Your Nonprofit Location Has Very Little Bearing on Your Fundraising Success
A funny conversation I have every few months….
(For context, I serve organizations all over the country but I run my consultancy out of Chicagoland.)
“Sherry, our board wants us to work with ‘a local consultant’ who knows the donors in our market”. Followed by:
“New York donors are different from others.”
“Charleston philanthropy requires a different approach.”
“Boston donors want to only hear X.”
“Texas donors need Y.”
Can I be frank?
Your location has very little bearing on your fundraising success.
With years of experience, I can tell you that your:
➡️ annual budgeting approach is keeping you from growing & blocking your team from reaching their goal.
➡️ donors are confused and don't know they need their money (because of how they talk/write about what they do).
➡️ staff and leadership need skills training on providing donor experiences that yield 5-, 6-, and 7- figure gifts.
➡️ board is simply doing the wrong things to help generate revenue.
This is what needs fixed no matter what city or state you’re in.
The problems behind securing steady unrestricted revenue for gen-operating expenses get solved at the foundational level first. That's why the location of your org is irrelevant in my work.
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.
