grant writing

The Development Collective works closely with funders on your behalf in assessing and determining the match of your agency funding needs with the interests of the sponsor.

The Development Collective is like an in-house grant writer. We manage funding research, writing, personal interactions, follow-ups, reporting and closure of the proposal process as part of a team approach so that relationships between agency staff and funder contacts may flourish.

OUR process

Our process at The Development Collective centers on relationship building between your organization and potential prospects that best fit your goals. We conduct in-depth interviews with agency staff and / or board members. These interviews, combined with a thorough review of your published materials and research, provide the basis for each corporate and foundation proposal. Once generated, drafts are forwarded to you, your board, and / or your staff for a complete review. Comprehensive services cover all phases of proposal development and follow up such as:

Initial on-site needs assessment to directly interact with all key players on staff.

Research and linkages between your project and funders.

Articulation of vision and strategy development for each project-sponsor match and a tailored proposal for each prospective donor.

Proposal tracking and monitoring to ensure a complete proposal package and creation of opportunities for interaction and site visits.

Follow-ups and reporting to funders for proposals accepted, if appropriate.

On-going stewardship that maintains relationship building for your organization.

Continued research and involvement so that new organizational projects and priorities can be matched with funders as new opportunities arise.

MARKETING STRATEGIES

Let us help you with logo designs (or re-designs), website content, flyers, brochures, event marketing, whatever your needs are, we are to help.

Fundraising strategies

Effective individual, corporate, and foundation relations may be built into a comprehensive fund development program that includes:

Board Development and Volunteer Management–– for editing, ownership, education of organization, and its vision.

Annual Giving–– for securing a higher gift level, or a greater number of annual gifts, and for ensuring closure on pledges still outstanding.

Special Events–– for winning sponsorship support, for donor recognition, and for organizational visibility.

Major and Planned Gifts–– for ensuring a more respectful interaction with individual donors and to provide opportunities for them to shape their gift designation.

database consulting

The Development Collective provides consulting to clients on database set up, data clean up, importing, exporting, reporting, updating and upgrading software.

We can developed policy manuals and how-to manuals related to use of the database as well as training for staff both individually and in group settings.