• Annual Support - operates programs to encourage continual individual gifts.
• Community Benefits - involves more and brings new people to your hospital.
• Planned Gifts - presents programs to educate the community in their personal estate and financial planning.
• Foundation proposals/Grant support - assistance with the support from foundations, grants and corporate gifts.
• Business Community - maintains regular contact with your local businesses through regular communication and education.
• Agriculture Community - link together your hospital and the agriculture community while gaining their lifetime support.
• Employee Support - increase employee awareness of your hospital's need for community involvement and seek their support for special projects.
• Medical Staff Support - increase your medical staff's awareness of your need for community support and seek their commitment to this fund-raising program.
• Special Donors - identify individuals who might make a contribution of $10,000 or more to your hospital.
• Capital Campaign - this development program will give you the structure and provide the community and financial support necessary to raise the large amount of money you need for a special project or capital campaign.

Our approach to a community survey/financial feasibility study for a capital campaign:

• Determine the overall attitudes and opinions of those interviewed toward the organization without specific identifying reference.
• Conduct a community survey that will measure the potential success of raising "friends and funds" for your hospital.
• Determine the level of support the community is willing to fund, and establish a possible capital campaign goal with timetable and budget necessary to realize the agreed upon goal.
• Measure the community's perceptions and understanding of the importance of charitable gifts to your hospital's future viability.

These objectives provide the outline of the written and oral recommendations that we will give to your leadership group.

What is a Community Survey/Feasibility Study?

The survey consists of personal, confidential interviews with your organization's administration, members of your hospital and foundation boards, leadership of your Auxiliary, employees, business executives, political office holders, and key community leaders.

Who completes the survey and how long does it take?

One of our consultants will come to your hospital and conduct the interviews. The interviews are completed in about 30 minutes. We recommend that at least 30 and no more than 50 interviews be conducted. We normally complete the survey within 90 days or less, followed by formal oral and written reports with our recommendations being given to your board.

After the survey is completed, several issues can be addressed:

• Is the Development Council structure right for your organization or does it need to be modified?
• Will your community provide you the on-going financial support that you need and how much is available?
• Should your organization proceed with this Development Council Program?
• Does your community understand the importance of philanthropy and how it can meet your future community and financial support for your hospital's future viability?

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