In 2023, it’s never been more important to understand what fundraising truly is and to have a clear road map designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your current goals and desired destination for your organization.
While fundraising may seem daunting and overwhelming, it doesn’t have to be because we’ve developed a set of systems to help you simplify this and create a plan for your plan!
This webinar will help you break down fundraising into actionable, highly-specific steps for success.
In this 3hours live class, you’ll learn:
A step-by-step walkthrough of your fundraising planning and framework.
Introduction to Fundraising
– Understanding what fundraising is and isn’t
– Types of fundraising
– Identifying your target and potential audience
Persuasion & Communication
– Importance of storytelling
– Securing corporate sponsorships
– Developing a pitch
Fundraising Strategies and Planning
– Donor acquisition and retention (building relationships that earn)
– Creating a fundraising plan, strategies & ideas
– Common fundraising strategies
Templates
– Fundraising plan calendar + worksheet
– Email templates to keep you connected to a donor
– How to thank your donors so they keep giving
Hurry now and reserve your seat for this webinar.
The date is April 30th.
Click HERE to register. Early bird closes on April 19th
The 42 selected fellows from 10 African countries represent Africa’s leading changemakers who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to transforming their communities and shaping Africa’s future.
GE’DA’ fellows were chosen through a rigorous competitive process and criteria based on their commitment towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa, outstanding leadership promise, and community service.
According to Chidi Koldsweat, the Executive Director, GE` DA’ is a Benin word for “Together Build”. It is a 3-months intensive professional leadership development program for third sector leaders working to improve their communities.
Through this program, they will receive intensive sessions from an expert faculty with competencies on the Sustainable Development Goals, pitch their projects, and access funding.
It is a call to stakeholders from the government, private sector, small businesses, philanthropy organizations, and international agencies to achieve the SDGs by investing in changemakers. The fellowship program is designed for those who want to understand how to play in the development sector and dive deep into building a sustainable social impact organization.
About Us
Donors for Africa Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works actively with social impact leaders, organizations, philanthropists, and investors to break poverty cycles by addressing the global challenges we face in Africa. The NGO is determined to build a better world by strengthening mission-driven African Social Innovators’ capacity to access funds, achieve groundbreaking results, and create sustainable organizations. We make empowered Institutions with suitable internal structures and processes armed with a clear road map for action through our work. Through several leadership incubation programs, we raise transformational nonprofit/social impact leaders who are skilled and competent in implementing the SDGs. We advocate for and educate government and private sector agencies on policies that accelerate the SDGs and the 2063 Agenda. We also focus on research & Impact Investment.
For partnerships, don’t hesitate to contact us at partner@donorsforafricafoundation.org/mail@donorsforafricafoundation.org.
For all non-profit organizations, there is a need to come up with innovative ways of raising revenue every year since you require the financial resources to fulfill your mission. As you read through the ideas provided, please remember one clause; these revenue sources as they are correctly called MUST align with your organization’s mission.
They are usually classified as related income in your accounting book and you need it to fuel your mission before the grants come.
You need it to deepen your impact and sadly, If you don’t get earned income soon, you will be left behind.
So, here are some ideas;
Fees for Service
Did you know that 48% of funds raised by nonprofits come from fees for service? How?
Facilitate training, leverage what you know. Sell information to a school-one they would need. Plan conferences and training programs. Push past your fears and be creative.
I have been asked quite often, what happens when I receive a commission for referring people or businesses to purchase a product and I get a commission, can I accept it?
Yes, you can. However, you must advise the organization or individual paying you to note it as ‘referral donation’ rather than use the word commission.
Corporate Sponsorships
Corporate sponsorships remain a crucial part of our income generation funnel. It is when a company commits money or resources to a nonprofit event or program in exchange for specific promotional benefits and many businesses striving to balance profit with purpose through sponsorship, get to achieve that.
Your responsibility is to show them the value of working or collaborating with your organization to solve a social problem. The question is after varied attempts, how do you write a winning proposal or engage the right strategy to continue to access these funds? Do check out several DFA programs that teach the how.
Grants
Most nonprofit organizations get funding through diverse grant programs. Although a longer strategy that takes time, it does help fund your activities especially if your cause is genuine.
So how do you access grants? First, be clear about what types of grants you need and then the duration. How long are you willing to wait. Find the right opportunity and then put forward a strong application. As much as I would love to say ‘that’s it, the truth is you have absolutely no control over grants this is why I encourage you to learn how to write winning grants.
Briefly, nonprofit organizations require funding sources in order to run their day-to-day operations. The contributions made act as the organization’s revenue and must be reported financially.
This is why you should REGISTER FOR OUR COURSE HERE so we can share more ideas and tell you what you need to know.
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