Leadership Infrastructure for Philanthropy
Hire Right. Focus Wisely. Coach Effectively.
The Geis Group delivers a comprehensive, interconnected framework designed to elevate philanthropic performance. Together, our three platforms — Wellspring™, Assay™, and Further Faster™ — ensure organizations select exceptional talent, prioritize the right opportunities, and cultivate teams that perform with confidence and consistency.
Purpose
Wellspring™ exists to help organizations attract, develop, and retain philanthropy professionals who are technically capable, values-driven, and fully prepared to excel in a performance-based culture.
More than an onboarding process, Wellspring™ is a complete hiring-to-leadership model that transforms fundraising teams through predictive selection, structured engagement, and intentional coaching.
Core Components
Assessment — See Talent Clearly
Using a strengths-based behavioral interviewing framework, we evaluate candidates and existing staff across the competencies most critical to fundraising success. We probe where traditional search processes often do not — revealing readiness, growth potential, and leadership trajectory.
Clients receive a strategic analysis identifying strengths, capability gaps, and targeted opportunities, accompanied by expert recommendations that support confident hiring and development decisions.
Customized Engagement Plan — Activate Performance
Each assessment culminates in a prescriptive Customized Engagement Plan (CEP) — a clear, actionable roadmap tailored to the individual’s role and organizational priorities.
Delivered through a focused three-hour collaborative session, the CEP aligns expectations, clarifies performance pathways, and equips staff with the structure needed to accelerate productivity from the outset.
Vital Conversations – Achieving Optimal Teamwork
Technical skill alone does not sustain high performance — culture does.
Wellspring™ evaluates the work environment in an effort to discern potential roadblocks inhibiting performance related to tensions, workstyle differences and communication deficiencies. We’re able to discern the unique characteristics and dynamics of a work group and propose strategies that empower all involved to work more cohesively and productively. By assessing both competencies and behavioral tendencies, we help organizations foster coaching cultures proven to increase productivity by 8–18% while reducing costly turnover.
Through training, and guided implementation, leaders gain practical strategies to improve communication, navigate conflict, and build cohesive, resilient teams.
Key Features
Personalized Debriefs
that deepen self-awareness and accelerate professional growth
Team Dynamic Insights
that clarify motivations, strengths, and conflict triggers
Strategic Communication Tools
that enhance leadership presence and collaboration
Action-Oriented Coaching
that translates insight into measurable performance
The ROI of Wellspring™
When you use Wellspring, you:
- Avoids the $100K+ cost of a mis-hire
- Accelerates first-year productivity by 8–18%
- Strengthens retention through structured mentorship
- Aligns people, purpose, and performance from day one
Wellspring™ is more than onboarding — it is how organizations build confident, connected, high-performing fundraisers who stay and succeed.
