FORBES Nonprofit Council // From Events to Investments: How One Board Sparked a Fundraising Shift
As you know, I'm an Official Member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council! You can see ALL my articles here.
This month's NEW article is called:
From Events to Investments: How One Board Sparked a Fundraising Shift
READ FORBES ARTICLE HERE
Here's why I wrote about this: A few months into work with my client, the CEO called with news. His organization—large, federal government-dependent and running too many events and appeals each year—had been stuck on the transactional treadmill.
Revenue was lumpy, the development team’s hours weren’t aligned with dollars and the board (along with many loyal event donors) wasn’t giving its best gift.
The mandate was clear: Diversify funding, reduce dependence on federal dollars and build a higher-ROI philanthropy engine. (Isn't that the name of the game these days?) He was also starting a five year plan to true SUSTAINABILITY!
We planned out one-on-one board member meetings to rollout a different model, one built on investment-level conversations, genuine board participation and shared accountability for major, unrestricted revenue.
The agenda was simple and intentional: educate, invite, mobilize.
The results? Every board member’s gift grew. Every. Single. One.
Click below to read the rest of the article . . .
READ FORBES ARTICLE HERE
Whenever you’re ready, here are THREE things you can do next:
👣 Follow me on LinkedIn where I share the same lessons I teach my clients about attracting larger gen-ops dollars and adding 7-figures + to their bottom line.
🍎 Read my GUIDE! THE TRUTH ABOUT GIVE/GETS :: Top 5 Reasons Your Board’s Give/Get Is Leaving Thousands (Sometimes Millions) on the Table. See how limiting board members to the Give/Get model restricts gifts and keeps your staff from reaching their full fundraising potential. Here to get it.
📈 Work with me to scale your org's revenue by 2-5X and fund your organization’s Strategic Plan // If you’re a business-minded CEO already raising MILLIONS but need to diversify revenue and secure more general-operating dollars to invest in growth, you can apply to work with me here.
