This past Saturday, I had the privilege of working with the Executive Director and the Board of DRU/Mondawmin Healthy Families Inc. ("DRUM") in Baltimore.  They are a growing organization, seeking to diversify their revenue streams and I have been working with them on developing a fundraising plan.

Saturday, we held a Board-Only session, that included discussions around:

• Drafting a Case for Support and creating a Fundraising Tool Kit
• The process of engaging individuals and other organizations
  
• The Board's role in fundraising 
• Creating a "menu" of ways the Board can help with fundraising
• Setting give/get expectations for Board members, which is included in the Board job description
• The infrastructure needed for fundraising (donor database, donor record-keeping, etc.)
  
• How communciations goes hand-in-hand with a fundraising program

These are just a few topics we covered in a very productive session on Saturday.  I am excited and proud to be a part of the transformation at DRUM and to be working with the dedicated members of their Baord and staff.

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Check out the article I wrote for the Association of Fundraising Professional's Winter 2015 Advancing Philanthropy titled "Paralysis by Overanalysis."  http://www.afpnet.org/Publications/CurrentIssue.cfm

WHAT'S YOUR LEVEL OF DEPENDENCY??

Is your organization dependent on one large donor, one large event or some other primary source of income?

What would happen if it went away?

One organization lost close to $1 million in annual revenue when one corporation changed its policies then was bought out.  The company was sponsoring a major event and providing cause-related marketing in its retail stores.

While the possibility of this revenue disappearing was included in their annual Risk Assessment, time was NOT spent on developing a "Plan B."

A Plan B is like an insurance policy. You hope you never need it, but when you do, you're glad it's there.

Is your organization or association conducting an annual SWOT Analysis? Are you completing a Risk Assessment on the identified Threats? Do you have a Plan B in place? 

An answer of "No" to any of these questions, means you may need to reassess your current situation.  We can help!  Contact us today!