Finding Funding

In Finding Funding you will

• Build the most effective fundraising system to find new money fast for your cause.
• Know where to invest your time and resources for the biggest return.
• End all the trial and error and lost time of figuring out what works in fundraising.
• Have what it takes to be 100% confident every time you talk about your favorite cause that you will inspire others to support it.

When you enroll in Finding Funding you will get

• Six information-packed videos
• A 28 page Ask Masters Finding Funding Series Guidebook
• 16 fundraising exercises to help you get the best fundraising results
• 20 easy to follow forms to help you identify, organize and coordinate your fundraising activities
• Unlimited email support between sessions
• Four months free membership in the Master’s Circle

Finding Funding  Session list

Session 1 – Put the FUN Back in Fundraising!
Run Time: 47m

In Put the Fun Back in Fundraising you will set goals and determine how to make your fundraising easy. You will discover the life-cycle of a donor and what that life cycle looks like in your organization.
In this session you will

• Determine personal reasons for supporting cause
• Describe the two fundraising models
• Identify donor life-cycle fundraising activities
• Evaluate current prospect base
• Establish methods to re-engage donors

Session 2 – Establish Your Fundraising Plan
Run Time: 1h4m

What does an integrated development plan look like? How can your development plan be adaptable during a fiscal cycle? What are the donor pipelines you use and which ones do you need?
In this session you will

•  Evaluate your sources for philanthropic revenue
•  Identify areas of opportunity for increasing fundraising results
•  Select methods for securing contributions
•  Set fundraising receipts goals using specific methods by philanthropic source
•  Set fundraising goals by prospect with step-by-step methods

Session 3 – Identify Donors and Prospects
Run Time: 1h3m

Where are all the donors? You’ve got donors, but you need more. You need more contributions. You need new donors. You need a different kind of donor.
In this session you will

•  Identify the four ‘donor crops’ you harvest
•  Select the donor pipelines that give the best return on investment
•  Choose the fundraising activities that give the best return on investment
•  Grow your prospect list and fill your contributions funnel

Session 4 – Tell Your Story
Run Time: 54m

Why should someone support your organization? How do you tell your ‘story’ in the best manner to connect with donors and prospects?
In this session you will

•  Personalize your cause’s Mission Statement
•  Learn how to use a specific ‘case statement’ structure for written materials
•  Create your own short stories to get someone involved one-on-one with your cause
•  Learn how to present your cause in 30 seconds or 30 minutes to one person or one thousand to generate support

Session 5 – Connect Budgets to Resources
Run Time: 48m

In this session you’ll discover fundraising opportunities that are hiding in your budgets! We’ll discuss how to present financials in a way that illustrates the opportunity to change lives.
You will

•  Identify your cause’s tangible programs that will attract revenue
•  Learn to present your cause’s operating budget to generate unrestricted contributions
•  Establish naming rights and price points
•  Discover non-cash, budget alleviating gift opportunities in your cause’s budget

Session 6 – Plan Your Fundraising Call
Run Time: 1h19m

In this session you will examine the goals, structure and roles for both a solicitation call and a cultivation call.
You will

•  Learn how to set yourself up for a successful fundraising visit
•  Set goals for each cultivation and stewardship visit that make your next request successful
•  Establish the structure that keeps you in control of the meeting
•  Set your next actions to follow-up and close that gift