While it is true that you can download an Organizational and Development Assessment worksheet from our website, (click here to start your download) it is also true that the difference between a pdf and a nonprofit consultancy focusing on your organization are drastically different. When we are hired … [Read more...]
Trust The Professionals
October 11, 2008 By
One of the aspects of our firm, Mersky, Jaffe & Associates, that has always interested me is the capability to accurately predict the amount of money an organization might raise. This is established through a combination of interviews as part of a detailed feasibility study, an understanding of … [Read more...]
How Small Gifts Add Up
May 5, 2006 By
Congregation Ohav Shalom was not, historically, a giving culture. Nevertheless, leadership realized the synagogue needed improvements and a small extension if they were going to continue to fulfill the community’s needs. Could they raise the necessary funds? Mersky, Jaffe & Associates was … [Read more...]
Q. We just completed a feasibility study and were told we could raise $5.7 million. That’s a lot. What are the chances we could raise that much?
January 11, 2005 By
A. The intention of a feasibility study is to measure your potential for success, and while it is a lot of money when you look at the number out of context, the completion of your feasibility study should have built up the confidence that you can raise the $5.7 million. If you still have doubts, … [Read more...]
Do You Know Who Your Donors Are II
January 5, 2005 By
The Temple—Congregation Ohabai Sholom wasn't sure they did. As the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in Nashville, they had facilities that had last been rebuilt in the 1950s. By the end of the century, with a membership which had doubled, a booming Nashville economy, and an aging building … [Read more...]