Nonprofit Organizational Development
Heritage Consulting’s principal Donna Ann Harris has started, grown, merged, partnered and dissolved non-profit preservation based organizations throughout her career as either a principal or advisor. Her sensitivity to the human element of the non-profit enterprise makes her uniquely suited to work with emerging or sophisticated organizations seeking new ways to accomplish their organizational missions now and in the future.
Clients have called upon Heritage Consulting to provide the following services:
Consultations
- Board recruitment and development
- Strategic planning for historic sites
- Organizational transitions consultations
- Vision statement development
- Organizational needs assessments
- Assessment of special events and fundraising events
- Review of bylaws
- Review of organizational policies
- Focus groups
- Stakeholder interviews
- Public involvement workshops and consultations
- Preparation of IRS tax exempt status applications
- Preparation of bylaws and incorporation papers
- Feasibility and assistance with mergers or organizational dissolution
- Preparation of mission and vision statements
- Public relations plans and implementation
- Board training and board development
- Roles of board and staff in revitalization organizations
- Assessment and reorganization of nonprofit organizations
- Establish taxing authorities—business improvement districts
- Foundation fundraising grant preparation
- Government grant preparation
- Feasibility studies for purchase and reuse of historic sites
