Resources + Guides + White Papers

  • Screenshot of The Big Fundraising Secret Nonprofit Fundraising Guide

    THE BIG FUNDRAISING SECRET

    How traditional fundraising BLOCKS your overall growth and KEEPS you from securing the dollars for infrastructure & staff. You know—like spending countless hours on transactional events, appeals, campaigns, and grants.

  • Screenshot of Build a Better Board Member Nonprofit Fundraising Guide

    BUILD A BETTER BOARD

    When you have plans to scale your organization and strengthen your board, how do you know someone will be a good board member? This guide covers 3 essential qualities of stellar board members that are often overlooked! Until now.

  • Screenshot of Truth about Gives / Gets Nonprofit Fundraising Guide

    THE TRUTH ABOUT GIVE/GETS

    What would your nonprofit do without the Give/Get model? The truth is, so much more. FIVE reasons your Give/Get might be leaving thousands (millions) of dollars on the table. This approach no longer serves the greatest good of your nonprofit.

  • Screenshot of Relational Fundraising Nonprofit Fundraising Guide

    REAL RELATIONAL FUNDRAISING

    If relational fundraising is "so easy”, why don’t all organizations just take this approach? Sadly, many development teams simply haven’t been properly trained. Growing up through the ranks, many of those tasked with fundraising are expected to plan events, send out appeals, and prioritize everything but building relationships with donors and prospects. But, this approach leaves so much money on the table. This guide shares 4 phrases that indicate your team might need relational fundraising training

  • "I reached out to partner with someone like Sherry who could come alongside me and show me how to raise 6-figure gifts."

    – Yamilée Toussaint, Founder & CEO of STEM from Dance

  • "A huge part of the benefit that Sherry has given me is the license to think boldly...We've grown our budget by 40% this year, compared to past years when a 10% growth trajectory was the norm."

    – Emily Norton, Executive Director of Charles River Watershed Association

  • "There are many tangible outputs that have allowed us to shift this narrative [of needing general operating revenue]. It's the framing that is putting [the project work] in a larger context...Honestly, you gave me the framing and language to be able to tell that story to funders."

    – Eve Turow-Paul, Founder & Executive Director of Food for Climate League

  • "What's amazing to me is that now we're having different conversations with our donors. They're responding generously and growing their gifts from hundreds to thousands."

    – Amy Fass, CEO & Executive Director of Shoes That Fit

  • "I think this [increase of non-governmental funding] shows that the model works, that our time with our donors also works,…that they’re really excited for our work and love seeing what their investment is going towards."

    Carina Santa Maria, Executive Director of Shelter, Inc.