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Established in 1971, Phillips & Associates is a management consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, leadership development, and fundraising counsel exclusively for nonprofit institutions and organizations. Our firm has counseled clients throughout the United States involved in the fields of health and medicine, education, human services, cultural organizations, and the arts. A listing of clients served, professional references, and description of client service is on the Phillips & Associates website.

The Art of Fundraising
By Gary Phillips

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Auditing the Development Program

Some fundamental tools non-profit organizations can use to develop thoughtful fundraising budgets, evaluate results of their fundraising, and assess performance of fundraising staff.

Assessing Fundraising Costs
Perspectives and approaches in evaluating cost/result fundraising effectiveness
Cumulatiave Gift Recognition
Two "case" examples for the purpose of further discussion to determine if cumulative giving is an appropriate policy for an organizaton
Donor-Centric Fundraising
Successful fundraising focuses on the donor's need, not on the organization's need.
Evaluating Your Development Officer
Perspectives in conducting valued subjective evaluations of professional performance
Examining the Development Program
Comprehensive approach to gathering together pertinent fundraising-related information in a single document in order to assess fundraising effectiveness
Fundraising Assessment Checklist
Highlighting key issues and questions for assessing an effective fundraising operation

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