by Suzanne Bakker | Oct 31, 2021 | budgeting, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, fundraising, income, project basics, project design, project management, setting up, starting your project, work-life mission | Project Design
My article and my Facebook live session on your Q4 donor base actions generated many questions about how to make a fundraising plan. Making a fundraising plan for your nonprofit is a task that requires in-depth understanding of your context, work and ambitions. I...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jul 4, 2021 | building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, project management, setting up, starting your project, team management, work-life mission, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design, Working for Your Mission
These past weeks I have been talking a lot about fundraising. About looking for the right match in possible donors. About building relations with (potential) donors. About building know, like and trust with them. This is a long game, not a short one. It requires...
by Suzanne Bakker | May 23, 2021 | building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, project management, setting up, starting your project, team management, work-life mission, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design, Working for Your Mission
Some nonprofits are concerned they need to develop new ideas all the time. Regularly someone will ask me, now that I have submitted idea A to donor X, do I need to have a new idea for donor Z? In other words, can you submit one idea multiple times? Or do you need new...
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...
by Suzanne Bakker | May 9, 2021 | building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, project basics, project design, project management, setting up, starting your project, work-life mission, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Project Design, Working for Your Mission
One question I see all the time, in different forms and shapes, is this: how can I convince donors? How can I ask, without begging? In an earlier post I wrote that communicating with your donor at impact level is crucial. This will help you speak at the level of their...
