The Development Cycle

Published on Nov 18, 2015

A short primer on the fundraising process

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The Development Cycle

or, Fundraising is more than asking
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Your Fundraising Portfolio

  • Individual gifts, large and small
  • Foundation and corporate gifts
  • Government funding, maybe
  • Special events
  • Others

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It's like Dating

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Know Thyself

Mission and vision before money
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Identify your potential

Who might be interested in you?
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Do Your Research

Who's your type? What are their rules?

Connect

Build the Relationship

Have a conversation, don't "talk at" them
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Ask

When the time is right and do it right
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Don't forget your Manners

Follow Up

Tell them what you did

Diversify

your funding sources

understand

when support ends and be prepared
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Thanks!
Alice Ferris, CFRE, ACFRE
GoalBusters Consulting
www.goalbusters.net