Diversified fundraising helps you survive early on. But it’s not how you get big. If you want to grow significantly, you have to muster the courage to put all your eggs in one basket. Then engage all those eggs in that one basket. And meet the requirements of that primary funding source.
A confused mind never funds. And the most common donor grievance we hear (by far) is that they can’t understand what you actually do. So here’s a formula to help. A simple, six-piece format to clarify and summarize your theory of change in a single sentence.
Brand communications is like a ladder with 10 steps. The higher rungs help nonprofits (and foundations!) maximize their funding. Understand the 10 steps — from Beginner to Influencer. Then learn how to level up your comms. And boost your fundraising, rung by rung.