The Segall JUMPSTART Program

A FIVE STEP PLAN designed to guide you through smartly and successfully starting a new nonprofit in difficult financial times

The common impulse behind starting a new nonprofit to help people and leave our legacy to the world. Though this is a great and noble reason, it is also a blueprint for failure without the proper structure behind the new organization,

We must understand that starting a nonprofit is much more than just providing an important new service to people who need it…it is also about sustaining that program over time.

To be successful, a new nonprofit, like any business, will need start-up money. Your organization must plan how to survive until your consistent funding begins to be generated. Business loans are usually not available from the bank, and grants, especially in these hard financial times, are increadible difficult to secure for a fledgling non-profit.

So, you might ask, what does one do?

This is where The SEGALL JUMPSTART PROGRAM can aid you attain your goals.

Barrie Segall, M.S,W, will bring his 35 years of agency leadership and 15 years work with over 500 agencies to focus on what your agency needs to do to retool for the new philanthropic challenges ahead.

He’ll help you develop a success structure for you new orgainzation based on the following elements:

-You need A Founder who has the time, energy and fiscal resources to sustain a pro-bono operation in its first phase.

-You need to create a small, but committed Board of Directors (6-8 people) who are prepared to spend their time and some of their own resources supporting the organization through it’s initial phases.

-You need to create compelling Mission and Vision Statements that will attract influential individuals, charitable contributions, and in-kind services.

-You need to have a Strategic Plan that lays out the first 3 years of operations, that you are willing and able to carry accomplish, and that generates excitement in your board memebers.

-You need a Business Plan that details out the costs and income required to sustain the first three years. You will also need to develop some ideas as to how to generate that income

-Finally, You need a compelling Case for Giving that will quickly attract the needed resources.

THIS may seem overwhealming, BUT THE JUMPSTART PROGRAM is here to HELP YOU accomplish these imperative tasks WITHIN 90 DAYS.

WHAT IS THE SEGALL JUMPSTART PROGRAM?

JUMPSTART is a FIVE STEP ACTION PLAN

Barrie Segall, M.S.W., will work with the Founder and Board on the following initiatives:

  1. Understand: Help your Board of Directors better understand their roles and responsibilities
  2. Plan: Work with the Founder and Board to plan a half-day retreat where they will create a successful Strategic Plan and Business Plan
  3. Learn: Educate your organization’s members about the fundamentals of donor based fundraising
  4. Create: Develop an Action Plan that will properly implement the retreat recommendations
  5. Jumpstart: Initiate the Action Plan through post-retreat committee meetings

Contact us and ask for a no obligation interview. After the interview, you will receive a proposal, and if interested, we will finalize the details and proceed with getting your organization operating.

Commitment:

FIVE STEPS

While it is probable that these FIVE STEPS can be accomplished in 90 days, each project moves at a pace based on the time and commitment of the agency, so there is no guarantee that all FIVE STEPS can be completed during this time.

After 90 days, the agency may wish to extend the Contract on a month-by-month basis at the same rate based on an extension agreement.

JUMPSTART has been designed by the Consultant to follow the best practices in the field, and will include guidance materials at each step. The PROCESS of completing these FIVE STEPS together will determine whether the agency will succeed after the Consultant leaves and the agency is on its own.

Segall Nonprofit Consulting

310-871-0648 bsegall@segallconsulting.com

www.segallconsulting.com