“Fundraising is the fuel for mission. Whether you are an organization, a fundraiser, or an Executive Director, you are here to live into your potential.”

— Robin. L. Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA

Services

Coaching

Robin is the founder of Development Consulting Solutions and a seasoned fundraising coach, consultant, and interim development professional.

With over 30 years of experience, a Master of Arts in Fundraising and Philanthropy, and a CFRE designation, she is recognized as a top fundraising strategist.

Robin helps clients achieve their fundraising goals and grow professionally—whether that means finding a new role through a strategic job search or excelling within their current position by sharpening their fundraising approach.

She provides expert guidance through major gift coaching, annual fund strategy, and personalized support that empowers both individuals and organizations to thrive.

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Consulting

Robin works with nonprofit organizations throughout the United States and Australia, providing strategic fundraising consulting rooted in decades of experience, advanced education, and a CFRE credential. Her clients benefit from customized support that delivers results, helping them strengthen their development programs and meet their fundraising goals.

In her consulting work, she focuses on campaign management, audits and assessments, planning, major donor strategy, Board governance, and annual fund campaign development and execution.

Additionally, DCS has a team of seasoned grant writers—both private and governmental—who provide a wide range of grants management services. They are not just strong writers; they are fundraisers who apply a strategic lens to maximize success. They go beyond the basics to identify and leverage relationships, manage a portfolio of top foundation prospects, and offer stewardship recommendations.

When you consult with Robin, you get a proven professional dedicated to delivering smart, actionable strategies to advance your mission.

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Speaking

Robin Cabral is a highly regarded fundraising leader in business today. As an Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Master Trainer, she has enthused audiences around the world with her presentations to those in the nonprofit and for-purpose world. Her highly engaging talks are filled with personal anecdotes and sensible ideas that are practical and actionable and have motivated and inspired audiences to unleash their potential.

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Free E-Course

Leverage Social Media to Advance Your Fundraising Career

Learn How to Use Social Media to Land Your Dream Job in Fundraising

You are in the right place to get your fundraising career from surviving to thriving!

You’ve been dreaming about that perfect position, that next level role, or pivoting to a new area.

Robin shows you how to plan and implement a personal social media strategy to get you ready to step into the career you’ve always wanted.

Internet rules over resumes.

In this 5 day course, Robin will teach you how to create a digital persona that really stands out.

Learn to take control of your career and how you’re perceived by recruiters.

Gain the confidence and the mindset you need to align your dream job with reality.

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After working with countless nonprofit professionals over the last 25 years, I kept seeing people who just say that their number one problem is that they feel overwhelmed by all that they have to accomplish, burnt out, frazzled, undervalued, and have no work/life balance.  Situations that are costing them their family, taking care of themselves, and in most cases, their very own dreams.

In this guide, I provide you with my top tips for reducing this overwhelm in frazzled fundraising life so that you have more time with your family, feel more valued at your job, and be able to focus on what matters in your career.

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Testimonials

Through her development audit, she provided us with the long-term vision for our fund development efforts. She helped us to see the big picture and provided us with a blueprint for moving forward.

She provided a very practical and enthusiastic approach to key topic area.

Robin presented one of the more practical workshops that I have attended in a long-time.

Robin shared lived experiences for the learning of others. Audit and recommendation portions very helpful.