Guest Spot on Elevate Your Event Podcast

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Written By Sherry Quam Taylor

I was recently on the Elevate Your Event podcast, hosted by Jeff Porter and Inga Veiss of Handbid. It was a fun conversation!

We took a deep dive into game-changing strategies like diversifying revenue streams, building authentic relationships with major donors, and evolving board roles to drive sustainable growth. We also talked about the power of balancing emotional storytelling with financial transparency to attract investment-level donors and secure larger gifts.‍ 

Most of all the conversation emphasizes the importance of year-round donor engagement rather than relying solely on annual events. In this podcast I shared actionable insights on shifting focus from event-centric fundraising to personalized, one-on-one donor interactions. You can listen on Apple Podcasts here. 

A few specific timestamps you might be interested in…. 

[minute 11:59] 
We discuss why too many nonprofits struggle to attract major donors.

 

[minute 17:56] 
What keeps fundraisers from building authentic relationships with donors.

 

[minute 30:01] 
The role events can play as a KEY part of a donor's journey…but not THE only step on the journey.

 

Enjoy!

Whenever you’re ready, here are THREE things you can do next:

👣 Follow me on LinkedIn where I share insider info daily — the same lessons I teach my clients about attracting larger gen-ops dollars and diversifying revenue. 

🍎 Grab FREE Guides + White Papers — download robust resources you can use to push against the sector’s misconceptions, equip your board, and shift your team into High-ROI fundraising.

📈 Work with me to diversify revenue & secure the gen-ops gifts you need to grow. If you’re a business-minded nonprofit CEO with big growth plans but need to make charitable revenue from investment-level donors a bigger part of your budget, you can apply to work with me here.

Sherry Quam Taylor

Sherry Quam Taylor works with business-minded Nonprofit CEOs whose Strategic Plans require expansive budgets and larger amounts of general-operating revenue for growth. To become investment-level ready, Sherry helps leaders see their revenue potential and helps them see what may be blocking donors from giving in this way. Sherry’s clients know how to attract larger donors by solving the funding challenges at the root of the issue.

As a result of learning her methodology, Sherry’s clients become sustainable, diversify revenue, and know how to add significant amounts gen-ops revenue to their budgets. But mostly, their development departments and board have transformed into high-ROI revenue generators – aligning their hours with relational dollars and set free from the limitations of transactional fundraising.

Sherry attributes the success of her business to her passion for modeling radical confidence to the future CEOs in her house - her two college-aged daughters.

https://www.QuamTaylor.com
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