If you have a strong mission and you’re not raising money consistently, something is wrong.
And until you fix what’s broken, fundraising will continue to be a struggle.
When fundraising doesn’t happen, one or more of these is usually out of place:
1. You’re not funding-ready.
Donors don’t look at your organization with confidence.
2. You don’t have a fundraising strategy.
You don’t know who your ideal funders are (individuals, businesses, and grantmakers), where to find them, or the step-by-step process to raise money from them.
3. You don’t have a fundraising team.
So you’re running outreach, writing grants, executing programs, and carrying everything yourself.
4. You don’t have up-to-date fundraising content and materials.
Your messaging doesn’t clearly speak to the heart of your ideal funding audience.
5. You’re not consistent with outreach.
Fundraising happens in bursts instead of through a repeatable process.
Fundraising success doesn’t come from working harder.
It comes from building and deploying the right strategies, structures, and systems that put you in front of funding opportunities regularly, so you can take advantage of them.
To start raising money, you first need clarity.
You need to know where your fundraising system is breaking down or what’s missing, so you can fix it and move forward with intention.
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