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COVID-19: Fundraising in Challenging Times
By now, you’ve likely shifted your nonprofit to our new reality, minimizing the spread while caring for yourself and your family. With development goals to reach, you must also adapt your 2020 plan to ensure your organization’s sustainability.
From revising your program offerings to rethinking donor outreach and events, you must assess and reframe for what may be a longer-term challenge. With so much in flux, core development principles are more important than ever, including:
- Stay in regular contact with your donors and prospects
- Be transparent with your funders about how the pandemic is continuing to affect your organization and those you serve, and
- Recognize that your fundraising strategy, tactics and goals will need to be flexible as you navigate the months ahead
If you want to discuss your development challenges and how we can help you think through strategies, please contact us. And, take a look at recent blog posts and sign up for our newsletter to receive updates on what’s working and how to manage during these uncertain times.
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Executive Director, Destination DC's
American Experience Foundation
"Focus Fundraising helped us answer development, budgeting, programming, and tactical execution questions. Nadine and her team brought expertise and insight to deliver a 3-year plan, leverage expertise, and build consensus among stakeholders along the way."
Director, Consortium for Ocean Leadership’s
National Ocean Sciences Bowl
"Nadine very quickly developed a deep understanding of our needs and unique challenges. Her approach is comprehensive and well-organized. Nadine has shared her knowledge and experience, helped us establish an annual plan and calendar for achieving our goals, and we very quickly saw successes."
Executive Director,
National Network of State Teachers of the Year
"NNSTOY has benefited tremendously from Nadine's tutelage, expertise, and talents during the past two years. We now know how to develop our own fundraising plan, conduct funder research, and make funding calls. I do not believe that NNSTOY would be where we are today were it not for Nadine's commitment and expertise."
Executive Director, Council of Korean Americans
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Director of Development, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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Executive Director, 826DC
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Senior Director of Engagement, Physicians for Reproductive Health
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