You are here: HOME > Services   Services Communications for fund raising is an integral part of the development process. Listening to donors, engaging volunteers with your institution, and strengthening the commitment of core constituents is as essential as producing effective brochures and newsletters. Our work is simultaneously process oriented and product driven. Campaign Strategic Planning Providing overview and support for the process of conducting a campaign. Our primary focus is working with trustees and chief executives on feasibility, scope, message, goals, and reaching the decision to launch. We often also advise on selecting full-service campaign consultants who will help establish procedures and administration for research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship including budget, timeframes, and staffing. Communications Planning Analyzing your messages and the potential vehicles to get them across to key constituencies. Not only via the traditional newsletters, brochures, and direct-mail appeals, but also through desktop publishing, video, worldwide web, face-to-face meetings, conferences, and special events. We prepare communication audits and action plans complete with recommended format, content, frequency, budget, and analysis of appropriate messages for targeted audiences. Staff Motivation and Training Evaluating your staff structure and skills. Assessing in-house versus out-sourcing research, writing, and design. Workshops and editorial review to ensure creative ways to engage your constituencies. Key Communications Vehicles Writing case statements, concept papers, gift planning brochures, newsletter articles, admissions materials, direct mail appeals, or annual reports. Videos, CD-Roms, Web site creation, laptop presentations. Supervision of design and art to create a unified effect. Initiatives Sharing our extensive experience with press conferences, group presentations, and special event production. We have gathered a set of creative colleagues and associates whom we call upon for help with complex tasks or for special services, such as major graphic design projects or video and multi-media production. Please ask about our recommendations for you. R. Gordon Talley Philanthropic Communication 25 Magazine Street Cambridge, MA 02139-3960 617-497-7490 info@rgtalley.com All information on this site Copyright 2006 R. Gordon Talley unless otherwise noted.