Cultivation

Starting With Their Why

Do you start with their Why? This may be the secret to developing a new relationship with a potential #funder.

Enter these conversations with curiosity.
What motivated them to get into this work?
What power do they see in solving this societal problem?
Listen closely.
Come with empathy.
Then share your story of your Why.

This will create a shared sense of purpose and help you align to the foundation’s efforts.

Most of all express gratitude in the moment.

Now You: Do you begin your conversations with their Why?

Does your #nonprofit need to develop new #funding relationships?

Contact lpoller@agilefundraisingstrategy.com for a guide and a 15-minute discovery call.
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What Do You Wish You Were Taught When You First Started Fundraising?

What do you wish someone had taught you when you first started in fundraising?

For me, it was how to begin a donor relationship when it is essentially a "cold call".

Now you: What do you wish you had been taught?

If you need to build your pipeline of donor relationships to increase funding contact me at lpoller@agilefundraisingstrategy.com for a guide and for a 15-minute discovery call.

#fundraising #fundraisingtraining #nonprofit #professionaldevelopment
#donorcultivation

The Side Door for Cultivating Foundation Relationships

#Nonproits how do you get introduced to new foundations and begin cultivating these relationships?

Use the “Side Door” to start a relationship with a new foundation prospect.

Foundations are inundated with hundreds of proposals for every single proposal that they fund.

Developing relationships with foundations can be challenging.

Regional and national foundations can be purposely inaccessible and have strong gatekeeping.

Many family foundations fund preselected organizations or are by invitation only.

Use the Side Door--A strategic approach that will get you into a conversation faster.

If you would like to learn how to implement this strategy to gain better traction with new foundation relationships ..

1. Download your free Power-Up New Foundation Relationships
Guide https://lnkd.in/eRseW2E


2. Contact lpoller@agilefundraisingstrategy.com for additional resources and a 15-minute discovery call.