Welcome to the Fundraising Planning E-Course

Week One

Week 1: All about YOU!

• Where are you at? What HAVE you been doing?
• What do you want to improve about your current program?
• Getting your board engaged with fundraising planning
• The problem with events
• The Catch-22 with government grants

Week Two

Week 2: Where do you want to be? Setting your goals

• How many appeals per year?
• Planning Annual Campaigns
• Starting Major Gifts
• Finding New Donors Strategies
• Creating Earned income streams
• Marketing earned income streams

Week Three

Week 3: Making your short sweet fundraising plan

• How one document can tell you everything you need to know
• Planning your stewardship activities
• Starting a communications calendar
• Starting a grants calendar
• Starting an individual solicitation calendar
• Getting help creating your plan from staff and board

Week Four

Week 4: Putting your plan into action

• Planning backwards
• Making small steps out of big projects
• Getting the help you need: Staff, Board, and Volunteers
• Recruiting and training volunteers to help you fundraise

Bonus Materials

1. 52 Fundraising Ideas

If you’re stuck for ways to fundraise, you will come away with new ideas! Click here to download.

2.Sample 1 page fundraising plan

Here you go!
Click here to download the sample 1 page fundraising plan.

3.Sample Grants Calendar

This spreadsheet can help you keep all of your deadlines, materials and contacts straight! Click here to download.

4.How to create earned income streams

Here are some ideas for how to create earned income streams for your nonprofit. Click here to download.

Staying on Track

5.What’s your MIT today?

Weekly Most Important Tasks

Weekly Planning Template

6.Speaking Engagements Worksheet

Speaking can lead to lots of interest in your nonprofit.
Click here to download the speaking engagements worksheet.

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