Richner & Richner - Strategic Fundraising Counsel For Non-Profit Senior Service Organizations

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Development Staff Assessment and Hiring Counsel

Richner & Richner provides assessment of current development staff or future staffing needs as part of our overall assessment of an organization’s readiness to embark on new fundraising initiatives or to create a solid, sustainable fund development program. We identify and assess the desirable qualities, traits and skills required of a fundraising professional and guide the senior staff and volunteer leadership in the process of reorganizing or restaffing to prepare for future success.

Although we are not professional employment recruiters, we provide service and counsel to assist an organization in preparing for the recruitment process and in evaluating potential candidates.

Services:

  • Staff evaluation
  • Preparation of job postings
  • Creation of a recruitment strategy
  • Counsel on posting sites
  • Participation in interviews and evaluation of potential job candidates
  • Board Development

    A guiding principle of the Richner & Richner consulting practice is encouraging and strengthening Board support for changes and/or introducing new fundraising initiatives.


    Services:

  • Orientation to relationship-based fundraising
  • Customized and interactive educational presentations on all aspects of fund development: moves management, planned giving, solicitation training, and oversight
  • Assessment of current board roles, strategies to introduce/encourage boards to embrace their fundraising responsibilities
  • Creation of working groups; subcommittees related to fundraising
  • Creation of role descriptions & recruiting strategies for fund development purposes
  • Strategic Use of Volunteers

    Volunteers, when used wisely and well, can help catapult an organization into the next level of sustained development goal achievement. In addition to recruitment and training strategies, Richner & Richner assists in the development of appropriate volunteer structures, including ad hoc committees, volunteer advisory committees, and foundations.

    Volunteer Recruitment & Training

  • Assessment of the needs of the organization, along with current and potential volunteer roles and utilization
  • Creation of role descriptions
  • Strategy for volunteer recruitment and orientation
  • Customized training sessions
  • Volunteer management
  • Foundation Creation

    Our firm offers expertise and experience in guiding clients through the process of creating a foundation to serve as the philanthropic arm of an organization. We provide detailed custom timelines, referrals for legal assistance, assistance in drafting key materials and tailored one-on-one support and guidance throughout the process.


    Services:

  • Analysis to determine whether the foundation model is appropriate
  • Explanation of process and procedures
  • Custom timelines and task lists
  • Referrals for legal assistance
  • Tailored one-on-one support and guidance
  • Identification of and recruitment strategies for initial volunteer corps
  • Volunteer training
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