genuine passion for our issue and desire to see our group succeed was really appreciated!"