Established
2017
Cushing Mill
Advancement and strategic planning services for school and mission-driven, nonprofit startups
Let's Make a Plan
Strategic Planning
A good Strategic Plan is a living document, representative of the voices of all stakeholders, and referenced at regular intervals over a 3-to-5 year timeframe. Your plan should include well-considered goals and provide guidance for all aspects of organizational growth. A solid plan can make the difference in realizing and sustaining your mission. (learn more)
Development Planning
A good development plan describes a funding stream that sustains your organization, can be modified in response to trends, and is diversified and balanced between grants, donations, events, in-kind donations, and partnerships. Don't leave your fiscal stability to chance.
Partnership Development
A good, long-term partnership is one that is reciprocal and addresses needs, challenges, and aspirations of both organizations. Partnerships should be included early in your program's development, and expectations should be clear and accountable for all parties. When planned well, shared goals are easier to accomplish and more impactful.
ABOUT CUSHING MILL
Cushing and Mill are two streets in two neighborhoods on opposite ends of Dorchester, MA, where culture, collaboration, diversity, and community thrive. It is a microcosm of the world, and representative of many of our country's urban and urban fringe neighborhoods. Keeping our communities vibrant, providing our families with equitable educational choices for their children, investing in our small businesses and nonprofits, and collaborating around common environmental goals for our future, are a few of the crucial mainstays comprising strong neighborhoods.
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Cushing Mill can be part of your growth strategy at any point in your development, and excels at helping organizations at a starting--or
re-starting point in their evolution.
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Cushing Mill will help you move your idea, project, program, or organization forward, while ensuring that your vision is sustainable, and you are poised for growth.
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Let Cushing Mill help you to both tell the story of your remarkable work, and reach your funding goals.
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As contractors, we help you design the scope of work, then fill in as needed to accomplish your goals. If you are an office of one, just staffing up, or have a sudden opportunity and need specific expertise, we can help.
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Advancement Planning
A good Advancement Plan is the successful sum of its parts: strategic planning, development and partnerships come together to serve and advance the mission of the organization, taking into account its leadership, stakeholders, and goals. There are elements of each of the contributing plans that are just good practice, but the end result should be unique to your organization.
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You may need support with parts of an existing plan--like determining how often you should send out an e-letter and the most cost-effective platform to use. Or you may be considering how to get an effective development plan off the ground with limited resources directed to that effort.
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Cushing Mill is here to help in whatever capacity works best for you and your team. We can talk, we can plan, we can work together to advance your mission and bring it to sustainability.
