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Top Ten Fundraising
Tips
May 9, 2012Darian Rodriguez Heyman
Nonprofits101.org
A Note onTin Cup Fundraising
Tip 1: Stage a Thank-a-Thon
Tip 2: Never Submita Cold Grant
Tip 2: Never Submita Cold Grant
•Warm it Up:–Secure an Invitation–The Pasta Test
•Programs & Positioning–Deadline & Dollar Amount
–Jedi Mind Trick
Tip 3: Make Specific,Direct Asks
Tip 4: Map Donationsto Impact
Tip 5: Make Your Donation Button Shine
Tip 5: Make YourDonation Button Shine
Tip 6: Create and TapYour Social Network
Tip 6: Create and TapYour Social Network
•Ask Questions•Time of Day•50/50 Rule
Tip 7: Corporate Partnerships
•“Checkbook Philanthropy is Dead” – (Newsweek 2000)
Tip 7: Corporate Partnerships
Tip 7: Corporate Partnerships
Tip 7: Corporate Partnerships
Tip 8: Apply for a Google Grant
Tip 9: Use the 2:1 Ratio for Fundraising
Events
Tip 10: Understand theSocial Capital Market
•Stay on Target•Impact Investing is Different
•20-50% vs. 3-5% Raising $$$
•The Good New Boys Network•SEA, SoCap, SVN, Investors Circle
We’re All in This Together
[email protected]: @dheyman