Find Out with a Convergent Fundraising Readiness Assessment
If your nonprofit qualifies based on a core set of considerations, Convergent Nonprofit Solutions will consider conducting a Readiness Assessment for your organization.
This service is free of charge and involves time spent onsite by the Convergent team with your organization's executive committee and staff.
Typical Fundraising Readiness Assessment Components:
- Investigation - We ask questions, lots and lots of questions. What’s your mission? What’s your annual budget? Who are your top 10 funders? Who are your strongest advocates? Have you ever run a major fundraising effort in the past? How much do you raise on an annual basis? What have you accomplished since inception? What did you accomplish last year? What do you want to accomplish now? And so on…
- Plan Development - We take all the information and ideas developed above and we flesh out the details:
- How long will it take to implement this fundraising strategy, build this building or solve this crisis?
- How much will it cost, taking into account all related expenses?
- Who will benefit? We never ask for donations when raising millions of dollars; instead we look for investors who will benefit from your plan. But remember that investors expect a return on their investment (ROI), so we therefore go a step further and quantify the benefits of implementing your fundraising plan. This ensures maximum financial support.
- Fundraising - How will you go about raising the dollars needed? This takes place in two phases, the (Feasibility Study) and the (Capital Campaign).
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"After one of their competitors had left us terribly disappointed, the good folks at Convergent came to our rescue. The people we worked with at Convergent truly cared about our situation and went above and beyond what was called for to help us address our challenges."
Jack Bell
Executive Director
Gainesville ProMusica Concert Series |
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