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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- Why Should We Consider Hiring A Consultant?
A quality consultant provides a client with the necessary skills and experiences to provide solutions to challenging problems. Our approach is hands-on, to train and model the necessary implementation steps for agency success. In our experience, non-profit agencies need more than a hired gun, they require an objective third party that can leverage existing gifts and talents into actions that build organizational capacity. ALlyd effectively transitions agencies to the next level of performance and success.
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- What Types of Projects Does ALlyd Image Solutions Accept?
ALlyd works with clients who are dedicated to capacity building and strategic resource development. Projects range in scope based upon the size, vision and goals of the executive and volunteer leadership. There are no "typical" clients, however, ALlyd provides a strong foundation for the development of strategic development programs that include: donor cultivation, campaign assessment, defining a case statement, creating governance and volunteer infrastructure and target audience marketing.
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- Are You Currently Accepting Clients?
Yes, clients are currently being accepted. ALlyd limits the number of clients during each season to ensure that ample personalized service can be delivered to each client.
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- How Much are Your Hourly Rates?
All ALlyd clients operate on a retainer agreement based on the project scope, deliverables, benchmarks and outcomes. Although projects average $85 - $125/hour, they are based on a variety of factors based on client expectations, consultant skill and experiences, & strategic application of capacity building principles.
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- Who Are Your Existing Clients?
ALlyd provides services to non-profit agencies and executives throughout the Mid-West and East Coast. Prospective clients are provided with a detailed reference list including non-profit agencies of diverse size, focus and composition.
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- Are prospective clients able to contact previous clients?
Yes. References exist for more than 10 years of client partnerships, and prospective clients are encouraged to contact those businesses, non-profit agencies, CHDO's and community development corporations that have chosen ALlyd for technical assistance and executive coaching.
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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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