How to Find Individual Donors
7th February 2012 · 0 Comments
When I speak to groups of nonprofit boards and staff, they are often shocked when I reveal how money flows to the nonprofit sector. Thinking that foundation grants are the holy grail of funding, many nonprofits hire a grant writer and spend countless hours and resources chasing highly competitive grants. But the fact is that barely 2% of the money flowing to the nonprofit sector comes from foundations. A much larger portion, over 11%, comes from individuals:
But many nonprofits don’t know how to raise money from individuals. For them, it seems somehow easier to research foundation guidelines, put together a proposal that answers each question, and hope for the best. But individual donor fundraising can help diversify a nonprofit’s funding picture, and major donor fundraising in particular, which requires a one-on-one relationship building mode,l can be a great way to systematically expand a nonprofit’s network and funding. It is also the highest and best use of a board member’s fundraising time.
To help nonprofits understand individual donor fundraising and how to get moving in that direction, the next webinar in our ongoing Financing Not Fundraising webinar series focuses on how to bring individual donors in the door.
The Finding Individual Donors webinar will give you tools and strategies to:
- Understand the differences between smaller donor fundraising and major donor fundraising
- Define a major gift for your organization
- Use social media to connect with individual supporters
- Create events that resonate with individual donors
- Identify prospects
- Engage your board in individual donor fundraising
- Create a system for engaging individual donors
- Launch a major donor campaign
- Break an individual donor dollar goal into pieces to make the goal achievable
And much more.
If you want to attract individual contributors to your nonprofit, but don’t know how to get started, or if you would like to expand the individual donors you already have, this webinar will show you how.
Webinar Details:
Financing Not Fundraising: Finding Individual Donors
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
12 noon-1:00pm Eastern
Price: $40
I hope to see you there!
About the Author: Nell Edgington is President of Social Velocity (www.socialvelocity.net), a management consulting firm leading nonprofits to greater social impact and financial sustainability. Social Velocity helps nonprofits grow their programs, bring more money in the door, and use resources more effectively. For more information, check out Social Velocity consulting services and clients.
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