Appeal Campaign, Appeal Letters, Fundraising, Getting Started
In the first post, Behind the Scenes Look at the Appeal Creation Process, we talked about how to manage the process. Today, we will look at actually writing the appeal. Donors want to know three things: Why your organization? Tell your emotional story of why...
Appeal Campaign, Appeal Letters, Fundraising, Getting Started
This is part two in a three-part series on Appeals. We will look at fundraising appeals by the numbers to determine how much we need to ask for in our appeal and strategy to use. I hate math. Really. Hate. Math. But to do an appeal right, even those of us who...
Appeal Campaign, Appeal Letters, Featured, Fundraising, Getting Started
Now is the time to start making plans to fund your mission. Did you know that 53.8% of nonprofits start planning their year-end appeal campaign in October? Did you know that 59.9% of nonprofits make between 1-3 donor “touches” for their year-end campaign? That...
Featured, Fundraising, Getting Started, Marketing
The nonprofit industry as a whole hates the word “marketing”. It is a dirty word- never to be spoken. The only thing I can figure is that marketing is associated with for-profit business and nonprofits and their donors don’t like anything connected to the for-profit...
Featured, Fundraising, Getting Started
Note: If you are working your way through the 9 Action Steps to a Successful Nonprofit, this article and Worksheet will help you with Steps 2, 6, 8, and 9. It can also help you with your Mission Statement. Consistent messaging is one of the most important activities...
Most nonprofit leaders lay awake at night trying to figure out how to fund their mission.
Hi! I'm Alesha.
I teach sustainable fundraising in a way that they can take action today so they can serve their clients.
I can help you move from just getting started funding your new nonprofit to gaining confidence in your fundraising and building relationships to knowing what works for your organization and looking at the infinite game when it comes to funding. I’ve worked with nonprofit Founders and written the book I HAVE MY 501(C)3! NOW WHAT?!? Your Blueprint to Starting Your Nonprofit Without Being the Sole Funder that lays the foundations for funding in a new nonprofit.
I’ve worked in Development (Fundraising) Departments in large organizations and I know the no cost, low-cost methods they use to bring in funding. I bring those sound strategies to the nonprofits I serve.