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DSI provides six distinct services for non-profit organizations and churches:

Annual Fund Campaign Counsel:
Annual fund campaigns are the primary fund-raising method used to broaden support, upgrade giving levels, and provide operating support for on-going programs.

Feasibility Studies:
Feasibility studies provide an organization information gleaned from responsive donors needed to make an informed decision regarding the viability of launching a capital campaign.

Capital Campaign Counsel:
Capital campaigns are an intensive, organized development effort used to secure gifts for a specific capital project, executed within a specific time period, usually over one or more years.

Planned Giving Program Counsel:
Planned giving programs integrate sound personal, financial, and estate planning concepts with the individual donor's plans for lifetime or testamentary giving.

Marketing and Public Relations Services:
Marketing and public relations includes a range of interrelated elements, consisting of advertising, communication, corporate identity, marketing, positioning, publications, and special events.

DSI Non-Profit Tutorial Series:
The Tutorial Series provides an executive the instruction, samples, and outlines needed to implement the DSI comprehensive development system.

The following areas of counsel make possible the successful implementation of DSI services:

Development Planning:
Development Audits
Development Calendar
Case Development

Public Relations:
Advertising/Promotions
Communication Assessment
Corporate Identity/Graphics
Marketing
Positioning
Publication Development
Non-Profit Internet Promotion

Major Gifts:
Major Donor Cultivation
Major Donor Special Events
Personal Presentations
Proposal Writing
Solicitation Training
Foundation Solicitation
Local Business Cultivation
Corporate Cultivation

Special Events:
Golf Tournaments
Charity Auctions
Annual Banquets

Targeted Mail:
Direct Mail Appeals
Newsletter Development
Receipting Promotions
Living Memorial Giving
New Donor Acquisition

Planned Giving:
Estate Planning Solicitations
Program Marketing
Planned Giving Instruments

Additional Income Thrusts:
Living Memorial Giving
Sponsorship Programs
Gifts-In-Kind
Telephone Campaigns

Project Management:
Program Reporting and Analysis
Database Management
Workflow Analysis

Local Church Cultivation:
Missions Board Presentations
Pastors Receptions/Breakfasts
Church Cultivation Materials

Feasibility Studies:
Focus Groups Leadership
Individual Interviews
Data Compilation and Presentation

Capital Campaigns:
Campaign Calendar
Strategic Counsel
Case Development
Communication Tools
Management and Accountability

Church Stewardship Campaigns:
Planned Giving Seminars
Congregational Presentations
Case Development/Feasibility Study

Overall Non-Profit Management:
Strategic and Long Range Planning
Board Development
Volunteerism
Staff Development and Hiring
Organizational Management
Fund-Raising Ethics

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