THE CITY OF NASHUA meee ene
Economic, Develonment. Division
To: Mayor Donchess, City of Nashua
From: Tim Cummings, Economic Development Division Director
Ce: Janet Graziano, Financial Manager
Date: August/2018
Re: Fundraising Consulting/Execution Contract
Request
The Office of Economic Development requests the approval of the contract before you in the amount of
$48,000 with Full Circle Consulting of Concord, New Hampshire.
Background on Procurement
This contract is with a reputable fundraising consultant that is currently executing the feasibility
assessment study for the fundraising needs of the Performing Arts Center project. Essentially this is the
second phase of the project where the consultant will begin the implementation phase of the project.
In March of 2018, the City of Nashua Mayor’s Office of Economic Development issued a Request for
Proposals seeking proposals from professional consultants to assess and outline how best to execute a
fundraising operation for the Performing Arts Center.
While following required Purchasing Department protocol for public notification of consulting
opportunities, staff took additional steps to identify the most capable companies in New England and
throughout the country. Notices of the availability were sent directly to 20 firms who specialize in
performing arts center feasibility studies we sent the proposal request to 18 entities. The City received no
official responses. In speaking with the President/CEO of the YMCA he referred me to Full Circle
Consulting who had received a proposal originally. Upon discussion with the Principle of the group they
decided to submit the attached scope of work for a fundraising assessment.
At the onset, it was decided to break the project into two phases an assessment phase and then an
implementation phase.
