Finding solid support in troubling times
What if you don't have the support of any megadonors and you're not sure how to get on MacKenzie Scott's radar screen?
Read MoreGet your new board members ready to help with fundraising!
Don't miss the opportunity to equip your new board members with the knowledge and skills they need to participate in fundraising. They will make terrific new team members!
Read MoreHow to steward your donors? ASK them!
Most gifts come from donors who've already given, not new donors. This article is about how we treat these valuable people, helping them give more, now and in the future.
Read MorePart 3 - Begin a Beautiful Friendship … with a Foundation!
In Part 2, I gave you some options for approaching a foundation when you have no history with them and don’t know anyone there. This article is about building the relationship between your organization and the foundation once you have made contact and told your story. Make it a beautiful friendship!
Read MorePart 2 - The Mysterious World of Raising Funds from Foundations
If your group has too few foundation grants coming in for the investment you are making in staff, it may be a result of not enough research, too few inquiries, or an approach that lacks the human touch. Foundation staff and board members are people, too, and establishing a person-to-person relationship - while it might be difficult to get started - pays dividends in the long run. This article is about how to get started.
Read MoreThe Mysterious World of Raising Funds from Foundations Part 1
Remember this: Foundations are in the business of investing in nonprofits that perform work leading to goals and outcomes desired by their leadership. If your group can help enable them to come closer to those goals and outcomes, they need you. You are doing something they cannot do themselves.
Read MoreAchieving your dreams in a global pandemic
Capital campaigns represent the dreams of leaders in a community to do something important and lasting on behalf of the community. And now...COVID-19. How do these leaders and their teams react to something that might completely derail their project? What if they are in the middle of the campaign? What if they now lack the funds to execute the campaign? What if they are almost ready to launch the campaign? This post has six points of advice for those planning or carrying out capital campaigns right now.
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