Today’s uncertain and difficult times demand that nonprofit organizations make the most of their human capital. Bright, energetic staff and dedicated volunteers are wonderful to have. But their value will never be realized, and they’ll probably seek fulfillment with competing agencies, if the organizational structure they’re working within is flawed and underdeveloped.
J. F. Smith & Associates is dedicated to empowering nonprofit leaders and their organizations to grow and thrive like never before. We do this by helping staff and volunteers understand and holistically apply four critical elements of nonprofit capacity building: Governance, Strategic Planning, Fundraising, and Public Relations.
This dynamic process produces enduring, positive results in a short period of time—everything from surpassed fundraising goals to improved board performance to reduced staff and volunteer turnover.
Also, because we believe that building solid organizational capacity is “job one,” we provide value-added assistance in all four of the aforementioned areas during the course of every consulting assignment.
J. F. Smith & Associates will enable your nonprofit organization to quickly capitalize on its internal strengths and achieve long-term success and community impact.
Our services include:
Governance
- Board member roles and responsibilities
- In-depth Board assessments
- Mentoring services
- Trustee recruiting, development, and conflict resolution counsel
- Governance materials preparation (board manuals, policy documents, etc.)
Strategic Planning Assistance
- Pre-planning guidance
- Planning workshops, meetings, and retreats
- Plan development support
- Plan implementation
Fundraising
- Assessments and feasibility studies
- Fundraising Fundamentals workshops
- Development planning
- Funding prospect research
- Grant proposal preparation
- Funding prospect cultivation/solicitation
- Major gifts/capital campaign planning and execution
Public Relations
- PR assessment and planning services
- Communications best practices counsel
Specialized support services
- Executive Search
- Coaching--For corporate executives transitioning into the nonprofit realm
- Training and Mentoring—of staff, board members, volunteers, development officers and
Executive Directors/CEO’s
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To learn more about our Nonprofit Practice Leader, Mark Wille