Grant Program Capacity Building

To hire the first dedicated development staff and to purchase fundraising software.

To hire a fundraising consultant to assist in expanding the base of individual donors.

To increase membership and donor base by hiring a full-time fundraiser. This effort will be complemented in the first year with a fundraising consultant to help craft a donor development plan and to train the new fundraiser.

To conduct three related capacity building activities: a facilitated strategic planning process; business and marketing research to assess the income potential of two new programs; and hiring a fundraising consultant to expand their base of foundation and corporate support.

To conduct a strategic planning process involving board and staff in order to develop a programmatic, fundraising and business plan for the next five years.

To develop and improve three web sites used to distribute information, including the Risk Report, Iraq Watch, and the Wisconsin Project’s institutional web site.

To fund a new staff position within the Communications Department to increase PHR’s use of the Internet in media, public outreach, membership, and development. This grant would pay for the first year of the position with the understanding that PHR…

To conduct a strategic planning process involving board and staff in order to develop a programmatic, fundraising, and business plan for the next five years.