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Ready to accelerate?Your Questions answered: Read time: 4 Minutes Wow Reader! Since the Changemaker Accelerator Membership enrollment opened last week, I’m proud to say there have been some really awesome people joining me in the quest to get years ahead in building a successful nonprofit! Seriously, I am blown away. Like this super kind message from one of our new members… 🥰 And of course, I’ve also gotten a LOT of questions. (Which I love!) Since enrollment closes in just a week I thought…

Tapping into theseRecurring Revenue strategies yet? Read time: 5 Minutes The dream: Bring in consistent funding every month for your social impact organization – so you can focus on strategizing ways to make the biggest impact possible. Recurring revenue can provide a safety net, letting you budget and plan programming with confidence — but in my experience, many organizations aren’t taking full advantage of it. Yes, it takes some work to set up and grow. It’s not magic (or easy). But once…

8 places to find your futureBoard members Read time: 5 Minutes Finding and recruiting skilled Board members is a challenge that plagues many nonprofits, and start-ups in particular. I’m often asked: “How do we know what types of skills we need on our Board?” “How can we showcase our awesome organization to Board candidates?” and the big one: “Where do we even LOOK for potential Board members?!” (By the way; all things we’ll be discussing in the Changemaker Accelerator membership, launching…

If I started a nonprofit (again),here’s how I’d do it differently. Read time: 5 Minutes A few years ago (as you probably know, since you’re reading this 🙂), I started a YouTube channel. My goal was simple: Help people who were starting or growing a nonprofit figure out how to do it faster, easier, and more effectively. It’s hard. I started a nonprofit in college. Over time, I figured out how to create a solid fundraising strategy, build an amazing team, and mobilize over 50,000 people in my…

How to keep those awesomedonors around Read time: 4 Minutes There’s been a lot of talk in the fundraising world lately about giving trends. Spoiler alert: Giving has been declining over the past few years (but there are signs of a rebound – fingers crossed!). Experts and researchers are examining the reasons donors stop giving (or start), and this idea around “transformational” fundraising vs “transactional” fundraising is taking hold. We’ll cover transformational fundraising and some…

It’s Grant deadline season. Here are some tips to find grants that fit your Nonprofit Read time: 4 MinutesSponsored by my friends at Instrumentl Grants are one way nonprofits can raise funds to make an impact, but getting grants is easier said than done. One way to boost your odds of success? Making sure a grant is the right fit for your organization in the first place. In honor of peak Grants season 📅, we’re going to cover tips for finding grants that fit your nonprofit’s needs in this issue…