Do you…RAISE FUNDS?

Level 1: Day One!

This package lays a solid foundation for a sustainable fundraising program in your organization of any size, empowering your organization to accomplish its mission in the longterm. It includes both big picture orientation and practical tools for implementation.

  • You will explore the foundations of fundraising through 7 easily digestible videos that will lay the groundwork for your fundraising approach and a 4-page article on the mission-critical nature of fundraising expenses.

  • Learn what a case for support is and why you need one in a short video, then put your learnings into action writing or editing your case for support with a template/review checklist.

  • Create your fundraising plan with this downloadable and editable fundraising map template and implementation guide. Complete with sample language to help you plan, and a “Donor Bill of Rights” template you can personalize and share with donors right away to begin enhancing trust.

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Going Deeper

Develop your skills at the deepest levels with an expert fundraising coach at your service. Get help on implementation and your toughest questions from someone who has done this before and succeeded.

  • Imagine having a friend you could email anytime who has already navigated the fundraising challenges you’re facing and succeeded. Imagine that this friend was available on-demand, whenever you had a question. Imagine that this friend was proactively invested in making sure you succeeded, not only waiting for you to ask questions but actively helping you discover the right questions to ask.

    This friend is your Discover Philanthropy Expert Coach, supporting you by email for the duration of your purchased package!

    Select from a 3 month of 6 month option, renewable for as long as you desire.

  • In addition to on-demand email support, you can also hire your expert coach to meet with you for monthly 1:1 virtual coaching meetings, scheduled at your convenience. Your coach will guide you through questions to identify your biggest growth opportunities and advise you on the issues that are most important to you.

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Special Skills: How to Write Grant Proposals & Build Strong Foundational Relationships

This Special Skills package dives deep into all things related to grant writing and foundation relationships, helping the beginner or intermediate grant writer develop high level skills, increase in efficiency, and see a greater funding success rate from the foundations they approach.

  • The grantsmanship guidebook and toolkit walk you through all steps of the process from identifying foundations that are a good match for your organization all the way through proposal submission and relational follow-up with the foundation. The toolkit provides practical templates and 5 sample proposals with detailed critiques to help you improve your writing.

  • A simple, editable template for you to save your work on submitted proposals by topic, making it easier and faster to write high-quality proposals in future. This method is considered a game-changer by experienced grant writers!

  • Two complimentary podcasts are included for additional targeted learning on specific topics. See more for details.

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