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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

 

Formed in the 1980's, Gloss & Company  provides a full spectrum of fundraising, marketing, management, strategic planning, prospect research, public relations, marketing, and counseling services.

 

We offer versatility, fresh ideas, advanced fundraising techniques and detached objectivity to help our clients reach their financial and organizational goals and objectives.

 

Through in-depth and systematic evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of each organization, its leadership, staff, programs, and prospective donors, we are able to maximize their fundraising, marketing and management potential.

 

The following professional services can be tailored to maximize your opportunities and meet your special needs:

 

  • Manage capital and endowment campaigns
  • Conduct annual fund and major gift drives
  • Provide Interim Development Management
  • Supervise, motivate, and lead fundraising staff
  • Conduct feasibility studies and needs assessments
  • Evaluate programs and fundraising activities
  • Create diversified and sustainable funding
  • Coordinate board, staff, and volunteer retreats
  • Implement board orientation and staff training
  • Problem solve to create cedible solutions and plans
  • Recruit executive and fundrising staff
  • Create and utilize campaign planning studies
  • Conduct individual and corporate solicitation
  • Coordinate grantsmanship programs
  • Write grants and tailored case statements
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    Plan and conduct special events
  • Organize prospect research and cultivation activities
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    Create planned giving and pet trusts programs
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    Formulate organizational policies and procedures
  • Construct donation and investment policies
  • Initiate on-line solicitations and email blasts
  • Design annual and membership drives
  • Establish cause-related marketing programs
  • Develop high impact strategic initiatives
  • Perform resource development audits
  • Motivate staff to work collaboratively 
  • Foster viable coalitions & partnerships
  • Formulate measurable fundraising Staff objectives
  • Perform professional coaching & mentoring
  • Create grant reporting requirements
  • Assemble moves management systems
  • Generate campaign and organizational videos
  • Supervise and update donor database systems
  • Devise publications, press releases and newsletters
  • Create and update websites
  • Organize stewardship strategies and activities
  • Coordinate strategic short- and long-range plans

  • Restructure and expand development offices 

  • Discretely handle confidential issues

  • Project management of fundraising offices

  • Identify sponsorship advisors

  • Provide temporary fundraising staffing

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Larry Gloss, Founder and President of Gloss & Company

 

He has over forty-one years of successful fundraising, marketing, planning, and management experience. He believes we are fortunate to live in an age with momentous opportunities to tackle  challenges that can be solved by using hard work and strategic thinking. 

 

He knows what it takes to build a charity from the ground up, hire, manage, and evaluate staff, plus recruit effective board of directors and volunteers to accomplish specific result-oriented objectives. He has written numerous case statements, brochures, strategic plans, policies and procedures to ensure the continued growth of a charity's fundraising campaigns and programs.

 

His accomplishments nationally and internationally have entitled him to be listed in the Marquis “Who’s Who in the West,” “Who’s Who in America,” “Who’s Who in the World,” and the “Who’s Who in Finance and Industry.” Most recently, he was also nominated for the "International Who’s Who of Professionals."

 

Besides serving four years in the Peace Corps in Colombia and Peru, South America, he has been an Executive Director, President of a Foundation, Vice President of Development, Director of Development, college fundraising instructor, professional speaker, and organizational trouble shooter. He has  served as an officer and board member of various large and small charities and professional associations over the years.

 

Larry helped numerous charities raise millions of dollars to expand their facilities, staff, operations, projects, and programs. In order to keep his involvement with local, regional, national, and international programs. He has also been a member of the Rotary Club  of Denver for more than 15 years.