Description
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
I am very excited. In fact I am so excited that every step of the way, I am formulating the answers to your questions in terms of how I would say it to the Board of Trustees. And then, I miss something you’ve said, and I have to start over again. Putting fun back into fundraising is putting it mildly for me. Who would have figured? Trine Aschim – Volunteer at Fisher Museum Harvard Forest and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
This is possibly the most exciting and innovative thing I have come across. A functional fundraising tool that actually works. I love it! Laurel Cadle – Groundworks