Christian provides expertise in development, prospect research, and patient advocacy.
Development
CJLillis Consulting offers an array of fundraising expertise for small and mid-sized nonprofits, including:
Board Fundraising
Major Gifts Strategy
Corporate Sponsor
Prospect Research
Prospect Strategy
Christian can help you with developing new fundraising programs, board and staff workshops, one-on-one training, and campaign design. Past projects include:
Development and fundraising audit for mid-sized, media production organization
Designing annual major gift program for national civil rights group
Building corporate sponsorship program for national patient advocacy group
Board fundraising engagement and coaching
Fundraising strategy and coaching for executive directors and senior staff
Past clients include The Innocence Project, National LGBTQ Task Force, Brennan Center for Justice, and NYU Langone Medical Center.
“Without boring you with a litany of accolades, let me just say that Christian’s work ethic and fundraising abilities are beyond reproach. He understands philanthropy and knows what it takes to implement a diversified fundraising program. ”
PROSPECT RESEARCH
CJLillis Consulting offers an array of prospect research and strategy services, including:
Prospect Identification and Qualification
Individual, Corporate and Foundation Profiles
Capacity and Solicitation Ratings
Screening Implementation Design
Research Plan Design
Christian also offers workshops, half- and full-day trainings as well as ongoing coaching for development staff. Topics include:
Successful Prospect Research Mindsets
Efficient and Effective Prospect Identification
Estimating Wealth & Gift Capacity
Using Research to Move Prospects Through the Pipeline
Researching Donor Motivations and Barriers
Setting Solicitors Up for Success
Past clients include Gilda's Club Worldwide, The Buckley School, the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, St. Luke's School and New Classrooms.
If you have other prospect research and strategy needs, please contact us to see how we can help.
Christian leading a conversation on patient safety organizing at Consumers Union 2016 Safe Patient Summit
patient advocacy
Building on a volunteer and professional experiences in LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS advocacy, Christian began his career in patient advocacy following the tragic death of his mother than from a Clostridium difficile infection in 2010. Over the past 7 years, Christian has led the Peggy Lillis Foundation to become the preeminent national organization combating C. diff infections.
Through PLF, Christian has become a nationally recognized leader on protecting patients from healthcare associated infections, building partnerships between patients and healthcare leaders, advocacy messaging, and grassroots patient and caregiver organizing. He participated in the 2015 White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship, and represented patients and caregivers at public meetings of the President's Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria.
As a consultant, Christian has advised leading biotech companies, developed recruitment strategies for clinical trials and market research studies, produced the first C. diff public service announcement, and coaching patients and caregivers on effective advocacy tactics. He is available to be a thought partner and strategic adviser to patient advocacy groups, professional societies and industry.