Our Services
We help organizations and leaders fulfill their potential.
Leadership & Fundraising Consulting
Hocking Leadership specializes in leadership development and philanthropic strategy. Shanna Hocking, founder and CEO, leverages her 20 years of experience in university and academic medicine fundraising, where she successfully raised hundreds of millions of dollars and led collaborative teams, including in a remote/hybrid work environment. We can help strengthen your university development office in many ways, including:
Create a thriving workplace culture through building a collaborative executive team, align your people strategy to your fundraising strategy, and support and develop a cohort of leaders across your organization
Advance your fundraising through campaign planning and implementation, strategies to strengthen major and principal giving, and training for your staff, faculty, and board members
Coaching Senior Leaders
Developing your leaders builds stronger teams, improves workplace communication, and cultivates a thriving organizational culture. Through individual leadership coaching, your team leader will partner directly with Shanna Hocking to leverage her 20 years of experience as a senior fundraiser and leader. Your team leader will receive:
Personalized guidance to support their leadership and fundraising growth
A deep understanding of their biggest strengths, as well as new strategies to use in their fundraising and leadership
Support in implementing what they’re learning so that they can use it to transform their team and your organization
Keynote Speaker + Workshops
Signature Talk - One Bold Move a Day: Meaningful Actions to Fulfill Your Leadership and Career Potential
An inspiring and actionable keynote or custom workshop, whether during a retreat, conference, or throughout the year, is a meaningful way to provide professional development to your team and create a shared learning experience. Using case studies, storytelling, and interactive exercises, Shanna Hocking creates learning that goes beyond the session.
• Popular leadership topics include: Leading in a remote/hybrid workplace, supporting first-time managers, building a culture of feedback, situational leadership, and more.
• Popular fundraising topics include: Strategic cultivation and solicitation of 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-figure gifts, managing major gift officers, handling difficult donor conversations, women’s philanthropy, and more.
