September 2009–Schultz & Williams (S&W) announces one of our newest clients, INROADS

Founded in Chicago in 1970, INROADS is an organization that seeks to increase business career opportunities and knowledge for the best ethnically diverse students in high schools, colleges and universities, while giving corporations the opportunity to develop diverse managerial talent. INROADS works with students pursuing business, accounting, actuarial science, engineering, computer and information sciences, sales, marketing, allied health, healthcare management, and retail store management careers.

INROADS has grown from 25 college Interns and 17 sponsoring corporations in its hometown of Chicago to an international organization with 50 offices serving more than 4,500 Interns at over 400 companies.

An important next step for INROADS is to assess and build its fundraising program and develop a strategic campaign focused on raising major gifts from individuals and foundations, as well as corporations and other entities. To accomplish this goal, Schultz & Williams is fully engaged with INROADS to assess its current fundraising program and develop long-range recommendations for its optimization.

Once the assessment is complete, recommendations will be made to help INROADS diversify and expand its base of support. A planning study will then determine whether the organization’s needs are clearly perceived; how its work is viewed by current supporters, partners and alumni; and the availability and amount of potential support. At the same time, the study will begin to help identify potential volunteer leadership and a structure to execute a capital campaign.

S&W’s report will also include public attitudes toward INROADS, an assessment of the fundraising environment, an optimal goal for a campaign, an evaluation of the organization’s key messages and strategies, a fundraising structure and alumni relations strategies, a campaign communications plan, donor prospect strategies, and recommendations for next steps.

Founded in 1987, Schultz & Williams is a national consulting firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Today S&W works with nonprofits throughout the United States and continues to exemplify its legacy as one of the first firms in the country to combine the principles of development, management and marketing into our consulting services—an approach that proves successful for nearly every client challenge.