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AJ13 Devise and implement methods to resource an archaeological organisation

AJ13.1 Identify funding objectives and methods for the organisation

Performance Required

This will involve:

1. Establishing and prioritising objectives for fund-raising, and clearly specifying and presenting them as a fund-raising strategy
2. Ensuring funding objectives are realistic and meet the needs of the organisation
3. Identifying the full range of funding methods and evaluating them for their effectiveness
4. Ensuring sources of funding and fund-raising methods are in line with the values and policies of the organisation
5. Passing information on the funding objectives and methods to the relevant people in the appropriate formats

Occupational Context

1. Objectives for fund-raising
   • Development
   • Investment
   • Profit
   • Maintenance
   • acquisitions
2. Relevant people
   • fundraisers
   • accountants
   • directors
   • shareholders
   • stakeholders
   • professional institutions
   • benefactors

Knowledge Requirements

You need to know and understand how to:

• Evaluate the effectiveness of funding methods

You need to know about:

The organisation

• The aims and objectives of the fund-raising, and how to present them
• The types of uses there are for the funds
• The rationale behind the prioritisation of funds
• The value of the image of the organisation
• How the fund-raising methods can impact on the image of the organisation

Fundraising

• The funding methods that are available
• The range and variety of different sources of funding
• How the fund-raising meets the needs of the organisation
• Who needs to be aware of the funding objectives and methods

Required Skills

You should demonstrate:

• Accounting and budgeting
• Fundraising skills

Evidence Required

You should provide evidence that you can identify funding objectives and methods for the organisation

The candidate should be questioned, based upon the documentation provided, to explore how they:

• identify funding objectives and methods for the organisation.

Evidence Rules

The candidate should have been involved in devising and implementing methods to resource of a cultural heritage organisation

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