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Presented by Don Chalmers
President
SparrowHawk Consulting

(c) 2012 SparrowHawk Consulting
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Company, Inc. 2

The economic rebound is a good sign, but a
rebound in private sector funding is likely to
lag well behind.
For example foundations use a three year
rolling average to calculate their
grant budgets.

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 How ready is your organization?

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 Involve Board, Staff and Other Volunteers
 Other Stakeholders

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 We have a contemporary plan and know
where it is-- Mission, Vision, Goals,
Objectives and Action Plans
 Our plan includes sub-plans like marketing,
technology and resource development
 Our plan includes individual work plans that
help ensure accountability
 Evaluation of our plan is a part of our board
agenda at least on a quarterly basis
 Our plan is renewed on an annual basis

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Company, Inc. 9

 Our Board of Directors is reflective of the
communities we serve
 Our Board recruitment process includes a
careful assessment of our current board and
identifies characteristics of prospective board
members who should be added as vacancies
occur
 We always orient our new Board members
 Our board meets at least quarterly with
attendance about 85%

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Company, Inc. 13

 Developing our  Or board training
board training program provides
program has active an opportunity for
board involvement the board and staff
 Our board training to assess changes
program affords that are needed
participants an based on the
opportunity to presentation
evaluate each
presentation

Company, Inc. 14

 We are aware/familiar with organizations
doing similar work in our area or region?
 We have created partnerships where such
collaboration will benefit our clients and
those of our partners
 We have included funders and prospective
funders in our partnership discussions

Company, Inc. 15

 More and more funders are discouraging or
not accepting unsolicited proposals.
Checklist:
 We are finding ways for our Board and staff to
meet and get to know funder’s boards and
staff members.
 We are telling our story in such a way as to
encourage funders to solicit a proposal from
us.

Company, Inc. 16

1. Government in 6. A Sharpened Eye
Crisis on Charity Pay
2. Strains in the 7. Rising Donor-
Safety Net Charity Tensions
3. A Full-Court Press 8. Proving Charity
for Modest Gifts Works
4. Improving Grants 9. Volunteerism
Outlook Become Cool
5. A Weakened
Charity Work
Force
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SparrowHawk Consulting, your full service
consulting firm serving non-profits, Tribes and
tribal organizations
don@sparrowhawkco.com
800-398-9048

(c) 2012 SparrowHawk Consulting Company, Inc. 18

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