Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
Brakeley Briscoe is celebrating 97 years of business.
What is your primary product or service?
Brakeley Briscoe offers nonprofit fundraising consulting, which includes major gift fundraising; annual, planned giving and capital campaign planning and management; training and executive coaching; strategic planning; board development; prospect research; audits; benchmarking; foundation research and grant proposal writing.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
Brakeley Briscoe has developed many of the techniques that are now common in modern fundraising, especially in the realm of capital campaigns. Most significantly, the firm has been noted for the �mega gift� campaign, which essentially means campaigns for goals that go well beyond what an institution ever attempted or even considered possible in its constituency.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
We have offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, ad D.C., affiliates in France, Germany, Scandinavia, Hong Kong, and Korea.
What type of payments do you accept?
Checks, Direct deposit
Which areas do you service?
Nonprofits
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
George A. Brakeley III, Executive Chair
Marianne G. Briscoe, Ph.D., ACFRE, President
Alden F. Briscoe, MAT, Executive Vice President
What are your hours of operation?
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time (7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific)