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Funding Your Nonprofit’s Strategic Plan
Funding Your Nonprofit’s Strategic Plan
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Mar 8, 2022
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Podcast episode
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We’re jumping right into the deep end for our first topic. Right now, I’m working with a client who has amazing growth dreams for their organization: 25% every year for five years. The catch? They’ve been in the red, struggling to start raising the type of dollars that their big ideas require. If you’re stuck in a funding plateau, it’s time to do something different to move past it and start raising the right money. Tune in to learn more ? watch the full episode of The Business Behind Fundraising — Funding Your Nonprofit’s Strategic Plan with Sherry Quam Taylor. What You Will Discover: ✔️ Irrational frugality and growth can’t co-exist. And this conflicting mindset is hindering you from attracting donors who would fully fund those ideas. You’re not alone, tons of other leaders have a hard time breaking out of it. ✔️ Attract flexible and unrestricted gifts. Ensure that you’re leading your stakeholders to the right kind of revenue that allows you to invest in infrastructure, making your plans a reality. ✔️ Your staff can make or break your fundraising plans. Equip your staff with the skills and confidence to answer the toughest questions when having investment-level conversations. ✔️ Get to the root of your funding problems. As a leader, you may be expected to know how to bring in investment-level gifts; or, you’re waiting for your board to connect you to the right network. Does your team know how to attract and solicit for major gifts? ✔️ Recognize what your strategic plan needs. Fight the fear of spending more by being honest with what it requires. Nothing should stop you from reaching that dream number. ✔️Speak the language of your donors. Entrepreneurs, business heads, community leaders - they’ve had their fair share of pitching investments, just like you. Win them over by getting over the fear of talking to them. Enjoyed this episode? Learn How Sherry’s Client Added 7-Figures of Gen-Ops Revenue to His Bottom Line. Without adding more events, appeals, or grant applications. Download the Case Study at https://mailchi.mp/32f117c7f07a/7figures #nonprofits #scaling #fundraising
Released:
Mar 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (38)
Does Your Financing Plan Fully Finance Your Mission: I was having conversations with two prospects, and I always ask: “How much more money do you need? How much would they want to grow?” Organization A - with confidence - aimed to grow by 5x. Organization B, after some hesitation, answered 5 to 7%.... by The Business Behind Fundraising