A sustainable non-profit organization will develop a Fund Development Policy to:
- Define the general purposes for fund development;
- Identify the important elements to consider in formulating a plan (including constraints or priorities);
- Adhere to the reporting requirements of government legislation;
- Define the use of third-party fundraisers or consultants; cause related marketing;
- Ensure recognition of donors;
- Describe policy on trading of lists of donors with other organizations;
- Address the management of Capital campaigns, including how funds are to be invested until they are spent; and
- Prepare the organization for fundraising.