African American leaders discuss the day-to-day challenges of implementing DEI practices in nonprofit organizations.
Roy Jones
Embrace Diversity, Equip People of Color in Fundraising and Development
As corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have come under attack, some nonprofits have retreated, leaving new employees and executives unsupported and in need. Now is the time to train, equip, and empower people of color to become better fundraisers and nonprofit leaders.
Embracing DEI: A Mandate and Responsibility to Empower ALL
African American leaders challenge the nonprofit industry to train, equip and empower people of color in fundraising and nonprofit management.
Making the Ask: Closing Your Fundraising Events With Success
Learn the five key strategies to make “the ask” more effective, from knowing your audience to the art of the pledge. Don’t miss out on these invaluable tips to boost your fundraising efforts!
Get Fundraising Fit! Are You Ready to Grow Your Nonprofit the Shriner’s Way?
Shriner’s Children’s has developed a fully integrated fundraising program by creating unique donor journey’s based upon giving level and giving capacity. They call their process omni-channel communications. Today they pull back the curtain to show small to mid-size nonprofits how to use they’re innovative techniques to increase giving through building philanthropic intent.
Get Fundraising Fit! TV and Radio Fundraising (DRTV)
Shriners Children’s has used a DRTV strategy to build a mega charity to help children with health care. Today they pull back the curtain to show small to mid-size nonprofits how to use regional TV and Radio to acquire new donors. Adding DRTV, radio and radiothons is no longer out of reach for nonprofits. The explosive growth of streaming both TV and radio program has made now acquisition affordable for nonprofits who thought it was out of reach.
What Not to Do: Fundraising in a Tough Economy
Make no mistake about it, 2024 is going to be a tough year for nonprofits. Inflation continues to soar, and the stock market is going to remain flat at best. Donors with capacity will give, but it is going to be very intentional.
Get Fundraising Fit! How to Start Your Own Nonprofit
The Nightbirde Foundation tells how they launched a nonprofit that has more than one million followers and raised millions of dollars in just 18 months to provide hope and healing to women going through the cancer journey. You will find out what to do to start your foundation and obstacles you should avoid.
You Must Meet with Donors
Before a donor increases giving to the 5-figure level they usually want to meet with someone. It is about stewardship. Most people who make transformational gifts want to meet to ensure that every dollar they invest in your organization has a real impact.
5 Rules for Hiring The Right Fundraiser
Every day your organization goes without an unfilled fulltime fund development position you are losing money.
