The Timothy Group

General Development Services

Some of our services prepare you for one or more areas of operating, capital or endowment fundraising.

Development (Advancement) Assessment

The American Medical Association recommends that people get annual physicals. Many ministries have not looked at how well prepared they are to meet the financial development or total advancement (e.g. public relations, church relations, customer relations, marketing) challenges they face. Having a strategic direction, knowing board, donor and constituent perceptions, examining organizational strengths and weaknesses, and measuring past development performance results are just some of the things we do in an Assessment. We will help you discover where you need help and then help you address those specific needs with training, strategy and a funding plan that is affordable and effective.

We believe the following outline is a great model of a Development Assessment:

RX: Clear and honest diagnosis of your organization.  A thorough physical is the first step.  Careful analysis of where you have been and where you want to go is the diagnosis we present before we recommend the "PRESCRIPTION."

DR: A part of that diagnosis is "DONOR RESEARCH."  Who is already giving to your organization and who needs to be giving?  We use a variety of wealth screening and donor assessment tools.  Donors vote with their checkbooks.  You must have a strategy for building and enhancing those relationships.  Top to bottom, you need to know who is on your donor file and who needs to be.

GP: You will need a "GOOD PLAN," not a boiler plate, but one that fits your specific needs.  A time tested plan that has worked for over 1,500 ministries is another critical success factor.  Select a ministry partner to help you set a course for success in your annual, capital and endowment funding programs.

CV: Every stewardship project provides an opportunity to invite "COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS" into your organization.  "Many hands make light work," says the proverb.  We have comducted campaigns that have utilized 300 volunteers.  Can you imagine your development/advancement effort with 10 or 20 or 50 or even 300 volunteers helping you open new doors of opportunity?

HW: Raising money is "HARD WORK."  No project gets funded just because it exists.  Your CEO, trustees, administration, employees and volunteers need to have an expectation.  What do you want and need them to do?  How many hours a week or month will you need them to assist you?  It is hard work but work that will produce gift income and lasting donor relationships.

PG: Psalm 127:1 says "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain."  We want to see God's hand of blessing upon your ministry and upon your project.  It is God's work and not ours (or yours).  The "POWER OF GOD" is what you want and need to experience in your Timothy Group led campaign or project.

Maximize your future with the guidance of our Development (Advancement) Assessment.

Development Staff Searches

We have conducted development staff searches for many clients, finding the right person for the position. If you put the wrong person in a position you will waste money, lose opportunity and possibly damage constituent relations. We have guided searches for CEO's (College Presidents, Heads of Schools) and Development staff (Directors of Development, Major Gifts Officers). We start by creating a position description. Then we seek input as to the ideal mix of personality traits needed for that position using the Professional DynaMetric Programs™ (PDP) Job Model. We help to advertise the position through our broad base of contacts around the world, and can screen for you the replies that result. We will determine the personality traits of the top candidates with the PDP Pro Scan survey. We will assist you in selecting the best candidate and preparing to direct and manage your new staff person. We can even examine the personality traits of all the people that are involved on the team with the PDP Team Scan survey to determine the best allocation of tasks, based on capabilities. E-harmony™ isn't the only business making perfect matches these days. So are the people of The Timothy Group. Let us help you with those critical personnel decisions.

Professional Dynametric Programs ®

Getting the right people on the bus and in the right seats is critically important according to James Collins' book Good to Great. If you put the wrong person in a position you will waste money, lose opportunity and possibly damage constituent relations. We have guided searches for CEOs (College Presidents, Heads of Schools) Development staff (Directors of Development, Major Gifts Officers) and others. We start by creating a position description. Then we seek input as to the ideal mix of personality traits needed for that position using the Professional DynaMetric Programs® (PDP) JobScan. We help to advertise the position through our broad base of contacts around the world, and can handle the replies that result. We will help you determine the personality traits of the top candidates with the PDP® ProScan. We will assist you in selecting the best candidate and preparing to direct and manage that person. We can even examine the personality traits of all the people that are involved in the team with the PDP® TeamScan to determine the best allocation of tasks, based on capabilities. E-harmony™ isn't the only business making perfect matches these days. So are the people of The Timothy Group. Let us help you with those critical personnel decisions.

• PDP® JobScan
• PDP® ProScan
• PDP® TeamScan

PDP® JobScan

The PDP® JobScan allows people that have a perspective on the position in question to suggest the right mix of personality traits that should be present in the person hired for the position. Each person's model is shown and the consolidation of all the input represents the model you will seek in the employee.

PDP® ProScan

The PDP® ProScan measures the relative strengths of four personality traits for a particular individual. When used in hiring a new employee you can determine how close that person is to the model that you were seeking. Varying management styles are then suggested based on the personality in question.

PDP® TeamScan

The PDP® TeamScan is designed to be taken by a group of people who work together. Individual personalities are then compared to current position responsibilities and working relationships. The Timothy Group then makes suggestions about any possible change in assignments, or the nature of supervisory relationships.

Program (Community Needs) Studies

Ministries should target their services at documented community needs, so that they do not overlap with other existing services. In a Program (Community Needs) Study we can help you discover factual information about needs in your service area, identify other providers of services in that area and identify gaps in service that you can address.