You started your nonprofit agency, or joined its staff or board, because you have a passion for the mission and a commitment to the clients you serve. Your nonprofit improves the lives of the people and communities you focus on. You’ve got great programs, there’s no shortage of people and families who need what you offer, and clients praise you to the skies. So everything in your organization ought to be rosy and exciting.
But it’s not. Because now you’ve got to raise money. And so far, it’s been a frustrating, baffling and often anxiety-provoking task.
You started your nonprofit agency, or joined its staff or board, because you have a passion for the mission and a commitment to the clients you serve. Your nonprofit improves the lives of the people and communities you focus on. You’ve got great programs, there’s no shortage of people and families who need what you offer, and clients praise you to the skies. So everything in your organization ought to be rosy and exciting.
But it’s not. Because now you’ve got to raise money. And so far, it’s been a frustrating, baffling and often anxiety-provoking task.
I wrote this handbook for you, the nonprofit leader who needs to fund your organization at a higher level, on a more consistent and predictable basis, and who wants to do so with the minimum amount of stress, hassle and uncertainty.
Learn how to identify the "Seven Deadly Sins" that hurt fundraising success, and replace them in this easy, seven-step program that will help you create and adopt the methods, disciplines and habits that ensure success in fund development.
This workbook is especially valuable for you, if your nonprofit fits one of these descriptions:
Your nonprofit is local (grassroots), a startup (no more than three to five years old), you have a small budget (below $500,000 per year) and a good deal of the work is done by volunteers or board members, rather than paid staff, OR
Your nonprofit, regardless of size of budget or payroll, has traditionally been funded by a single funding source such as a local, county or state government agency, and you have not developed much funding from other sources, OR
Your nonprofit has always been funded by one primary type of funding, such as grants, and now you need to bring in money from other types of funders, OR…
You just want to learn as much as you can about fundraising, for the sake of your own professional development.
Ellen Bristol, president of Bristol Strategy Group, works with nonprofit organizations to improve the effectiveness of their fundraising efforts, improve total income and fund diversification, involve board and staff members more effectively, reduce turnover in the development office and maintain desired levels of quality and services.
Ellen and her team redefine the ways that fundraising teams and initiatives are designed, deployed and managed. They ensure that fundraising is tightly aligned with the mission and values, ensuring that marketing, outreach, programs and operations will produce the best possible outcomes while managing costs and shrinking cycle times. In addition to their work in strategic fund development, the team also provides consulting services for strategic planning, board development, and leadership training.
“Now more than ever, you need to do more with less: get the highest possible returns on your investment of time and money in development activities. It’s my mission to improve your nonprofit’s funding effectiveness so you can work less - and raise more!”
Ellen is the developer of Fundraising the SMART Way™, her firm’s flagship methodology for effective fundraising based on the continuous improvement model. Her work has been accepted by the Alliance for Performance Excellence, the national association of state and regional agencies that promote the Malcolm Baldridge Criteria for Performance Excellence. She is a sought-after consultant, mentor and speaker.
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You started your nonprofit agency, or joined its staff or board, because you have a passion for the mission and a commitment to the clients you serve. Your nonprofit improves the lives of the people and communities you focus on. You’ve got great programs, there’s no shortage of people and families who need what you offer, and clients praise you to the skies. So everything in your organization ought to be rosy and exciting.But it’s not. Because now you’ve got to raise money. And so far, it’s been a frustrating, baffling and often anxiety-provoking task.
I wrote this handbook for ...