Nonprofit
Fundraising Tip: Light at the End of the Tunnel
It can be overwhelming in nonprofit fundraising.
Don’t give up. There is indeed light at the end of the tunnel. In most cases, the light is closer than you think, and will take less hoops to jump through than you think.
In my experience with nonprofit fundraising both as a paid employee with nonprofits and in my current roll as a consultant, I have seen how simple actions can take a person or a team from feeling a sense of impending doom to celebrating the availability of more program work because of fundraising and relationship building successes.
Don’t give up.
There can be an endless list as to why we begin to feel hopeless. A board member leaves a long list of complaints via a voice mail. A major donor tells you they have decided to give to another organization. Your calendar is full and you are tired of missing dinner with your family every night. The budget you inherited does not match reality. Morale seems low. There is no real support for your personal or professional success. You can never seem to catch up or get unstuck.
And no, I’m not talking about nonprofit professionals engaging in pity parties. I’m talking about the reality of our nonprofit world. Even among with all of…
