Fund Raising News and Tools for Non-profits

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Uncommon Sense Grant Writing















Thursday, June 23, 2011

Director of Development position SALARY$150 -$175

K. Russo Consulting Inc. has been retained to search for a Director of Development. This position reports into the Vice President of Development.

Our highly regarded client is the industry leader in consumer testing and reporting located in Westchester, NY. With subscriptions doubling over the past 6 years this organization offers a unique value and mission based culture, outstanding employee benefits and an intelligent and integrity based environment.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in developing and implementing comprehensive development programs. Solid experience in soliciting, develop/improve and stewarding of major gifts. Strong relationship building and leadership skills are essential. This role is responsible for:

Leading major donor individual giving efforts and obtaining gifts in excess of $5,000.
Plan, organize, directs, and coordinates ongoing and special project funding as well as any future capital campaigns. Prepares statement of planned activities and enlists support from members of the board, staff and volunteer organizations.
Manages and cultivates relationships with a roster of individuals/households with significant giving potential and provides stewardship for these gifts.
Identifying potential contributors for special project funds and supporters of institution’s ongoing operations through examination of past records, individual and corporate contracts, and knowledge of community.
Oversees the Planned Giving staff to identify and present appropriate giving opportunities for prospects.
Organizes solicitation drives for pledges of ongoing support from individuals.

Candidates with industry experience in any of the following a plus: non profit, business memberships / loyalty programs / on-line media or marketing / online charity auctions/ online and subscription based retailers. Experienced in business development activities desired. bachelors degree and higher preferred.

Compensation: 150 - 175k base plus bonus.

If you are interested, please feel free to send your resume to krusso@krussoassociates.com

Saturday, June 11, 2011

What a Grant Writer Needs From You

To be sure to save your organization time and dollars I have created a list for you to use before you hire a grant writer. Gather all these materials to present to your grant writer at the time an agreement is entered into. The grant writer may not need all the information for every grant but they surely will need all the information as they write several grants. It is very time consuming for a grant writer to start and stop to retrieve organizational information. Both you and the writer will save loads of time by having everything at the grant writer's fingertips. Enjoy!

Grant Writing Check List

___ Description and History of your organization
___ Problem or Needs statement
___ Measurable Goals and Objectives
___ Time-line for project
___ Plans for suture funding AKA sustainability plan
___ Project Budget
___ Organizational Budget
___ Resumes/job descriptions of project key employees
___ List of Board members and their affiliations
___ Organization brochure
___ Mission Statement
___ Fact sheet
___ List of grant received in the past
___ Most recent IRS 990
___ latest Financial Audit
___ Articles of Incorporation
___ Current by-laws

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Executive Director Position

FightSMA is a United States based international non-profit working tirelessly to find a treatment and cure for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which is the number-one inherited cause of infant death. Today, the organization has funded SMA researchers at more than 40 academic institutions and biotech corporations in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada. Read more about FightSMA on their website at www.fightsma.org.

FightSMA is seeking a dynamic, proactive and entrepreneurial Executive Director to drive its development and strongly position the organization among U.S. funders. The job will be based in Washington, DC. Please visit www.driconsulting.com/index.cfm?fa=main.esPositions to view the entire position overview.