Nonprofit Organization
and Foundation Advisory Services
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In Rem Solutions provides consulting services for both new organizations and those with a long history of operations and service delivery.
New Organizations
Establishing a successful nonprofit organization or public or private foundation can be challenging, especially when it comes to critical issues like mission and governance. The policies you establish in these areas have a significant impact not only on how you operate but also on how you pursue your goals.
Our consultants can advise you on other big-picture issues. We collaborate with you to develop and implement the best practices that will govern your organization and keep it running smoothly. Often, this involves the education and training of staff, the development of a strategic plan and policies, and the implementation of the program.
Established Organizations
In Rem Solutions assists your organization in refining and identifying new approaches to achieving your mission by:
- Sharpening your organization's focus and operations
- Researching and implementing expanded funding opportunities
- Assisting with the development of collaborations with other community organizations to maximize opportunities for greater impact and expanded funding and resources.
Our team has the experience and background to help you manage your organization efficiently and comply with today's ever-changing legal regulations. We can guide you to best practices in organizational structure, board and leadership development, grants management, governance and meeting management.
Foundations – Refining Your Philanthropic Mission
Organizations adopt different philanthropic "styles", all of which provide an invaluable service to the community. Some of these include:
- Checkbook Philanthropy: An important approach that provides immediate and crucial support to the nonprofit sector
- Responsive Philanthropy: Supports needs and priorities as they emerge and evolve in a community
- Venture Philanthropy: Builds capacity for growth and sustainability
- Results-Based Philanthropy: Solves social problems by addressing root causes, evaluating outcomes and adjusting future giving based on new knowledge
- Collaborative Philanthropy: Maximizes resources, develops shared solutions and builds community capacity and knowledge
In Rem Solutions provides support to all approaches and functions. Our mission is to help you achieve your mission!
Foundation & Nonprofit Consulting Services
Scope of Work
In Rem Solutions assists clients with:
- Developing a foundation philanthropy structure
- Start-up activities, including selecting appropriate philanthropic vehicle(s)
- Developing mission, funding guidelines, governance and management processes and documents
- Drafting articles, by-laws, policies, giving guidelines, eligibility criteria, application, project assessment and evaluation documents
- Coordinating and assisting with drafting grant application forms
- Training new Board of Director members
- Providing technical assistance on the administration of new grants
- Delivering presentations, advocating on behalf of client and coordinating with funding partners or collaborators
- Assisting with grant administration services as requested by client
- Conducting grantee research and screening of funding proposals
- Creating signature programs
- Assessing grantee perceptions about your organization
- Evaluating programs you funded
- Preparing written materials, such as requests for proposals, brochures, annual reports and reports to the community
- Conducting strategic planning
- Training staff, trustees or board members
Past Projects for Clients have included
- Drafting Mission Statements
- Drafting Strategic Plans
- Board Trainings
- Grant consultation and administration
- Drafting articles and by-laws
- Drafting Strategic Plans
- Teaching Effective Governance
- Setting up new nonprofits, endowments and foundations
Providing policies for:
- Grants and Loans
- International Giving
- Communications
- Employee Donation programs
- Foundation Initiatives
- Advisory Boards
- Conflict of Interest
- Charitable Donations
- Grant Review Policies
- Personnel
- Site Visits
