Lead

www.leadphilanthropy.com Building Annual Giving Programs Our focus? – Prospects First. LEAD's services grow from 180 years of direct, personal, professional experience of its leadership team who have helped grow nearly 300 United States and Canadian nonprofit institutions by: >Assisting an organization’s senior leadership in evaluating and designing strategic fundraising plans in the context of contemporary giving trends and the organization’s particular situation; >Collaborating with an organization’s development staff to implement the strategic plan through the design and conduct of specific communications initiatives; >Recommending the most appropriate channels to reach prospects and donors in ways they want to communicate; >Developing programs that will raise awareness of the importance and impact of philanthropy to your institution’s internal and external constituents; >Creating personal solicitation plans for major donors; >Designing stewardship and cultivation plans; >Evaluating and improving fulfillment processes; >Creating partnerships with corporations, foundations, associations and individuals who share the organization’s priorities; and >Incorporating the fundraising effort as part of an organization’s master advancement program.