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ORGANIZATION Development Plan, DATES (no more than 3 years recommended)

Date Created

Prepared by [CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER]

Purpose of this document

With the participation of the CEO and Board, the following plan serves as a guide for

development initiatives through END DATE. It is intended that this will be assessed,

revised and updated on an annual basis. This plan supports the efforts of the

ORGANIZATION strategic plan, and as changes are made to the strategic plan, this

document will be updated to reflect that.

Brief History

Insert a very short history of your organization including founders, year founded,

budget growth, program accomplishments, etc. The purpose of including the history

is to give people a sense of story. This is also something you can include in your case

materials.

Mission

Insert your mission here.

Vision

Insert vision here. Some organizations replace this with a values statement.

Unique Value Proposition

What makes you different from every other organization? Get to the root of it and

insert that here.

Strategic Priorities

List in bulleted or numbered format major priorities for the organization even if they

are not things that you can specifically raise money for. Typically these come directly

from the strategic plan.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Development Program (OPTIONAL)

Definition of a development program: the development program involves raising

funds, developing relationships and connecting people with causes they are

passionate about. Roles within a development program include connectors, who tie

together people and causes; experts, who speak knowledgably and passionately about

the mission of an organization; and closers, who ask for support.

Mission: the ORGANIZATION development program supports the strategic priorities

of ORGANIZATION by securing funding from diverse sources and building positive

relationships throughout the community.

(OPTIONAL) Philosophy: Insert a guiding philosophy here. A sample: the

development program is the responsibility of all, including all staff, volunteers, board

Organization Development Plan