rising costs. frozen bottom lines. let’s raise money and have fun
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Rising Costs. Frozen Bottom Lines.
Let’s Raise Money and Have Fun
Barbara Draimin, Haydee Bulos and Maleka Covington
The Family Center in New York City
Today’s Agenda
• Who you are
• How you sell yourself and your cause
• Strategies for specific buyers - government, foundations, corporations, individuals
• 36 slides check ins at # 14 and # 24
Fundraising is fun because:
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Some reasons it is fun:
• It is a chance to socialize
• You are helping the donors
• You can be funny and positive - – Most donors don’t like tragedy and desperation
• You are taking risks
Is it true that people give money to
people and not to causes????
Sticking Out Your Neck
• Reach for the high fruit - others are bottom pickers
Risk it!
• Stick out your hand. So what if you are left with it wagging in front of you?
“What do you do?”
• Less than 20 words• Easy to remember• Works in an elevator• No one has a glazed
look after you finish• They ask you a
question about it!!
Focus on the Positive
• “Your work must be so sad”
• What do you say…………..?
• Especially to the media….
Find an answer that fits for you.
• I feel blessed to have a job with so much meaning.
• It puts my “small stuff” in perspective.
• It is an honor that consumers invite us into their lives at times of such difficulty.
What four things make your work or agency unique?
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
Examples
• Lawyers, Social Workers, Researchers & Mediators all in the same office
• In-home Services
• Services Provided Both Pre & Post Death
• We Serve All Illnesses
How will a person who meets 10 people like you a day remember
you and your cause?
Check in Slide…...
• On the right track?
• Too fast, too slow?
• Volume?
Selling - How important is P.R.?
• Pro-bono Advertising agency
• Materials: clean and clear
• Simple is better
Web Sites
• Critique your own site• Look at other sites• Is it easy and quick to make a donation on-
line?
Materials
• Consistency - photos, color, logo, font etc
• Clean, clear and polished
• Striking, yet humble ….
Consumers
• Clients are the best sellers of your service
– People are interesting, organizations are usually not.
– A clients experience with donors and foundations
Staff Ambassadors
All staff are development stafftrain them in standing, handshakes, eye contact and “relationship”.
Buyers with Strings
• Government - Federal, State, Local• Foundations• Corporations• Individuals
Relationship is Everything
• Face to Face means everything
• Reduce or eliminate shot gun approach
Investing in Donors
• It’s like planting a tree - the gains are for your successors
• Keep them up to date on good and bad news
• Donors are like parents. They want to give money AND advice
How to evaluate a connection
Assign 25 points each time they talk
Subtract 10 points every time you talk
Seventh Inning Stretch
Government
• There are not less funds - there are new recipients
• Wine and dine - or cook and carry
• Need new partnerships
Partnerships
• Partnerships are challenging
• Partnerships are essential
• Partnerships = $$$
Hedging your bets
• You will lose money
• You will gain money
• You cannot always control which will happen or when.
Quiz ?• If you invite a donor for lunch who should
pay?
• Do you have logo products for sale or give them away? What is your experience?
• What kind of presents should donors get if any?
Foundations and Corporations
• Which ones to target?
• Look at Annual Reports of Your Competitors
• How much should I apply for ? – Research the 990 on Guidestar.com
• For how long?
Individual Giving
• You can never thank donors enough or too personally
• Can you ask them for $$$ too often?
Role of Board of Directors
• How involved is your Board?• How involved do you want them to be?• Do you have multiple Boards?
– Advisory– Young Executives– Consumers
Young Executives
• What they want
• What they need
• What I’ve learned
You are not perfect
• Ask your donors for advice
• Share your challenges and mistakes
• Donors want to give advice and $$$
Next Steps
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What do you want to start or change about your current fundraising
strategy?
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barbara@draimin.com
Cell Phone 917 515-4948
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