I am learning as I grow in the co-chair role of TWC's fundraising committee. So, as I share fundraising info with TWC, I thought it might benefit others among the Better for Us/BuildUP^ network to also have periodic fundraising info.
The Pima County Library's Non Profit Center is a good place to start (which I did), and I found the book, Forces for Good..., at their Himmel Branch Library. http://www.pima.library.gov
Notes on Fundraising from the book, Forces for Good…
There are six primary myths about what NPOs need to do in
order to be successful:
1.
Practice perfect management
2.
Implement Brand Name awareness
3.
Create/produce break-through ideas
4.
Develop a textbook mission statement (successful
NPOs have one but focus on program delivery rather than spend time on
perfecting a mission statement)
5.
Demonstrate high ratings on conventional
measurement metrics
6.
Have large budgets
Instead, successful NPOs perform these six elements:
1.
Advocate and Serve
2.
Make Markets Work by developing earned income
and return on investments
3.
Inspire Evangelists*--volunteers are more than
free labor; volunteers are engaged with the NPOs core values and mission
4.
Nurture broader NPO networks
5.
Master the art of adaptation
6.
Share leadership
*Volunteers are “transformed” by the NPOs effort through
Rules of Engagement which are…
·
Communicate mission, vision and values to all
volunteers and members
·
Create meaningful experiences for all volunteers
and members
·
Cultivate a “face” of a superevangelist such as
Jimmy Carter for Habitat for Humanity
·
Build a social network committed to the NPO
Compiled by Anita C. Fonte, 2018
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