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Fall Funder Podcast Series: A Discussion with Shireen Zaman, Program Officer, BUILD // Ford Foundation
On this month’s The Business Behind Fundraising podcast, I interviewed Shireen Zaman of the Ford Foundation’s BUILD program. We demystified LOTS of myths about the grantor/grantee relationship, but one of the topics I’m still thinking about?....
🔥Submitting Foundation Budgets with COMPENSATION AT MARKET RATES🔥
[It’s at minute 17:00 if you want to jump right in! Podcast link HERE.]
FORBES Nonprofit Council // 4 Indicators Your Fundraisers Need Relational Fundraising Training
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 “4 Indicators Your Fundraisers Need Relational Fundraising Training”.
Funder Series on my Podcast this Fall: Building Relationships with Funders
Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to teach a webinar through The Chronicle of Philanthropy with Shireen Zaman of the Ford Foundation’s BUILD program.
It was all about how nonprofits can start securing more general-operating revenue.
I didn’t know it at the time, but that webinar (and the questions in the Zoom chat) are why I decided to do this Fall Funder Series on my own podcast!
In Nonprofit Fundraising, You Must Do Something Different to Get Different Results
If you want to raise to your REAL budget and add $1M to your nonprofit’s bottom line but have struggled to do so for the last few years…how much would you pay to learn how to do that from someone who has done it time and time again?
I like to look at this investment in the percentage of ROI…
Transactional Fundraising Versus Relational Fundraising in Your Nonprofit
Often, when a nonprofit organization's Strategic Plans call for growth, there’s often a statement made that goes something like this…."We need to move from transactional fundraising to relational fundraising."
Honestly, I’ve said that statement too.
But, what’s funny is I don’t think most people REALLY know what that statement even means.
Nonprofit Leaders: If you want to scale by millions, ask these questions about your organization . . .
Nonprofit CEO: If your org wants to scale by millions or even greatly diversify your portfolio…the FIRST question you should NOT ask is….
”Should we hire another fundraiser?”
What questions to ask instead . . .
GUEST POST // 7 Non-Cash Donation Options for Capital Campaign Donors
Contributed by the team at Capital Campaign Pro
When it comes to capital campaigns, educating your donors about all the diverse and non-traditional ways that they can contribute will pay dividends, especially in the quiet phase when you’ll likely be working your way down a gift range chart, soliciting high-net-worth individuals, and raising a majority of your campaign goal.
Non-cash donations are a win-win: they offer flexible and tax-efficient giving options that can appeal to a wide range of donors and can generate a large amount of revenue for your nonprofit.
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.)
GUEST POST // User Experience Design: What It Is + Why Nonprofits Need It
By Karin Tracy of Fíonta
As a nonprofit professional, you’re likely well aware of the importance of having a compelling marketing strategy, a visually appealing website, and a streamlined donation page. Without one of these crucial elements, your organization could be missing out on essential funding.
However, many nonprofits overlook a key component of effective fundraising and donor communications. User experience design is necessary to shape positive, straightforward donor experiences that inspire them to continuously support your mission.
6 Common Symptoms of a Nonprofit Organization with a Shared Fundraising & Marketing/Communications Position
Did you listen to my new interview on Tony Martignetti's Nonprofit Radio?
We did a deep dive on one of my favorite topics: The struggle with combined Fundraising and Marketing/Communication positions.
Guest Podcast Spot: Breaking Down Combined Development & Marketing/Communications Teams
I got to be on another one of Tony Martignetti’s podcasts!
If your organization has a combined Fundraising and Marketing/Communications position, you won’t want to miss this podcast episode.
How to lead your nonprofit donors to their best gifts, every year . . .
How do you grow and secure a $75K gift when you’d initially anticipated $5K from that donor? To answer that you’d need to ask my client I started working with earlier this year.
The answer to growing so many donors’ gifts isn’t in ADDING. Like…ADDING an event, appeal, brochure.
It’s actually REMOVING blocks that are keeping donors from giving their best gift.
Nonprofit Leaders: Reimagine Your Overall Approach to Revenue Generation
When my new client said this to me, I stopped in my tracks . . .
“We’ve planned to finish ‘in the red’ next year.”
[crickets]
At that very moment, I knew the task ahead of me. I knew it because I’ve done it before.