For the Final Project, you will create a Resource Development Plan for a specific nonprofit organization.

The nonprofit organization you select could be the one you developed for Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector, one for which you work or have worked, or one with which you are otherwise familiar (Use this organization: The United Service Organizations) ..

Final Project must be presented as a 15- to 18-page paper (not including references, title page, or abstract), double-spaced, following APA format guidelines. Your weekly assignments will assist you in developing the areas below.

At a minimum, the paper should include:

1. Organizational mission

2. Description of programs and services provided by the organization

3. Brief history of the organization

4. Current sources of funding

5. Potential new sources of funding

6. Cultivation strategies (for each source)

7. Education strategies (for each source)

8. Solicitation strategies (for each source)

9. Appreciation strategies (for each source)

10. Role of board and staff in identification, cultivation, education, solicitation and appreciation (#5-9 above) of funding sources

Use proper APA formatting and include the following in your paper:

· A title page and running head

· An introduction that states the purpose of the paper

· Level 1 headings to define each part of the paper

· A conclusion to synthesize the entire paper

· A minimum of 10 sources to support your paper

· In-text citations as appropriate

· A reference list

Final Project must demonstrate both breadth and depth of knowledge and critical thinking appropriate to graduate-level scholarship.

It must follow APA Publication Manual 6th edition guidelines and be free of typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors.

The project should be 15-18 pages (double-spaced), not including the title page, the abstract, and references.

Be sure to support your Final Project with specific references to all resources used in its preparation.