Strategic Fund Development

The completely revised and expanded edition of a fundraising classic Strategic Fund Development became an instant classic the day the first edition was released. Now in this expanded third edition, it has been revised cover-to-cover with relevant new information and useful new tools and resources. The book addresses the needs for fundraisers of every level of expertise. Experienced development officers find this an invaluable reference tool for educating their colleagues and boards. New fundraisers get firm grounding in best practice and what it really takes to do this work. Executive directors learn how fundraising fits into the organization and what it takes to make fundraising productive. Contains in-depth analysis about what makes organizations effective, including things like leadership, organizational culture, decision-making processes, systems thinking, and well-managed change Offers comprehensive strategic planning insights, with detailed steps, sample research tools, retreat agendas, and complete plans Includes the same tools and resources for fundraising planning This updated classic provides essential insights, with an extra bonus: purchasers get exclusive access to a website of tools and resources.

The completely revised and expanded edition of a fundraisingclassicStrategic Fund Development became an instant classic theday the first edition was released. Now in this expanded thirdedition, it has been revised cover-to-cover with relevant newinformation and useful new tools and resources.The book addresses the needs for fundraisers of every level ofexpertise. Experienced development officers find this an invaluablereference tool for educating their colleagues and boards. Newfundraisers get firm grounding in best practice and what it reallytakes to do this work. Executive directors learn how fundraisingfits into the organization and what it takes to make fundraisingproductive.* Contains in-depth analysis about what makes organizationseffective, including things like leadership, organizationalculture, decision-making processes, systems thinking, andwell-managed change* Offers comprehensive strategic planning insights, with detailedsteps, sample research tools, retreat agendas, and completeplans* Includes the same tools and resources for fundraisingplanningThis updated classic provides essential insights, with an extrabonus: purchasers get exclusive access to a website of tools andresources.

Foreword.Preface: Do You Need this Book?Acknowledgements.About the Author.Chapter 1: Let's Start Here: An Important Introduction.Appendix A-1: The Myth of "More Visibility" and"Greater Community Awareness".Chapter 2: Positioning Your Organization to Survive: The FourRelationships That Are Critical to Effective and Productive FundDevelopment (and Healthy Organizations).Chapter 3: The First Relationship - Within YourOrganization: Creating the Infrastructure That Produces a HealthyOrganization.Appendix 3-A: Questions for Building an Effective Board.Appendix 3-B: Consensus Decision Making.Chapter 4: The Fund Development Professional: Choosing Your Road Organizational Development Specialist or Just anotherFundraising Technician.Appendix 4-A: Job Description for Chief Development Officer.Chapter 5: The Art of Leadership: A Critical Component of theFirst Relationship.Chapter 6: The Second Relationship - With Your Community:Ensuring Your Organization's Relevance through StrategicPlanning.Appendix 6-A: Governance Self-Assessment.Appendix6-B: Focus Group and Key Informant Questions for theAudubon Society of Rhode Island and the Steel Yard.Appendix 6-C: Sample retreat formats.Appendix 6-D: Strategic Planning Retreat Agenda for the SteelYard.Appendix 6-E: Strategic Plan for the Audubon Society of RhodeIsland.Chapter 7: The Third Relationship - With YourConstituents: Nurturing Relationships to Build Loyalty.Appendix 7-A: Cultivation Ideas.Chapter 8: The Fourth Relationship - With Your Volunteers:Enabling Them to Take Meaningful Action on Behalf of YourOrganization.Appendix 8-A: Passionate Board Member Running Wild: A Real-LifeStory with an Enabling Response.Appendix 8-B: Assess Your Performance as an Enabler.Entr'acte: Bridging the Gap.Chapter 9: Creating the Most Effective Fund Development Plan forYour Organization: A Plan That Produces Ownership and Results.Appendix 9-A: Creating an effective fund developmentprogram.Appendix 9-B: Job description of the Fund DevelopmentCommittee.Appendix 9-C: Strategy Analysis grid (with measures) for theCommunity Foundation for Greater New Haven.Appendix 9-D: Fund Development Plan for the Women's Fundof Rhode Island.Chapter 10: Going Back to the Beginning: InConclusion.List of Appendices on the Companion Website.Notes.Index.