Fundraising Services: Long Range Development

When an organization establishes a Strategic Plan for Development, then careful implementation is required for success.

Cummings Co. designs services for Long Range Development, based on the abilities of the organization to achieve objectives in a timely fashion.

Some of the Cummings Co.'s expertise will encompass:

• developing a saleable multi-year case(s) for support;
• motivating and training Board and development staff;
• establishing a prospect identification process within the nonprofit’s database;
• initiating prospect identification, cultivation, and recruitment activities;
• strategizing major gift approaches;
• developing timetables, both immediate and long term;
• strategizing the execution of "multiple fund-raising" programs;
• formulating tables of organization for fund raising, including job descriptions for internal staff and volunteers;
• strategizing and training for recruitment of campaign leadership;
• volunteer formation: motivation / recruitment / training / prospect assignment / report meetings;
• establishing evaluation mechanisms and benchmarks;
• conducting an analysis to convey progress; recommend future action steps;
• formulating systems for gift recording / gift acknowledgment / pledge redemption.