Fundraising Training

Before we embark on a journey together, let’s ensure our shared understanding of how fundraising really works. At Responsive Fundraising, the first step in our six-step continuum of services, establishes trust and rapport with your team and ensures that we are consistently achieving three objectives.

First and foremost, we want to ensure that organizational leaders share a common understanding of highly effective fundraising practices. This means aligning the board, volunteers, and leadership team with an understanding of their roles and responsibilities in fundraising, where and how they can make the greatest contributions, and where they can complement the strengths of others.

Once we have achieved alignment, we want to free your organization from any addiction it might have to arms-length fundraising. We accomplish this by learning how to discern between the trivial, meaningful, and significant decisions that influence the gifts your organization is receiving. As your program matures, your fundraising philosophy should signal a commitment to it’s current donors, meaningful engagement, and direct solicitation. These three deliberate practices are the foundation of a highly effective, successful fundraising program.

Finally, we want to ensure that your organization has the opportunity to ability to hire and retain talented fundraising professionals who are willing to make a long-term commitment to your organization. This begins with understanding the type of individual that will best serve in this role, clearly articulating their goals and objectives, and providing them with consistent and constructive feedback.

As an organizational design and professional development firm, we have the opportunity to assist leaders as they navigate an increasingly complex and unpredictable world. All our training efforts should facilitate new ways of thinking, surface limiting beliefs and assumptions within your organization, and cast a vision for reinventing yourself and your team.

To request a detailed proposal of what this engagement might look like, please request a proposal.