Meet Your Independent Consultant to Nonprofits - Jim Barber

With over two decades of transformative leadership in non-profit healthcare and higher education, Jim has established himself as a strategic philanthropic executive who consistently delivers measurable impact. His career spans president and chief development roles where he's restructured multi-state foundation operations and helped raise more than $293 million to support vital missions.

Today, he channels his expertise into helping organizations achieve sustainable growth through the alignment of mission and metrics. As a catalyst for organizational transformation, Jim creates the framework teams need to thrive at the intersection of strategic planning, donor development, and operational excellence. He's particularly passionate about building resilient cultures that outlast campaigns, drawing from his experience guiding 18 foundations across five states and achieving nearly 90% revenue growth despite challenging conditions. Jim combines proven financial stewardship with relationship-building excellence to help mission-driven organizations discover and fulfill their more.

Jim’s Services

Fundraising

Comprehensive fundraising strategy development and implementation that increases revenue, improves ROI, and establishes effective donor cultivation systems.

Strategic Planning

Mission-driven organizational planning that aligns fundraising operations with measurable donor impacts, optimizes philanthropic revenue streams, and drives sustainable financial growth.

Board Engagement

Board development and governance restructuring that cultivates leadership's fundraising capacity, strengthens donor relationships, and maximizes philanthropic giving potential.