Development

We embrace the spirit of generosity.

Development is about building a family of supporters, about creating an environment that encourages and rewards those supporters for their participation. Generous people give. Successful organizations give back.

ArtOps can walk with you down the development path because it’s a journey we have already extensively traveled.  For nearly 40 years, our organization has raised money from a multitude of sources, from individuals, foundations, businesses, and government entities.  Our organization started with a budget of $2,000. Now, we approach $2 million annually.

Like all good development offices, we understand that this isn’t about our needs.  It’s about yours.  We help arts institutions embrace generosity throughout their organizations.  Leveraging our experience, our role is to help foster a culture of development among board members and extended family.

Our work extends to institutional philanthropy.  We have experience securing grants from foundation, government, and corporate sources.

In the area of development, we can support your organization with the following services:

• Board training, development, and stewardship
• Strategic planning
• Development plans
• Donor communications
• Event planning and execution
• Donation tracking and acknowledgment
• Organizational tools, templates, and frameworks to track your data
• Identifying and soliciting corporate partners as well as individual donors
• Grant research, writing, and reporting

A contract is created between your organization and our team to develop prospects, work timelines, and deliverables based on your organization’s financial and artistic vision. Working with your current Board and Committee Members, our development staff can provide personalized, ongoing consultation to help you align your goals with tangible results.

In the sphere of grant seeking, we offer services in funder research, project development, writing and submitting grant proposals, stewardship and follow-up with funders, and submitting subsequent grant reports required with each award. We also communicate and represent your organization to funders and program officers in the local and national philanthropic community.

Regardless of how large or small your organizational needs are, we are here for you to provide the support and guidance needed for success.