About – A Direct Solution

Build a sustainable nonprofit

with monthly revenue.

About A Direct Solution

A Direct Solution was started in 2003 by Erica Waasdorp, answering the need for an experienced agency at consultancy prices.

Since then, we’ve worked with non-profit organizations in a variety of ways, through a mixture of project rates, hourly rates, or retainers, depending upon the needs of the client and budgetary constraints.

A Direct Solution is registered as Fundraising Counsel in all states that require this.

Our Services

A Direct Solution provides direct marketing and fundraising solutions that translate into core management strategies and provide the foundation for achieving and sustaining your business objectives.

We have extensive general and specialized direct marketing and fundraising experience, particularly in monthly giving. This includes consulting on marketing, database, payment, online requirements, back-office process and accounting and reporting. In addition, we consult on international fundraising campaigns. Finally, we’re well versed in annual fund appeals, membership, direct mail or telemarketing campaigns, major and planned gifts and database conversion and analysis projects.

Develop and Execute Training
Sessions and Workshops

Based upon the experience and needs of the client, A Direct Solution can put a training program together and execute this within an entire organization or for individual chapters or departments.

What People Say About Us

Iris Abraham

Donor Relations Associate, Denver Rescue Mission

THANK YOU so very much for your time and all the amazing resources you just sent over! I really appreciate you.

Nancy Myers

I wanted to reach out and share with you how helpful your book is! I appreciated your tips, samples and explanations of donor-centric giving. Going from clinical, detailed grant writing was a challenge and without your book I would have left my volunteer position with an organization that I love.

Lyndsey Enyimu

Individual & Monthly Giving Coordinator, Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids

I have been at Brown Bagging for over seven years and created and built out our monthly donor program (Hunger Heroes). When I first started, we had around 20 monthly donors and now we have 500. I have learned a lot along the way. I recently just purchased your How to Grow Your Monthly Program from Good to Great off of Charity How To, and I just wanted to let you know that I am so grateful. It provided a lot of helpful and successful tips that I am excited to take action on and implement. It also confirmed for me that what I am doing now is on the right track. I just wanted to let you know that I thank you for your passion and knowledge.

Mary Wiese

Streetlight, USA

I listened in on your webinar yesterday on Recurring Donations Rule! and thought it was just excellent. You laid out the steps so well and made it seem within our reach to increase our recurring donors. Thank you…

Hannah Mitchell

Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois

You’ve inspired us to FINALLY invest our time into putting together an official monthly giving program. And for that, I thank you

Colleen

You are just awesome, Erica. Thank you for being such an incredible asset to the nonprofit community.

Shema Ruperto

or Kids Sake

You stand apart from every other fundraising consultant I've ever worked with. You amaze me. I just saw your donation slip to increase your monthly support. I was kind of floored. You really do what you say, practice what you preach. Your simple gestures carry so much weight and make us feel seen. I hope I can emulate this feeling for others else based on your example. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Trisha Maus Blosser

AFP Shenandoah Chapter

THANK YOU for an amazing presentation packed full of great information and ideas.

Build a sustainable nonprofit

with monthly revenue.