Turning your pain points into growth opportunities

Meet the Founder

Hi! I’m Ephraim Gopin, a third-generation and lifelong nonprofiteer.

I’ve been a CEO, fundraiser, grant writer, marketing and comms director, alumni director and more. I’ve worked for and with nonprofits and global foundations.

And like you, I’ve worn multiple hats at every job.

I have a diagnostic ability to look under your nonprofit hood and analyze what’s holding you back. But I also know how to solve your fundraising and marketing challenges by crafting custom plans to help your organization grow and thrive.

Working with me means you have access to my 26 years of experience, knowledge and expertise. I’ll share those with you along with advice, tips and best practices to help your organization go from survival to thrival.

How I Help Your Nonprofit Thrive

Let’s chat

We’ll talk about your dreams and aspirations and what’s holding your nonprofit back from growing.

Deep dive

I’ll analyze what you’ve done to this point and report on what’s working and what needs to be upgraded.

Roadmap to success

I’ll craft a custom strategic plan to propel your short and long-term success.

Surpass your goals

We’ll work together to implement the plan and ensure your organization thrives.

Get ready to grow

Ways to Work With Me

Fundraising services

Stabilize revenue and provide sustainability for your programs.

roadmap to success

Email services

Send compelling emails your audience is eager to open, read, click and act upon.

Upgrade your email

Online store

Books and more to boost your fundraising and marketing.

coming soon

Trainings

Attend. Participate. Implement what you learned right away.

learn and implement

Partners & Projects

Custom fundraising and marketing strategy
Fundraising campaign planning
Grant writing help

Fundraising and marketing analysis
Email, social media, website and content analysis
Submit report aimed at helping growing organization to thrive

Year-end fundraising campaign management
Grant readiness
Donor gratitude and stewardship plan
Help plan annual global event

Create craft custom fundraising and marketing strategy
Compose overall organizational plan
Craft succession plan for incoming ED

Instagram strategy
Email audit and analysis
Ongoing email help

Ongoing communication with CEO to help organization grow
Review and analyze campaigns
Ongoing fundraising and marketing help

End of year email campaign management

Endowment campaign planning
Ongoing work with Founder creating plans and strategies for fundraising and marketing campaigns

Manage successful year end fundraising campaigns
Manage fundraising, marketing, grants, corporate partnerships, media relations
Oversaw and managed website redesign process

Email strategy
Ongoing work with CEO to strengthen fundraising and marketing efforts

Work with founder to build organization
Ongoing fundraising, marketing and messaging help

Help with year-end campaign
Work with ED on marketing and messaging for fundraising campaigns

Manage and write copy for enewsletter for donors and supporters

What I bring to the table…

Fundraising and marketing expert

A deep understanding of how the two should work together.

26 years of success

The expertise, knowledge and experience to help your nonprofit surpass its goals.

All the hats

I’ve worked in growing nonprofits, have been in your shoes & know your pain points!

Diagnosis to plan

I’ll analyze your pain points and create a strategic roadmap to success for you.

…leads to better outcomes for your nonprofit

Build more relationships

Boost donor retention. More people feel connected to your organization which means…

Raise more money

Stabilized revenue, sustainability for programs, go from survival to thrival and experience growth!

Serve more people

More people who need services can be helped which means…

Have more impact

More people’s lives in your community are impacted for good.

Let's grow your nonprofit

Working with Ephraim and 1832 Communications was an incredibly valuable experience for Birth Detroit as we grow from a startup to a more established organization. He spent a lot of time researching our past campaigns and current strategies, providing us with a thorough and thoughtful report that highlighted both strengths and opportunities for growth. His insights are already helping us strengthen our storytelling, deepen donor relationships and better show the impact of our work.”

Afton Shavers

Chief Administrative Officer, Birth Detroit

Ephraim helped us bring consistency to our messaging and overall email process, which had a clear impact. We saw stronger engagement across the board, with more people opening and responding to our emails.

Oscar Ortiz

Executive Director, SebastianStrong Foundation

Ephraim is an exceptional fundraising and marketing expert. I’ve been continually impressed by his deep knowledge of all things fundraising, from strategic planning to innovative donor engagement. He has an incredible ability to take complex challenges and offer clear, actionable solutions that work. What sets him apart is his unwavering support and genuine care. Ephraim is always available to answer questions, share ideas, provide a fresh perspective, practical advice and insights.

Francesca Dobbyn

Executive Director, United Way of Bruce Grey

I feel that Ephraim has given us a huge boost which required a lot of thought and work on his part. I am very impressed with his ideas, organization and follow through. It was a pleasure working with him.

Katie Clapp, MS

President and Co-Founder, FRAXA Research Foundation

Ephraim is a dedicated and talented consultant. He guided Yesh Tikva through a full website and marketing redesign with content, copy and marketing strategies. No question was left unanswered and no task unresolved, all completed in a successful and timely manner. I would strongly recommend his expertise to all in need of support with marketing, fundraising, organizational management and content creation.

Gila Muskin Block

Founder and Executive Director, Yesh Tikva

1832 Communications and Ephraim Gopin personally has a lot to offer nonprofit organizations. The Israel Lemonade Fund benefitted from Ephraim’s expertise and advice in social media and fundraising campaigns. He has both a broad overview and an ethical outlook when it comes to helping charities reach their goals. He is a good listener, too. He takes the time to understand the particular aspirations of an organization and helps craft strategies for reaching them. We recommend Ephraim and 1832 Communications highly.

Shari Mendes

Founder & Director, Israel Lemonade Fund

Ephraim was a pleasure to work with; he ensured that our organization’s voice came through in our communication, without it being about the organization and focusing our team and our donors on the impact we are having on the community motivating donors to open their hearts and open their wallets.

Rabbi Kushi Schusterman

Executive Director, Harford Chabad

Ephraim is a one-of-a-kind professional, combining up-to-date market strategy, genuine care for his clients’ success and extensive fundraising expertise! He is accessible and provides the right information at the right time.
Above all, he gave me a great deal of confidence as I embarked on a new and unfamiliar path, constantly reminding me why my goal is worth pursuing.
With appreciation,

Naama Shikartzi

Founder @SPARK For Life

Thank you for the incredibly excellent idea you shared. I followed your recommendations and our email campaign had a much higher than average CTR and conversion rate! I’m just so thrilled with this excellent way you suggested to connect with our donors and supporters. Thank you for your insight, knowledge and helping us use email to build community and connections to support our mission.

Susan Dannemiller

Former Executive Director, Children's Day Preschool and Family Center