Services To Grow Your Organization

Arnold Olson Associates provides practical, results-driven consulting and training across all areas of fund development. Drawing on Helen B. Arnold’s more than 65+ years of experience as a CFRE and trusted advisor to nonprofits, we tailor every engagement to your organization’s unique culture, goals, and resources

Strategic Planning

Facilitated planning sessions are offered for the Board, key stakeholders, and/or staff. Strategic Planning enables the organization to establish a realistic picture of the organization’s goals, vision, and objectives. The organization is then in a position to establish a prioritized, planned approach to an effective fund development program. Continuing assistance is available as the Strategic Plan is implemented.

Annual Campaign

An Annual Campaign overview is available in a tailored session. The elements of direct mail, telemarketing, special events, corporate solicitation, major individual gift solicitation, integrated marketing, capital needs requests, and introductory planned giving are reviewed. Targeted training, individual or group, is available in each component area of annual giving.

Capital Campaign

A tailored group or individual session is offered to present the process of a capital campaign. Complete consulting services are offered for specific capital campaign feasibility studies and/or capital campaign management.

Planned Giving Program

A client focused group or individual session presents the elements of a planned giving program, including information on simple bequests, trusts, charitable life insurance, annuities, and life estates. Individual consulting services are available to establish an organizational planned giving campaign or program.

Board Training

What is the role of a not-for-profit Board, how does an organization choose the right people to join the Board, how does a Board best work together, and how do volunteer Board members become comfortable with fund development? Both group and individual training is available to help the Board be successful fulfilling the organization’s mission.

Resource Audit

A resource audit is a review of the organization’s financial, Board, Staff, and volunteer assets and how they can best support the organization.

Donor Research

This specialized training is individualized for each organization based on its Board, volunteers, staff, and specific requirements.

Grant Writing

Grant research and writing services are available on a project basis. Consulting Services are individually tailored to meet each client’s needs.

TESTIMONIAL

Real success from our clients

“Investing in development services through Arnold Olson Associates is one of the most constructive, significant things you can do for your nonprofit. Helen moves missions forward. She is brilliant, dedicated, tremendously experienced and completely client focused. She will help you cut through the clutter and become more effective in fulfilling your mission. Helen is a straightforward communicator and strategic thinker who is continuously helpful in all aspects of her work. There’s no one I could possibly recommend higher.”

Dawn Svenson Holland President / FlashPoint Fundraising

“In 2002, Arnold Olson Associates provided strategic planning, board development and fundraising expertise as the Community Health Free Clinic (CHFC) was established. Since that time, with Helen’s leadership, the organization completed three successful major fundraising campaigns and developed a strong business strategy. These efforts have allowed the organization to grow from providing free medical care two evenings per week to a clinic open 6 days per week that provides free medical, dental, eye and prescription services to the uninsured and underserved in east central Iowa. Most recently, Arnold Olson Associates facilitated a visionary strategic plan process. This plan is the map that will guide the Clinic’s management and board as we move forward.

Our relationship with Arnold Olson Associates has been an extremely positive experience. The level of work provided has always been top grade and has played an important role with the growth of our organization.”

Darlene Schmidt CEO / Clinic Executive Director – Community Health Free Clinic

All areas of fund development

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702-485-3224
helen@arnoldolson.com