Fortify is a strategic ministry partner formed exclusively to benefit Christian schools. We are committed to making it as easy as possible for Fortify Partners to establish and grow their endowment fund. We provide you with an economy of scale that no one school can accomplish on their own. This helps take the headache out of the fiduciary responsibility it takes to manage an endowment fund. But, we don’t stop there! As a nonprofit created to benefit you, we also offer additional ‘partner perks’ to help you reach your goals all for a lower management fee than you’d find on your own!
We provide the infrastructure and expertise for partners to establish an endowment fund.
Accounting assistance to manage fund reporting.
Our team provides fundraising and marketing support to help our partners grow their endowment.
Our Partner Portal, designed with school leaders in mind, provides customizable resources to assist schools implement a strategic fundraising marketing strategy to grow their fund.
Quarterly newsletters are provided with financial updates, market trends and new fundraising and marketing tools.
How Our Endowment Works
At Fortify Foundation, we use a component fund strategy approach to investing. This allows every school, regardless of its size, to take advantage of a high-level institutional strategy when it comes to their endowment fund. In other words, whether your school operates at a 6, 7, or even 8 figure fund level, Fortify Foundation will be able to take your fund to operate in the 9, 10, and 11 figure fund levels. In other words, your fund is now diversified and competing with Ivy league schools and their multi-billion dollar funds. Additionally, as a non-profit, our focus is maximizing the returns back to our partnered schools. This means you get all this at a lower fee and higher return rate which gains a higher profit margin.
Additional Services
The following additional services are designed with sustaining your school’s financial future in mind.
Fortify is not a typical capital campaign management group. We believe in supporting your faith-based mission! So much so that we are willing to donate a percentage of our already competitive management fee toward either creating an endowment or boosting your organization’s existing endowment. Our campaigns are managed by former Christian school educators and experienced fundraisers making Fortify the obvious choice for all your campaign management needs.
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Fortify offers FREE board training both to help your team understand their role and meet the criteria required for annual accreditation. From general board governance and policy training to fundraising strategy, we make sure your board understands how their role is practically fleshed out in the daily life of your school. This will help equip them to be more effective members and also develop the communications between your administrators and your board. The synergy outcomes of that communication help your organization become more effective and efficient as you move forward toward fulfilling your mission.
The key to success for any school is strategic planning between the Board of Directors and Administration. Our consultants are former administrators in your industry who can help you plan and execute a successful process to drive your mission forward in the unique calling God has for your organization. From strategic planning to financial planning to project management, we can help you with any individual part or the full execution of the entire process. Our consultants can provide excellent assistance in growing your organization to meet your strategic needs in marketing and enrollment management as well.
Our talent experts have unique exposure to the faith-based nonprofit sector. We’re committed to delivering impact candidates who fit your culture and expand your mission for a lower-than-industry-average service fee to help align with your budget. Our process allows us to really know your school, church, or nonprofit so we can help you find the best fit for the role within your organization. Regardless of administrative level, Fortify can help you find the right person for your organization
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Do you know the true giving capacity of your constituency? Fortify provides low-cost wealth screens as well as a complimentary meeting to fully understand your completed screen. With this knowledge, you can expand your fundraising strategies to be very customized to the individual giver. Fortify also provides consulting services to assist you in the segmentation, fundraising plan, and customized communication plan based on the results of the wealth screen.
Ruston Pierce
- 20 years of administrative experience in school & church settings.
- 11 years as Head of School
- 2 National Board Selections
In the last 15 years, He has helped schools:
- Raise over $70 million
- Solicit over 25,000 gifts
- Manage/Implement 35 Capital Campaigns & Annual Funds
Email Ruston to schedule a meeting at ruston@fortifyfoundation.com
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