Basic Steps

Whether your organization is small or large, has a sophisticated funds development operation or not, there are some basic questions and tasks with which one must begin when contemplating raising money for your mission. Let Classic Consultants assist you with these items:

1. Are you ready to raise money?
   There are some fundamentals that must be in place before an organization can be successful raising money: A vision for your future, proper infrastructure and a solid donor/prospect base to mention a few. Is your organization ready to proceed?
   
   
2. The Vision
   Please refer to the Visioning section.
   
   
3. Case Statement
   A complete plan delineating your vision, where your organization is now, a road map to get you to the vision, and the costs to take the journey must be put together in a concise document. It is important that staff and volunteers be on the same page and that your donors and prospects hear the same message from everyone involved with your campaign.
   
   
4. Feasibility Study
   So you are ready to have a campaign: You have a vision and an effective case statement. Now the question is whether your donors and prospects think your plan is worth their investments. A Feasibility Study provides your organization with information from your key constituents as to what they think of your plan, whether or not they will fund it, and if so at what level. The information obtained from this study allows the organization to make an informed decision to proceed, not to proceed or to do some additional homework before beginning the campaign.