Customized Research

A trademark of Richard Male & Associates is its custom research of private and corporate foundations. The firm can assume responsibility for every facet of a grants program including research, strategic guidance, and developing written materials for submission to funders.

We offer our clients a wealth of information about funders that helps craft the strongest, most strategic "ask" possible. With years of experience, RMA has gathered information about foundations that is not readily available in commercially published materials. Experience and information — we make these work to the advantage of our clients.

The firm's custom research includes:

• Working with clients to plan and implement an overall foundation strategy tailored to the needs and goals of the organization.
  
• Assessing opportunities for upgrading grants from current funders.
  
• Identifying new foundation prospects.
• Matching clients' programs with appropriate foundation prospects.
  
• Analyzing board and staff contacts with foundations to determine how best to use them.
  
• Providing guidance to board and staff on their meetings with foundation representatives.
  
• Preparing written materials for submission to foundations including proposals, letters of inquiry and progress reports.
  
• Maintaining the calendar to insure that all submissions and cultivation activities occur on schedule.

Many times we can integrate this research into a fundraising plan and include our grant writing services as well.

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