“A mentor is not someone who walks ahead of us to show us how they did it.
A mentor walks alongside us to show us what we can do.”
~Simon Sinek, Author and Inspirational Speaker
MENTORING SERVICES
Let's Build Hope helps organizations build development infrastructures that are efficient, effective and successful.
Our mentoring services are tailor-made for your organization's current and future needs, development goals, budget, timeframe, and complexity.
We work with the "Fundraising Triangle" -- your development team, executive leadership and Board of Directors -- to achieve outstanding results.
Let's Build Hope helps organizations build development infrastructures that are efficient, effective and successful.
Our mentoring services are tailor-made for your organization's current and future needs, development goals, budget, timeframe, and complexity.
We work with the "Fundraising Triangle" -- your development team, executive leadership and Board of Directors -- to achieve outstanding results.
What We Offer
Let's Build Hope Mentoring Services can include but are not limited to to the following:
Development of a Case for Funding
Creation of an Annual Fund Development Plan
We offer resume review, interview support, consultative advice and recommendation for the hiring of:
Training and Support
Let's Build Hope Mentoring Services can include but are not limited to to the following:
Development of a Case for Funding
- Case development with fundraising team and key stakeholders
- Creation of a written case for support to serve as the driving force for the Development Plan
Creation of an Annual Fund Development Plan
- Creation of all fund initiatives and strategies based on the mission and resources available
- Setting of targeted goals for expense, income, and cost per dollar raised (CDR) for each strategy
- Creation of a master development calendar
- Creation of the executive summary to share with the Board of Directors
- Presentation of Annual Development Plan to Board of Directors (if requested)
We offer resume review, interview support, consultative advice and recommendation for the hiring of:
- Chief Development Officers
- Development Directors
- Prospect Researchers
- Grant Writers
- Event Planners
- Graphic Designers
Training and Support
- Assessment of development materials
- Review of donor database utilization and suggestions for enhancements
- Ongoing Board training, education and coaching to support fund development efforts
- Input into volunteer recruitment, orientation, training, engagement and evaluation
- Assistance with direct appeal processes (copy, creative, print, distribution, analysis)
- Support of grant process (direction to grant writer, strategy, analysis)
- Assistance with major gifts strategy, moves management, and prospect research
- Development and/or enhancement to giving clubs
- Support of special events (creation, refinement, enhancement, analytics)
- Support for corporate development initiatives
- Review of website, online giving options and social media
- Development and/or enhancement of cultivation and stewardship strategies
A Customized Approach
The LBH Method has four main steps: DO, MENTOR, SUPPORT, and EXCEL. Our involvement is customized for your organization's needs. For the period of the mentoring contract, your organization will enjoy 24/7 access to the Let's Build Hope team.
The LBH Method has four main steps: DO, MENTOR, SUPPORT, and EXCEL. Our involvement is customized for your organization's needs. For the period of the mentoring contract, your organization will enjoy 24/7 access to the Let's Build Hope team.
