ALPS Foundation Services offers a variety
of services focused on building organizational capacity for
nonprofit organizations.
Board Development
A highly-functioning board of directors is important to the
health of your nonprofit organization. ALPS Foundation
Services provides board development training on board roles
and responsibilities, leadership evaluations, policies and
by-laws, committee structure, action-packed agendas, and
more.
Strategic Planning
What is the long-term vision of your organization? If you
can't spell it out quickly, you may be lacking a strategic
plan. A strategic plan is important in vesting the board of
directors with a sense of mission and purpose, and is an excellent
measuring stick of organizational progress. The challenge is
getting to an agreed upon strategic plan, given the differing
opinions of board members, staff, volunteers, and donors. ALPS
Foundation Services can guide you through the process.
Retreat and Meeting Facilitation
ALPS Foundation Services facilitates board retreats and meetings
for nonprofit organizations. Our experience has shown it is
often more effective for a third party to guide certain discussions
and meetings. We aim to achieve results efficiently, while
creating an open forum for the views of all parties
involved.
Development and Organizational Audits
For boards engaging in a comprehensive strategic planning
process, a development or organizational audit is essential.
The audit reviews the past development or organizational
objectives, successes and failures of the nonprofit. ALPS
Foundation Services interviews 15-20 key stakeholders in the
nonprofit's past, present or future about a set of specific topics
chosen by the board of directors. Based on the history of the
organization, and on an analysis of the interview responses, we
provide a set of comprehensive recommendations to move the
organization forward.
Feasibility Studies
Does your program initiative make sense? Is it efficient? Is it
an appropriate use of limited organizational resources? ALPS
Foundation Services works with nonprofit organizations to develop
new programs areas or develop existing ones - with a focus on
results.
Major Gifts Programs
The ability to launch a new social service project or program
initiative is usually linked to the healthiness of your major gifts
programs. Does your organization have a major gifts program?
ALPS Foundation Services works with nonprofit organizations to
determine whether a major gifts program is a viable option.
Planned Giving
America is about to embark on the greatest interegenerational
transfer of wealth in its history - projected $41 trillion
transferred via estates over the next fifty years. Has your
nonprofit organization laid the necessary grounwork to benefit from
that transfer of weath? ALPS Foundation Services can build
planned giving into your fundraising activities.
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