No One Is 'Off the Hook' From Fundraising
Start small. Maybe an hour a day. Or even an hour a week. As I remind my Fundraising Kick members, an hour a day blocked off for fundraising results in an extra month of fundraising in a year! Even an hour a week over the course of a year results in more than one additional week of fundraising.
I always think the head of a nonprofit should be 100 percent focused on fundraising. Virtually everyone you come in contact with — staff, board, community members, elected officials — is a donor or a prospect. This might help you look for ways to combine activities. Perhaps in your next weekly meeting with your direct reports, you could show them a short list of donors and prospects you’ll be working with. You could ask them if they know anyone on the list. Often they won’t, but some will have helpful information. Even those that don’t will see that you value fundraising.
- Companies:
- CompassPoint
Concord Leadership Group founder Marc A. Pitman, CSP, helps leaders lead their teams with more effectiveness and less stress. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching of executives, conducting high-engagement trainings or growing leaders through his ICF-accredited coach certification program, his clients grow in stability and effectiveness.
He is the author of "The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be" He’s also the author of "Ask Without Fear!"— which has been translated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish and Mandarin. A FranklinCovey-certified coach and Exactly What To Say Certified Guide, Marc’s expertise and enthusiasm engages audiences around the world both in person and with online presentations.
He is the husband to his best friend and the father of three amazing kids. And if you drive by him on the road, he’ll be singing '80s tunes loud enough to embarrass his family!
