by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 8, 2021 | budgeting, building trust, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, forming partnerships, fundraising, income, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, working with donors | Fundraising, Project Design
Many of the questions I receive are about fundraising. Where to find a donor? How to identify individuals who might like to contribute? How to get a grant? Etc. But I almost never get a question about project design. I don’t why, exactly. It is a pity because I think...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 1, 2021 | budgeting, building trust, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, forming partnerships, fundraising, income, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, working with donors | Fundraising
I can write many posts (as I have done – and I will continue doing!) about what to do in fundraising. How to become visible. Where to look for donors. What to do to inspire trust. But this time I just want to share with you five examples of what not to do in...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jul 25, 2021 | budgeting, building trust, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, income, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management, working with donors | Finance Management, Fundraising
When we spoke about co-funding (and about avoiding double funding) I said that systems are key. You need to have systems in place to make sure you record and report all income and expenses properly and with integrity. Having such systems in place, will help you build...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jul 18, 2021 | budgeting, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, human resource management, income, non-profit management, project design, team management | Fundraising
My inbox flooded with messages after I wrote about submitting the same idea twice (or more). About continuing the fight for your idea to become reality instead of waiting for one donor to decide, then approaching another, maybe months later. So let me be clear. I do...
by Suzanne Bakker | May 16, 2021 | budgeting, building trust, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, forming partnerships, fundraising, income, project basics, project design, project management, setting up, starting your project, work-life mission, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Finance Management, Getting Started, Project Design, Working for Your Mission
Before you go out and ask a potential donor to support your plan, make sure you have developed a budget. So that you know what resources you need to implement the plan. In other words, before you do an ask, define exactly what you need. Why do I need to know my...
