Development Office

http://www.afpnet.org/HotTopic/DevelopmentOffice

Before an organization starts a fundraising program, certain conditions need to be in place, including leaders that have a clear sense of the organization’s mission and constituency and a vision of the organization’s direction, a continuous planning process for determining how it will achieve its mission and how much it will cost, and the necessary resources to achieve the plan.

Here is some material on Hiring a Development Director and thoughts on when to hire.

http://thirdsectortoday.com/2014/05/27/five-tips-for-hiring-a-director-of-development/

http://www.afpnet.org/ResourceCenter/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3645

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/tsn/tsn.jhtml?id=242600001

http://www.simonejoyaux.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/FindingTheRight-DevelopmentOfficer.pdf

http://richardmale.com/hiring-a-development-director/

http://www.blueavocado.org/content/how-hire-your-first-development-director

http://philanthropy.com/blogs/against-the-grain/development-directors-are-not-miracle-workers/28361

http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/96/fundraising.html

Development Director Interview

http://www.raise-funds.com/2007/development-director-job-interview-questionnaire/

http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2012/10/11/best-and-worst-job-interview-questions-for-comm-and-development-directors/

http://philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofit-Managers-and/52437/