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Nonprofit Leaders: Make the Organizational Shift from Fundraising Activities to Attracting Investment-Level Donors
With every crisis we face in the nonprofit sector, there is a common struggle on repeat . . .
Create a Real Needs-Based Budget for Your Nonprofit
One of the first exercises I have my clients do?
Create a real needs-based budget…
You know…the real number you actually need to accomplish your mission…
Nonprofit Fundraising: Knowing What To Do and Doing It Are Two Different Things
Commonalities among my clients?
They’re nonprofit leaders who are great businesspeople . . .
Only a Very Small Percentage of People Know What Real Nonprofit Fundraising Even Is
I was sitting with my client helping her interview a candidate for a potential leadership position. Super sharp individual who’s coming out of corporate.
The topic of fundraising came up twice . . .
Guest on Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Podcast: The Joy of Receiving Large Unrestricted Gifts with Sherry Quam Taylor
“Sherry, why have you focused your business around helping nonprofits secure unrestricted gen-ops dollars when those are the hardest gifts to secure?”
That’s the opening question I got during a podcast interview a few years ago.
My answer?
My Nonprofit Client Secured a $1.5 Million Dollar Gift Through TWO YEARS of Relationship Building
Last week, I got a text from my client who secured a $1.5M gift . . .
Relationships Aren’t Transactions—This is Especially Important in Nonprofit Fundraising
“Make a habit of reaching out to people when you don’t need something.” —Justin Welsh
Relationships aren’t transactions. This is especially important in fundraising. Let me be honest here . . .
FORBES Nonprofit Council // The Budgeting Mistake That Could Be Costing You Millions
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:
Do Your Donors Know You Need More Money? The Budgeting Mistake That Could Be Costing You Millions
Nonprofit Leaders: What if fundraising is something entirely different than you've been told?
What if fundraising is something entirely different than you’ve been told?
Well, I’m here to tell you that statement is 💯 TRUE.
Nonprofit Leaders: Make the Shift to Relationship-Based Fundraising
One of the most common concerns I get from leaders and boards THINKING about hiring me to increase their mid- and major-left gifts is this . . .
But, how will the ED and staff have the TIME to add your work on their already full plates? I just don’t think they’ll have the time to DO the work.
Right. That’s actually the #1 reason you SHOULD hire me.
Nonprofits need to add $100K - $500K to the Marketing/Comm Budget
Nonprofit leaders: I made a bold, blanket statement the other day.
I said “the average nonprofit needs to add $100K - $500K to their marketing/comm budget”.
You know why I said it?
As a Nonprofit Leader, are you asking big enough questions?
Can I be blunt here? I don’t work with Nonprofit leaders or their boards who are handcuffed by asking $2,000 questions or even $20,000 questions.
I work with those asking the $100,000 questions and $1,000,000 questions.
Why?
Missteps in Nonprofit Fundraising
Here’s one misstep I see fundraisers make all too often.
It’s automatically shifting into transactional fundraising when the opportunity for relationship-building exists.
What do I mean? Here are a few examples . . .