Testimonials

Practical advice, insight and solutions

Working with Larry Matthews was a real pleasure. The combination of his fund development and marketing-communications expertise, and the depth of his years of experience in the sector were outstanding: the practical advice, insight, and solutions he offered were invaluable for Volunteer MBC. He was extremely approachable, his availability was literally 24/7 and the response time was amazing. I would highly recommend Larry.

I have worked with many consultants over the years and would rate Larry’s consulting services at the very top of the list.

– Carine Strong, Executive Director, Volunteer MBC

Intellect and empathy

Larry Mathews worked closely with our team to construct our Case for Support, the centrepiece of our suite of fundraising collateral. Larry was a true pleasure to work with, and his shrewd intellect and empathetic nature are exactly the qualities one looks for in a fundraising consultant.

– Julie Shultz, Development Coordinator, Peel HIV/AIDS Network

Taught us to elevate our sights

I worked with KMA several times now and it has been an extremely positive and rewarding experience. KMA’s work on our Case for Support put us in touch with our organization’s core values. They made our communications sharper, clearer, and more compelling, and we are now much more outcome focused when explaining our services.

The success we experienced in our capital campaign is due in large part to the expertise they brought to our organization’s growth and development. They taught us to elevate our sights and be confident when speaking about our services and expertise, and they have helped us communicate our passion for our work to those outside our organization.

Their people have been readily and consistently available to us for guidance, feedback, and encouragement. If asked about engaging the services of KMA I would give them my strongest possible endorsement.

– Mel Kennah, Executive Director, Youth Impact Junesse, Moncton, NB

A truly collaborative approach

Our project brought together eight charities from different sectors to work collaboratively to improve our communications capacity. It was a daunting task, to increase each agency’s knowledge and skill at the same time, despite the partners having different missions and starting at different levels of communications knowledge. But with expert guidance from KMA, we all moved the bar forward!

Larry Matthews guided the one-year project and was extremely committed to our success. He engaged the right personnel to meet our needs and added his own expertise to the success of the project. KMA certainly understands the unique needs and pressures that charities are faced with and this was key to our successful project. We hope to work with Larry and KMA again in the future.

– Lory Wolter, Executive Director, BridgeWay Family Centre and Project Lead, Peel Communication and Engagement Collaborative

The real deal

KMA Consultants and Larry Matthews in particular, were a major factor in the success of Teen Challenge Canada’s ambitious national capital campaign. When I hired KMA, we had never undertaken a campaign of such magnitude – six projects in five provinces with a $25 million plus goal – and I had no experience in fundraising at that scale.

Larry taught us the basic principles and coached us every step of the way. He guided the development of campaign case, a craftsman with words and copywriting. He also personally coached our Development Officers across Canada, each of whom is a graduate of Teen Challenge and who grew professionally under Larry’s coaching.

Larry was always available to advise, encourage and direct as needed.
Under Larry’s watch the momentum of the campaign continued to build and each project will be funded in 2019 and largely complete by 2020. Fundraising is about authentic relationship and connection to a compelling mission, and Larry is the real deal. I highly recommend him as a trusted resource for any area of fundraising.

– Dan Murray, CEO, Opportunity International Canada and previous CEO, Teen Challenge Canada Inc.

I wish we had engaged them earlier

We engaged KMA for our Uncommon Ground campaign, with a goal of $58 million. After working with them I had only one regret: I wish I had engaged KMA on our previous capital campaign. Although I had raised funds for four decades they taught me discipline and more discipline and there was increased energy because we were so focused.

– Brian Stiller, former President, Tyndale University College & Seminary

Focused on what’s best for their clients

I am happy to commend KMA as a dedicated and competent fundraising organization. I had the pleasure of working closely with them on two major stewardship ventures and in both cases I was struck by their focus on what is best for their clients.

They strongly advocate for good fundraising principles, but also know how to adapt good practice to specific situations. KMA understands the dynamics of ministry and what’s required to raise funds among people who gather out of a common faith and heritage.

They know that our priorities go beyond just raising money and supported us in pursuing those priorities. At the same time, they keep everyone focused on strategic action to meet the financial goals – a form of consulting that helps make a capital campaign a positive, healthy stewardship experience.

– Bishop Peter Mason (Retired) Toronto, ON