How can development audit prove to be a significant return on investment?

Posted by Dainel on February 25th, 2021

You might be wondering what these development audits are all about. So let me tell you that development audit is nothing but an internal assessment for a nonprofit fund development program. It has been noticed that in most of the case, the development audit is conducted by the consultant so that they can gain objectivity and at the same time can utilize knowledge in the process.

Moreover, the development audit looks mainly on the involvement of staff, board and also the volunteers in the organization’s fund raising process. After performing audit, the team also gives their valuable recommendation about the best use of its assets which are available in order to improve revenue system. Apart from all this, the audits also help to evaluate the weaknesses and strengths of the fund development system, which also includes the fundraiser software. In the process of developing audit several surveys as well as personal interviews with the organization board, volunteers and staffs we scheduled. Usually, the entire time period for this sort of audits can take up to thirty to forty-five days.

Mentioned below are some of the outcomes that an organization can expect from the development audit.

• Assessment on all the organizations current fundraising as well as the marketing material and recommendation.
• Proper evaluation of the present system as well as procedures that are related to fundraising and recommended strategies for the improvement.
• The definitions of the roles of the staff, volunteers, and staff in fundraising.
• It may be possible that you get an integrated development plan as well as the integrated communication and marketing plans to support it.

The points that are discussed above are the one which you can expect from the development audit.

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