The Signatry - Biblical Generosity through Donor Advised Funds

Please provide your name, organization, and email address to begin the assessment.

First Name*

Last Name*

Organization*

Email*

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How well defined is your organization's vision and mission?*

We have clear vision and mission statements and almost never do work outside the scope of our mission.

We have clear vision and mission statements, but we sometimes do work that is outside the scope of our mission.

We either do not have clear vision and mission statements or we often do work that is outside the scope of our mission.

Have you created a donor-facing document to clearly communicate your case for support?*

We have a well-articulated case for support or executive summary piece that outlines key information such as our mission, problem, solution, and impact.

We have outlined our case for support before, but it is outdated and probably needs some revision, or we don't actively use it with donors.

What is a case for support?

Which of the following best describes your donor development staffing structure?*

We have a highly functioning development team, including Major Gift Officers.

We have development staff, but no Major Gift Officer.

The development effort lies primarily with our Executive Director.

Choose the option that best describes your development performance over the last 12 months:*

Our development work is growing. Donations in at least one segment (major, mid-level, or mass) are growing significantly.

Our development work is steady. We do not see significant growth, but are not experiencing significant decline, either.

Our development work is declining. Donations in at least one segment (major, mid-level, or mass) are declining significantly.

Do you have a reserve fund or endowment to fuel your mission? What is the scope of the fund you have?*

We have an endowment and/or reserve fund, which includes guidelines and rules around spending, minimum balances, etc.

We have a reserve fund that we dip into when we experience a fundraising slump or other unexpected expenses, but do not have guidelines spelled out.

We do not have a reserve fund specifically set up for our ministry.

Major donors are important to a nonprofit's sustainability and growth. Which of the following best describes your major donor effort?*

We know who our major donors are and have a robust major donor program, where we are intentional with our communications, efforts, and events.

We know who our major donors are and do our best to connect with them one-on-one for our annual ask.

We do not really define major donors or communicate with them in a distinct way.

Asset gifts* can unlock expanded giving potential for some major donors and fuel growth for a ministry. Which of the following best describes how your organization utilizes asset gifts?*

*Gifts outside of cash, such as stocks, real estate, or business interest

We have a strategy around facilitating asset gifts outside of cash and regularly seek to share about this opportunity with donors.

We have accepted some asset gifts before, but we do not have a good system around it, nor do we intentionally share about the opportunity with donors.

We have never accepted any gifts outside of cash.

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