What can you expect from a shared fundraiser? In a word - expertise. Company management brings over 25 years of nonprofit management and fundraising experience to the table. We have done it all -from direct mail to special events, to foundation solicitations, to product sales, to major gifts, to volunteer recruitment and management. We keep up to date on advances in on-line technology and fundraising practices. We are members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and always maintain the highest standards of ethics and confidentiality.

Using the shared fundraising service, each organization has a fundraising specialist visiting them regularly– because fundraising is a continuous process. We typically begin with an overall assessment of your fundraising needs, and then begin to focus on areas of improvement. During this process, you tell us what you feel are your most pressing needs, and we tell you what we can do to help. In other words, we find the solution to your fundraising problems together.

Given the nature of the work, there is no “typical” day in the life of the shared professional. The fundraising specialist, through careful training, develops a routine which usually allows him to visit 1 or 2 organizations each day. At one, he may be training the resource development committee on the fundamentals of fundraising; on the next, he may be meeting with the Development Director to discuss requirements of an upcoming grant proposal, and on his next, he may be conducting specialized research on a potential major donor.

Throughout the day, he places and receives a wide variety of calls related to future appointments, providing suggestions on good donor management practices, advice on software usage, or working with a fulfillment house on an upcoming solicitation. Evenings are generally consumed with routine business needs and planning. Each day is indeed hectic, but is also rewarding since it is task driven, and accomplishments, or at least progress, can be seen on most every front almost every day. 

Fundraising specialists associated with Raiser Sharp Consulting often have expectations for themselves that are far above the expectations of any organization with which they are associated. Somehow, these differing expectations, and differing needs, all work together to form a solution that is very efficient and highly effective.

Fundraising Services and Support Provided By Raiser Sharp Consulting

·         Professional, regular, ongoing, in-person fundraising support

·         Full assessment of your fundraising position and capabilities

·         Written case study in support of fundraising activities

·         Development of written, measurable objectives specific to your nonprofit

·         Short and long term fundraising strategies

·         Research for grants and/or major donors

·         Capital campaign assessment, referrals, recommendations

·         Staff and volunteer training when you need it (one-on-one or group)

·         Identification of potential grant sources

·         Writing of grant proposals

·         Submission of grant proposals to a predetermined number of sources

·         Direct mail solicitations, fulfillment and list management

·         Recommendations for donor management software & setup

·         Integration of on-line fundraising with other efforts

·         Planned giving consultation

·         Corporate/Foundation/Organization presentations on your behalf (with staff)

·         Key volunteer training and recruitment (with staff)

 

 What’s Not Provided By Raiser Sharp Consulting

·       Costs for purchasing additional hardware and software that you decide you need

·        Costs associated with outside vendors already existing or that you decide you need

·         Travel expenses when required (i.e, gas, tolls, parking)

 

Contact us today for a free Fundraising/Development consultation.