Fundraising Success: The Complete Development Plan

In this lecture we determine the fundraising activities your organization is already conducting.

In this lecture we determine which of your current fundraising activities are effective and should be kept and which ones are not effective and should be eliminated.

We use this lecture to evaluate the current climate inside your organization and how it will impact your fundraising. We also review the external factors that will impact your fundraising.

The good news in this lecture: your fundraising team should include more people than just you. We will identify who on your staff should be part of your development activities.

This lecture looks beyond the paid staff on your team to determine the roles available for volunteers and board members.

This lecture identifies the wrong way and the right way to set your financial fundraising goals. We will walk through setting your goals the right way.

Because development is about more than just the dollars that you raise, this lecture will identify possible strategic goals for your development plan.

We begin defining the specific fundraising activities that should have a place in your development plan. We've provided a useful worksheet to guide you through this process.

In this lecture we will revisit the Fundraising Cycle to make sure that the fundraising activities you are planning cover all of the steps in the cycle.

For this lecture, you will consider how much you will need to spend on your fundraising activities and how that compares to the funds you will raise.

In this lecture we will teach you to create a timeline for all of the activities in your development plan.

This lecture takes you step by step through the creation of your development plan timeline.

In this lecture we will assemble the pieces you have created and create your development plan.

Now that your plan is assembled, this lecture will guide you through comparing your plan to the strategic goals you set then give you a chance to adjust as necessary.

In this lecture we'll teach you how to keep track of your plan and make it a useful tool for the entire year.

In this lecture we will cover how to evaluate your plan, who should be involved and how often you should evaluate.

Because your development plan isn't written in stone, adjustments will be possible. This lecture covers how to make adjustments - both large and small.

This lecture gives you the how and when of creating your next development plan.

This lecture provides a summary of the concepts and materials covered in this class.

Congratulations on completing this course!