Whether you’re looking to finish strong on an already successful year, or you’re looking to close a gap to goal, this story of a high school wrestling tournament offers four ways to help any team reach their goal in the face of adversity.
First, let me set the stage…
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Topics:
Success Stories,
Fundraising,
Major Gifts,
Annual Campaign,
Donor Communications,
Campaign Leadership,
Financial Development,
Purpose,
Annual Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
End Of Year,
Planning,
Fundraising Campaign,
Development,
Preparation
As our clients seek to finish the year strong, we are helping them navigate the changing landscape of grant writing with its new challenges and opportunities. Staying ahead of the curve is crucial for anyone looking to secure funding in a competitive environment. Here’s a look at the latest trends that we are seeing in grant writing. Consider using these strategies to refine your approach and increase your chances of success.
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Topics:
Fundraising,
Major Gifts,
Annual Campaign,
Donor Communications,
Campaign Leadership,
Financial Development,
Annual Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
End Of Year,
Capital Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Development,
Preparation,
grants,
grant writing
No spoilers…I promise! In both the book, The Martian, and the equally excellent movie by the same name, astronaut Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon) is left on Mars after an unexpected dust storm forces the rest of the crew to abandon the planet without him. With scarce food, an inability to communicate, a living environment built to last only a month, and only disco music, as “setbacks” go, this one is colossal.
If you’ve worked in a nonprofit (or probably just about anywhere), you know that not every project goes as planned. In fact, sometimes plan A turns into plan D or E or F. Often, the setbacks are minor – like you used the wrong mail permit number on a mass mailing – and easily fixed. Sometimes, they are more significant – like a lead gift in a capital campaign changes course and decides not to give at all – and mean you need to go back to reset and re-strategize.
Just as Watney (also, luckily, a trained botanist) figures out how to grow enough potatoes to keep himself alive for four years until another mission can return to save him, there is another setback and it’s a doozey!
What does he do? He “works the problem.”
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Topics:
Fundraising,
Nonprofit Leadership,
Planning,
Fundraising Campaign,
Campaign Planning,
Ideas,
strategic planning
Every nonprofit organization builds its success on well-defined strategies. But what happens when those strategies, once so promising, start to show cracks? Knowing when to adjust the strategies in your strategic plan and when to give your strategy time to play out can be a critical turning point for the leadership of your organization. How can you tell if something is amiss?
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Topics:
Stewardship,
Fundraising,
Positioning Campaign,
Nonprofit Leadership,
Planning,
Fundraising Campaign,
Planned Giving,
Campaign Planning,
Mission Alignment,
Ideas,
strategic planning
Simple or complex? Basic or advanced? Checkers or chess? Which approach best describes your fundraising?
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Topics:
Grit,
Fundraising,
How To Ask,
Financial Development,
Ymca,
Fundraising Campaign,
Listening,
Communication
What will the impact of AI be on your work? How can you use AI tools to streamline your donor communications? What even is ChatGPT? All of these are legitimate questions that nonprofit leaders are tackling. Consider this a primer to jumpstart your own usage of this technology.
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Topics:
Fundraising,
Donor Communications,
Fundraising Campaign,
Productivity,
Time Management
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Topics:
Capital Campaign,
Capital Readiness,
Fundraising,
Camp Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Capital Fundraising,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management
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Topics:
Capital Campaign,
Capital Readiness,
Fundraising,
Camp Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Capital Fundraising,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management
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Topics:
Capital Campaign,
Capital Readiness,
Fundraising,
Camp Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Capital Fundraising,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management
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Topics:
Capital Campaign,
Capital Readiness,
Fundraising,
Camp Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Capital Fundraising,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Capital Leadership,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management