A joint project of:

Lutheran
Immigration and Refugee Service
(LIRS)
www.lirs.org

and


United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops/
Migration and
Refugee Services
(USCCB/MRS)
www.usccb.org/mrs

BRYCS
888.572.6500
info@brycs.org

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SPECIAL FEATURE:
Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies - Part 2

Last month’s look at the basics of Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies  may have raised as many questions as it answered:

- “Whom should our organization ask for money?”
- “Which foundations or corporations appreciate the services we provide?”
- “Which individuals or local businesses would want to support our mission?”
- “Where do we start?”

The place to begin, according to the Association of Fundraising Professionals Fundraising Dictionary, is with your organization’s own development plan: “a written summary of development goals and objectives and the strategies by which an organization will achieve them within a given period of time.”

Last month we mentioned that organizations should seek a varied mix of funding sources; yet, there is more to a solid development plan than choosing your mix of supporters. It’s a long way from planning to action.

Read more about fundraising for refugee-serving agencies.