Sarah Long Holland

Long Holland Strategies

 

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First Name
Sarah
Last Name
Long Holland
Company
Long Holland Strategies
Title
Principal
Phone
617-780-7911
Address Line 1
2004 Harrison Street
City
Evanston
State/Province
IL
Zip Code
60201
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Company Profile

Company Overview
Long Holland Strategies helps organizations and leaders unlock opportunities, power creativity, and catalyze social change. As principal of Long Holland Strategies, Sarah Long Holland helps her clients distill clarity from complexity, tell compelling stories, and generate transformative funding. Based in Chicago, Sarah serves clients nationwide.

Initially established to help Boston-based arts organizations tap into emergency funding and stabilize their resources amidst major pandemic disruptions, Long Holland Strategies has grown since then to encompass fundraising strategy, change management, and a variety of writing projects. Drawing on Sarah’s cross-sector experience in the arts, public health, higher education, corporate finance, and foundation philanthropy, Long Holland Strategies offers scalable services tailored to each client’s needs.

Sarah is equally dedicated to practical planning and thinking outside the box. She delights in turning problems on their heads and finding the opportunities amidst the challenges. With insight, vision, and pragmatism, Sarah supports powerful transformation that generates new capacity for growth.
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Services
Fundraising Strategy | Grant Writing | Storytelling Projects | Strategic Planning | Change Management | Coaching & Advisory Services
Practice Areas (select top 3)
  • Development/Fundraising
  • Grant Writing/Research
  • Strategic planning
Client List
Arlington Center for the Arts
ArtsBoston
Boston Children's Chorus
Castle of our Skins
Ephrat Asherie Dance
From The Top
GMHC
Kate Kayaian
Lamling Group
Laughter League
New Gallery Concert Series
Shiftworks Community + Public Arts
Testimonial 1
“Insightful. Precise. Holistic. Sarah has enabled us to uncover opportunities for synergy in transformative ways, sharply elevating our organization’s points of strength and differentiation, while engaging strategically with our challenges.”
Andrés Holder, Executive Director, Boston Children’s Chorus
Testimonial 2
“Sarah’s counsel as a board member and trusted advisor has been invaluable to Shiftworks. Her understanding of the funding landscape, both micro and macro, combined with her strategic vision, has significantly shaped our approach to securing sustainable funding.”
Sallyann Kluz, Executive Director, Shiftworks Community + Public Arts
Testimonial 3
"Sarah is one of the most talented development professionals with whom we have had the pleasure to work. She works directly with her clients to build a strong vision, with proven success. I cannot recommend working with Sarah highly enough."
Dr. Ciyadh Wells, Executive Director, Castle of our Skins
 

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Speaker Bio
Long Holland Strategies helps organizations and leaders unlock opportunities, power creativity, and catalyze social change. As principal of Long Holland Strategies, Sarah Long Holland helps her clients distill clarity from complexity, tell compelling stories, and generate transformative funding. Based in Chicago, Sarah serves clients nationwide.

Initially established to help Boston-based arts organizations tap into emergency funding and stabilize their resources amidst major pandemic disruptions, Long Holland Strategies has grown since then to encompass fundraising strategy, change management, and a variety of writing projects. Drawing on Sarah’s cross-sector experience in the arts, public health, higher education, corporate finance, and foundation philanthropy, Long Holland Strategies offers scalable services tailored to each client’s needs.

Sarah is equally dedicated to practical planning and thinking outside the box. She delights in turning problems on their heads and finding the opportunities amidst the challenges. With insight, vision, and pragmatism, Sarah supports powerful transformation that generates new capacity for growth.
Topic 1
Your Organization Needs More Grants: How to Build a Plan of Action
Topic 1 Description
First presented at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Massachusetts conference in 2022, this workshop offers strategies, tips, and advice on how to organize and execute a successful grants strategy, as well as pointers on how to avoid common mistakes.

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