Sprout Partnership

Sprout Partnership is Toni Goehring and JT Newman. We are an Evanston-bred, queer-owned consultancy created to support non-profit organizations and small businesses with fundraising, events, and marketing. We also have a creative arm to our business and have our portfolio at yummmedia.com, which similarly focuses on events and fundraising, but also indulges our love for food and the restaurant industry.

Together, Toni and JT have raised more than $30 million for a variety of nonprofits throughout their professional fundraising and marketing careers. We have a combined experience of more than 50 years in nonprofit management. Obsessed with detail, donor experience, and hospitality, we will make your staff and donors feel like family, make your copy and design sparkle, and increase your bottom line and ROI. We focus on the arts, media, and LGBTQIA+ organizations and businesses as well as social justice and equity projects. Queer-, non-binary-, and women-owned.

Mission: Our mission is to use our “fundraising superpowers” to support new business development and to strengthen both nonprofit and for profit businesses to grow sustainably and to support elevating voices and experiences that have been marginalized and underrepresented.