Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. When running a nonprofit, there’s so much to do and you’re on the go from morning ’til night. But without a clear idea of where you’re
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Continue readingWhen mapping out your fundraising plan, it’s best to play to your fundraising strengths. Are you strong in event planning, mindful of all the little details? Great at asking for in kind gifts? Masterful at telling stories that bring people to happy tears? Is social media where you connect with people? Or do you
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Continue readingIf you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Can you do it? Maybe. The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. But… that either requires a good memory
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Continue readingHaving the right tools in your fundraising toolkit makes your life easier. And your fundraising more productive! Maybe you’ve heard this phrase: “When the only thing you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” It’s true. Sometimes we get one tool – one skill, one talent – and out of habit, we stick
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Continue readingWhile goals are vital to success, SMART fundraising goals help make sure you’re setting goals that you just can’t miss. That sounds good, right? “Can’t miss” goals! In some form or fashion, we’ve all heard how essential goals are. Want to lose weight? Set a goal! Want to get a job in a new
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Continue readingIf you don’t have an annual fundraising plan in writing, you’re not alone. Most folks who work in a small nonprofit have no fundraising plan. Or maybe they have a few ideas about what they want to do, but it’s not written down anywhere, which means it isn’t a real plan. People who take
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Continue readingNonprofit strategic planning does not have to be complicated or time consuming. Yet most people cringe at the thought of doing it. Probably because we’ve participated in the process at some point – sequestered in a room with our Board and staff, doing exercises on flip charts with sticky notes or dots,
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Continue readingRaising all the money you need to fully fund your budget doesn’t happen by accident – You need a plan. Planning for many people is like trying to grab smoke – you can see it, but when you try to touch it, it disappears. The good news is that planning doesn’t have to30
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Continue readingRaising all the money you need to fully fund your budget doesn’t happen by accident – You need a plan. Planning for many people is like trying to grab smoke – you can see it, but when you try to touch it, it disappears. The good news is that planning doesn’t have to be hard,
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Continue readingA fundraising plan changes your likelihood of success. I can’t think of any big, successful nonprofit that got to where they are now without a plan. Having a written fundraising plan moves you from being reactive to proactive which keeps you moving purposefully toward your goals. A plan can keep you30
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