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Checklisst Plan for Year-End Fundraising
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Taking Calculated Risks in Fundraising
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Invest in Buying Someone a Coffee
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Tips & Tactics To Get Sponsors for Your NP
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NP Board Committees - Q & A Guide
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Your Biggest Competitor May Not Be a NP
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Summer does tend to fly by, and fall will be here before you know it. I’m already seeing Halloween candy at the grocery store and pretty soon we’ll be seeing all things pumpkin spice.
If you’re doing a year-end fundraising campaign, you’ll want to start planning it now, hopefully in an air-conditioned space. You don’t want to wait too long, especially if you’re behind in your revenue goals.
I’ve put together a checklist to help you get started. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. To continue reading this article........... Click Here.
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Fundraising is not for the faint of heart. It takes courage, persistence, and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone. But more than anything, it requires taking calculated risks—especially when it comes to asking for major gifts.
Too often, nonprofit fundraisers and leaders shy away from big asks. They’re worried they’ll hear “no” or even offend the donor by asking for too much.
The reality is, if you don’t ask, you don’t get. And when you avoid making bold requests, you’re not just shortchanging your organization—you’re also denying donors the opportunity to make a real impact. To read more on this topic.............. Click Here.
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By: Steve Boland
Invest in relationships, one coffee at a time
Most of the best jobs are never posted. You get them because someone thought of you, or because someone you knew thought of someone who thought of you. Nonprofit funding often works the same way.
A significant share of grant dollars never appears on a deadline calendar. There’s no open Request for Proposals, no public notice; just a letter of invitation that goes to organizations the program officer already knows. If your organization isn’t part of those conversations, you’re competing for the smaller pool of money that gets advertised publicly, where there is more competition and alongside everyone else who also wasn’t in the Room Where It Happens. To read more............ Click Here.
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By :KD Bauer
Before starting outreach, it is essential to review your organization’s relationship data. Use your Donor Management Software (DMS) or database to identify corporations, contacts, foundations, or individuals who have previously supported your organization. Go through your emails to ensure that all current contacts and prospects are added—at the individual and household/company levels.
To read more and to access the "Sponsorship Sheet" ......... Click Here.
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By Laura Clark
We hear a lot about board committees with nonprofits. They can be positions of prestige, frustrating obligations, powerhouses of productivity, or time suckers. It all depends on how well they are planned and conducted. If you’ve been wondering whether your nonprofit is using committees efficiently, it may be time to examine your board committee approach.
Whether you are expanding your committees or looking to scale existing ones back, you can find these topics in this article. To continue reading about Committees............ Click Here.
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Suzanne Smith, CEO and Founder - Social Impact Architects
I still remember the day I learned one of the most important lessons about competition from an unlikely source: Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s.
One of my professors at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business told our class the legendary story. During a campus visit, Thomas was invited to speak about his family business. During his speech, he asked the MBA students, “Who is my biggest competition?” Of course, the eager-to-please students quickly answered Burger King or McDonald’s.
He shook his head and smiled. No, he told them, his biggest competition was (drumroll please) people eating at home. When my professor shared this response, you could have heard a pin drop. We MBA students had just been schooled on the true nature of competition.
But who is our true competition? I would argue that the competition we should worry about most is people doing nothing about our cause. It might be someone battling addiction who does not seek treatment or an adult who does not get a recommended cancer screening. Sometimes people choose to do nothing. Just as often, cost, transportation, trust, time or other circumstances make the decision for them. To continue reading about his subject............ Click Here.
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