10 quick tips for fundraising
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DanielKimballDanKimballisaseasonedfundraiserwithtwentyyearsofexperienceinstrategicfunddevelopmentandnonprofitmanagement.
He’scurrentlydevelopingAplos’DonorManagementPlaAormtohelpnonprofitsconnectwith(andculCvate!)theirdonorbase.
Hismantra:“FundraisingisarelaConshipbusiness.”
WhoDoIKnow?
SuccessfulfundraisingcostsliNleandreachesawideaudience.
Think:"Whocanhelpme?"
Maybeamemberofthefamilyworksinalargecompanywhichmightbewillingtosponsoryou?Afriendmightbeabletoprovideavenueforafundraisingevent?Buildideasaroundwhatyoualreadyhave.
ProduceaLeaflet
Explainyourreasonsforvolunteeringandgivesomebackgroundontheproject.IncludetheleafletineveryfundraisingacCvity.
HaveaGoal
Knowhowmuchyouneedtoraise.
ForeveryfundraisingacCvity,assesshowmuchyouexpecttoraiseagainstwhatyouactuallydo.
Someideaswork,othersmightnot.
AskforSpecificDonaCons
Butdon'tstandbythem!
Askingforaspecificamountwillgiveyourdonorsabenchmark.
Ifyou’reaskingforsponsorship,itmaybeanideatogotoyourbiggestbenefactorfirst–peopleo^enfollowtheleader.
HoldanEvent
EventsaregreatwaystogetdonorstoparCcipateonseverallevels.
Think—aucCons!
Ataninvite-onlyCrabfeed!
AlwaysOfferSomethinginReturn
FirstandforemostapromptThankYouLeNertoeverysponsorwhomakesadonaCon.
Also,sendthemupdates,newsleNersorotherinformaConontheprojectonceit’sunderway.
Invitethemtothegroundbraking/opening/celebraCon…
UseYourTimeWisely
Fundraisers generally use as much time as they have to achieve their goals.
If you are on a tight deadline, you will just be working that bit harder!
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