Moving Beyond Retreats & Planning
The need for Strategic Fund Development has not changed. Over 20 years later, finding the resources still continues to be a major area for improvement for many non-profit agencies. Yet, when you look at the score card for success, it requires more than adding resources. While a retreat or strategic planning meeting may be a catalyst or momentum building, it is not enough. Understanding the cycle of development includes an understanding of both process and product. Whether you are embryonic, emerging, established or near extinction - success means moving beyond an experience. The hard work of building capacity requires a deeper investment and a collective understanding, it takes intentional progress over the pursuit of perfection.
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Ten Essentials for 2010
- Spend more time pursuing future success than reflecting on past failure.
- Create a team that shares your vision - in word and action.
- Seek to change behaviors not people. Allow lessons from both.
- Stop talking about creating a donor culture - and just do it.
- Document evolution and the path you take for excellence.
- Select partners that have something to offer.
- Be open to difference. Iron does indeed sharpen iron.
- Leave a legacy by your day to day actions.
- Simplify your to do list - create an ultimate not-to-do list.
- Ask from others only what you are willing to do yourself.
Pursuing Excellence with... The Boner Center
CICOA Aging and In Home Solutions
Community Cancer Network
Community Housing Network
Emberwood
Hoosier Oncology Group
PrimeLife Enrichment Inc.
Purpose of Life Ministries
The Tamarindo Foundation, Inc.
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About Us |
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Aimee Laramore has over 15 years of diverse private and public sector professional experience, and a client base including health care agencies, small businesses and non-profits ranging from startups to established entities. Throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, she has served as both consultant and coach with a diverse combination of agencies committed to making a difference in the lives of people. Ms. Laramore obtained her Bachelor's degree from Purdue University, and earned her MBA from the University of Toledo.
In addition to her academic achievements in Organizational Leadership and Supervision, Ms. Laramore is also a graduate of the Center for Third World Organizing and Pratt Institute for Economic Development Internship Program. She has united a strong interest in community organizing and development, with core business principles that reinforce effective management and organizational operations. Currently she serves as a volunteer for a variety of local non-profit agencies, plans an active role on several fund development subcommittees, and serves as the Chairman of the Emerging Pearls Foundation.
Publication Highlights:
Trust and technology in the virtual organization:
An article from: SAM Advanced Management Journal
By Sonny Ariss, Dr. Nick Nykodym, Aimee A. Cole-Laramore
Indianapolis Woman Vol. 14, No. 5 Memorable Moms Special Mini-Feature
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ALlyd Clients and Partners ALlyd Image Solutions has served over 75 thriving not-for profit agencies throughout the MidWest and East Coast. Clients include funding entities, embryonic agencies, established organizations and those wishing to reinvent themselves and their service delivery model. Retreat, strategic planning and team-building services have contributed to the long-term success of business entities of all sizes, inclusive of those receiving public funding and those who operate solely on philanthropic support. A full client list is available to perspective clients and partners.
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What Clients Have Shared “Aimee consulted with CICOA in the development of our current strategic plan. In this capacity she facilitated a series of stakeholder meetings, led a planning retreat of the agency's volunteer and paid staff leadership, and worked with the strategic planning committee to interpret findings, develop the planning documents and identify effective measurements of key outcomes. Aimee has excellent communications skills. She is highly effective in coordinating group discussions and soliciting meaningful input from others. She brings a fresh perspective and focused energy to the process. She is a good steward of agency resources and delivers a quality product. I would recommend her to other organizations that are considering a strategic plan or operational review.”
November 10, 2009 ~ Orion Bell, President CICOA
“Aimee served as the development director for our human service agency and because of her great work with us we do a better job of connecting with donors and supporters. I'd happily recommend her to anyone who wants to get better at securing the resources needed to make the world a better place.”
November 11, 2009 ~ John Ziraldo, Lighthouse of Oakland County
“I found Aimee to be a bright articulate consultant who engaged staff, board and leadership in a process to develop new organizational, strategic & fund development plans. Aimee was superb at engaging staff as well as board members in the process and getting buy-in for the process. She is a straight forward person and upfront about some people not always liking that. It was refreshing for us at EmberWood Center, especially me. Our relationship also included some executive coaching and that has been very helpful to me as my postion as President has been transitioning.”
November 5, 2009 ~ Vince Failla, President Emberwood Center (formerly Community Addiction Services of Indiana)
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