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Development Office Start Up Special Offer!

If your organization is planning to start a development office this year, don’t miss this opportunity for savings! CAPITAL VENTURE is offering our start up program at a discounted price for clients who schedule before June 30, 2009 for start up before August 31, 2009.

In today’s economy, we know how important it is for you to maximize your budget and for your office to be cost-effective and successful immediately. The CAPITAL VENTURE program is a culmination of years of experience setting up development offices for nonprofits covering every area of interest and service.  Read more



[Recommended Book]

Establishing Your Development Office

2.75
Average: 2.8 (4 votes)
By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
One of the Top Ten Bestsellers at the AFP Bookstore!
Publisher's Description:

Establishing Your Development Office gives the nuts and bolts of planning, organizing, equipping and staffing a development office. Plus, read: How to deal with boards and volunteers. Develop a budget and fundraising plan. Create "the seven documents every development office must have" to succeed. The booklet is intended to be a working tool, and is chock-full of checklists, "how-tos" and practical suggestions for getting a new development office off and running  Read more



[Tutorial]

Staffing the Development Office

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Average: 3 (2 votes)
By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President

For organizations that are just beginning a development program, one of the most challenging aspects of this procedure is finding the right person(s) to staff the office. There are so many questions: Do we hire from within or look for someone from the outside? What skills and talents do we look for? Is it better to hire from the corporate world or the nonprofit sector, or perhaps from the public sector? Who manages the development staff? How much should we pay them? What should we expect in the first year? And of course, the big question: is it worth the investment?  Read more



[Workshop]

Staffing Your Development Program [1.5 CFRE Credits]

March 9, 2012
Sponsored by: Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Webinar
Presenter: Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Establishing a Development Program Series: Staffing Your Development Program (Webinar 2 of 3)

Once you're ready to hire development staff, what do you need to know? Development is one of the highest turnover jobs in the nonprofit world. Many organizations find it difficult to hire and retain good development people because they have a weak philanthropic culture or hire the wrong people. Professional fundraisers can help your organization to build the philanthropic culture and succeed in fundraising. However, you need to know when and how to hire the right people. If your organization is not ready to hire staff, can you successfully run a development program with the current staffing and volunteers you have?  Read more



[Recommended Book]

YOU and Your Nonprofit: Practical Advice and Tips from the CharityChannel Professional Community

5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
By Norman Olshansky and Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Lead, manage and raise funds for your nonprofit!

Publisher's Description:

A down-to-earth resource for nonprofit staff and volunteers.

This book has been written for those who want to learn more about the nonprofit sector or improve their knowledge and skills related to nonprofit leadership, management and fundraising. Peer-reviewed articles selected for inclusion in this book have been contributed by nationally known experts within the nonprofit sector.  Read more



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