Visionary Fundraising For Nonprofits

Today is December 29 and we are two days away from THE most lucrative day for nonprofit fundraising in the whole year!  In this show/post I am going to give you instructions for the email you are goi…

We are now in THE most lucrative week of the year, cruising toward THE most lucrative day of the year: December 31.

For those fundraisers who know how to take advantage of it, DECEMBER 31 IS THE MOST …

I am amazed at the fundraisers who think that after Christmas it is all over. They believe that all of their fundraising is done for the year. So, they shut down the office, the staff gets the week o…

What you will learn:

1. If someone comments on your social media post, engage with them.

2. Information combined with emotion connects to long-term memory.

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What will you learn in this episode?

Asking donors to help you do something doesn't make them active participants in what you are doing. When you are doing all the work, it doesn't highlight their pot…

Michael Swalley of Breakfree Ministries shares what he has learned with David in the Minor Touches To Major Impact End-Of-Year Accelerator.

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The stories of your organization’s impact in the lives of your constituents AND your donors will do more for you than telling and retelling your statistics of success.

Story is the currency of history…

Being a visionary is something that you, as a leader, cannot delegate to others. This great power requires significant risk. Seeing the future is not easy. But when, as leaders, we refuse to risk and…

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

Why would great leaders need to clearly define a world where their organization or mission is not needed? BECAUSE THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF VISION!

"Vision" is the wor…

What you will learn in this episode:

The story of Mobro helped make recycling a household word. Today, Mobro is called the "barge that helped fuel a movement."

A STORY SPARKED A MOVEMENT.

This story a…

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

We give donors the gift of going second when we tell stories of other donors giving to our mission.

 Social psychologists call this gift of going second social proo…

What you will learn in this episode:

There is one question that more of us would ask than any other question:  What's my purpose here?

From the beginning of our history, humankind has been grappling wi…

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

• Donors don't give to your organization as much as they give through it.

Being donor-centered means stop talking about:

• Your organization
• Your staff
• Your building
• Your e…

What you will learn in this episode:

• Thinking that money is the answer will kill your mission.
• Focusing on GETTING money rather than ATTRACTING it will kill your fundraising.
• What attracts money? 
  • A Comp…

"Three Questions Donors Want to Know”

1.    What are your goals?

2.    What progress are you making?

3.    How do you grow/improve?

When we track our goals in a meaningful way, it communicates 

1. Intent…

What is sponsorships for nonprofits?

Ken Ungar, Ken is an author, speaker, sponsorship expert, and the President and Founder of Charge, an agency that he founded to help non-profits leverage the power…

What you will learn in this episode:

Noticing and celebrating a donor's first steps into your mission will get you more money.

What you do with a gift you have received speaks volumes about your level …

Electronic giving in 2020 only accounted for 13% of charitable fundraising.

Old-fashioned print mail can be the most potent channel for bringing donations to any nonprofit.

By far, direct mail is still…