How much should your nonprofit organization grow annually?
On this month's interview on Tony Martignetti's Nonprofit Radio he asked me “What type or amount of growth do I like to see organizations make year after year?”…
My belief? (You can listen here & hop to minute 15:15 where we talk about this.)
“I honestly believe people could be growing at a greater clip than they believe. But, the growth has way more to do with spending money than raising money.”
You see, some leaders do come to me wanting to 2X, 5X, or 10x their revenue.
But, some leaders simply aren't sure how they’d grow more than 5-7% annually. As a result they stay smaller than they’d like and plan for that 5% or 7% growth. The sad part about this is they rarely get to do the things that are in their strategic plan.
What should happen instead?
Let's change the question you’re asking…
From: How could I squeeze more out of my team so they can raise more money?
To: How do I properly resource my team so that they can raise more money?
As leaders, you must ask how to resource your organization and fundraising department in a way that creates the real engine you need to fully fund your organization every year.
This is the step everybody skips. They just try to grind harder.
You can’t skip it.
Leader: You have more options than you think when it comes to resourcing your development team.
The option that won't work? Bringing on a new development director and throwing all 2,000 things that look, smell, or taste like revenue-generation on their plate.
That only sets them up for failure and burnout.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 THIS is why the average development professional stays in their role only 19 months.
There's another way. If you're ready to take this step you can apply to work with me here.
In the meantime, take a listen to my interview with Tony about this exact topic . . .
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.
