Fundraising, Getting Started, mentoring
Fundraising strategies build on each other. It took me years to figure that out. Probably because I started out in an established development department that had the basics and they were working on advanced strategies. It wasn’t until I started planning out the stages...
Fundraising, Fundraising Plan, Getting Started, Goal Setting, Planning
“I can’t get people to donate! “says the nonprofit leader. “Who is your ideal Donor?” I ask. With a puzzled look, the nonprofit leader replied, “Everyone!” Another nonprofit leader wants to know how to get more donations. The problem...
Boards, Getting Started, Planning, success
A Founder came to me a few years ago to help her get her Board together. Through the training, she was able to put together a Potential Board Decision Package. For her, just getting clear about what she wanted in a board and the expectations she had, made all the...
Fundraising, Fundraising Plan, Getting Started, Goal Setting, Planning, success
“I have my 501 c 3! Now what?” the conversation began. It always begins that way. When a Founder has started a nonprofit but isn’t equipped to move forward, we walk through where they are and where they want to go. In my time walking through the question,...
Fundraising, Getting Started, Management, Planning, success
Many nonprofit Founders find fundraising confusing, hard, and quite honestly there is so much else to do that fundraising takes a backseat until it can’t be ignored. When they finally get serious about fundraising they find they have fallen into a fundraising...
Getting Started, Goal Setting, Planning, success
50% of all Nonprofits fail in the first year. The top reasons cited are 1) lack of infrastructure and 2) lack of funding. Years ago, I was on a new nonprofit’s working board in their first year of operation. I felt the overwhelm of everything that I knew...