-Development Strategic Planning

-Foundation Grants
-Direct Mail/ Marketing Communications
-Donor Insight ^TM

-CEO, VP & Volunteer Coaching & Training

Executive Search

Copley Raff has successfully recruited nonprofit executives and senior development professionals for many of New England's finest hospitals, academic institutions, cultural organizations, and human service agencies. The professionals we have placed have enjoyed exceptionally long tenure in their positions and remain among the region's most respected and successful nonprofit leaders.

Campaign Planning/Management

The campaign marketplace has never been more competitive. Nonprofit leaders expect extraordinary outcomes and donors demand greater accountability while resources are stretched thinner every year.

Copley Raff's team of Senior Consultants and Associates bring a wealth of expertise, experience and resources to guide you in planning your campaign. We will help you build a persuasive case, recruit and train your campaign leaders,assist in solicitations, conduct donor research and create a detailed campaign blueprint tailored to your institution and your specific philanthropic resources.

Interim Executive Leadership

The Copley Raff consultants can and have served as the Vice President for Development or Director of Development and provide immediate leadership to maintain or create forward momentum in your development program. The CRI consultant may assumein all the duties of the vacated position and bring an in-depth knowledge of best practices for raising funds within an institutional setting and for facilitating and guiding the leadership, staff and board members through the transitional time to achieve a new, higher level of fundraising activity.

Development Strategic Planning

Copley Raff, Inc. has developed strategic development plans for many of our clients. We oversee and direct the process and assist with the design and execution of the resulting plan. Our approach is tailored to meet the needs of organizations seeking to create comprehensive three- to five-year organizational strategic plans; or we may focus exclusively on an organization's development effort, either by laying the groundwork for a new initiative or identifying ways to strengthen an underperforming program. Following an assessment of your organization's strengths and weaknesses, we are able to help you articulate key objectives, plan for measurable outcomes, and develop operational and financial strategies.

Development Assessments

A development assessment uncovers the untapped potential for growth of your organization's fundraising program, thus revealing its strengths, challenges, and opportunities. A Copley Raff, Inc. development assessment is the first step to planning a more ambitious future for your philanthropy program with leadership and staff achieving consensus on the growth plan. The essential components of the audit include extensive data collection, careful scrutiny of all revenue sources, fundraising expenses, operating systems, staffing, and benchmarking to compare peer and competing organizations both local and nationally. Interviews with key volunteers and supporters confirm how others perceive your organization and gauge the potential for increasing support. The final assessment report analyzes the data and findings and presents recommendations for immediate action.

Board Source Article , Volume 17 / Number 6, Up the Down Staircase , Larry G. Raff
“Reprinted with permission from the November/December, Volume 17, Number 6 edition of Board Member , a publication of BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards. For more information about BoardSource, call 800-883-6262 or visit www.boardsource.org . BoardSource © 2008. Text may not be reproduced without written permission from BoardSource.”

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General Counsel

Copley Raff, Inc. Senior Consultants and Associates, and experienced technical support staff provide a broad array of guidance, training, leadership and skill in addressing many development matters that may include:

On-call sounding board as matters arise
Skilled interim development executive to run aspect of or your entire development program prior to an executive search
Building or fixing a your major and planned gifts program
Guidance and execution for special events, annual appeals, or grants
Implementing management and operation sytems and evaluation tools

Foundation Grants

Copley Raff, Inc's seasoned grantwriters can step in to conduct research to identify appropriate foundations and businesses to approach, contact and vet foundations, gather information, write and submit grant proposals, and track progress . Writing your case-for-philanthropic-support is an integral element of this process.

Direct Mail/ Marketing/Communications

Copley Raff believes that direct marketing for non-profits in the 21st century demands incisive strategy, integration of traditional media with emerging online and electronic technologies, well-positioned and crafted copy and design, and sophisticated analysis. This perspective and CRI Associate Nelson Checkoway's two decades of demonstrated successful direct marketing enable him to bring a customized level and range of creative, strategic and production services to CRI clients to help create, grow, and enhance their fundraising activities.

Copley Raff, Inc. and Checkoway Consulting are jointly committed to the premise that direct mail and direct marketing efforts are an indispensable element of a fully integrated development office and major gifts enterprise. Nelson's award-winning expertise can be combined with the strategic development services of Copley Raff to provide an effective and a comprehensive array of services and talent to CRI clients to help ensure their success. Checkoway's creative work has won multiple industry awards including the Direct Mail Fundraisers Association Package of the Year and a number of prestigious MAXI awards from the Direct Marketing Association of Washington.

Donor Insight^TM

A tool that quickly, easily and accurately deciphers donors' interests and tradeoffs when making philanthropic decisions about an organization, campaign. There are also applicaitons for annual donors, alumni, students and physicians. Contact Larry Raff to receive the password to enable you to experience Donor Insight .

CEO, VP & Volunteer Coaching and Training

Good fundraisers are not necessarily good managers, coaches or trainers. Often, an outside expert can be more effective then resident staff in training staff and volunteer leadership in both the art and science of fundraising. Copley Raff, Inc. president and associates are sought after presenters and trainers and are expert in training and coaching on a wide range of development topics.

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Philanthropy Leadership Advancement Nexus (PLAN) Major Gift Officer Immesion Training May 21 - 24, 2010 in Boston, June 24 - 27, 2010 in Chicago: Affiliated with AFP- Massachusetts and AFP-Chicago

Donor Insight^TM A tool that quickly, easily and accurately deciphers donors' interests and tradeoffs when making philanthropic decisions about an organization or campaign. There are also applicaitons for annual donors, alumni, students and physicians.

Contact Larry Raff to receive the password to enable you to experience Donor Insight.

-Executive Search