Fundraising 101

An overview for board members and "accidental" fundraisers

Created by: Marc Pitman
Fundraising Coach

What Will I Learn?

• Know where the money donated for charity comes from--the facts always surprise board members
• Effectively allocate whatever time you have for fundraising--whether it's your fulltime job or just a volunteer gig
• Know what funds every nonprofit should be fundraising for
• Identify what messages you should use for fundraising--there are basically only 3!
• Strategically use what tools you can use to communicate your message--and easily act on the tips for doing each effectively,
• Raise money or awareness for your nonprofit an an easy to run house party--a terrific use of board members time and effort

Requirements

• You will need a strong enough internet connect to stream the video tutorials.

Target audience

• This course is perfect for board members and people that are surprised to find charitable fundraising is part of their responsibilities. Often these are nonprofit founders and CEOs.
• This course is also well liked by nonprofit staff members new to fundraising.
• This isn't a good fit for people looking for complex, complicated methods and strategies to use as an excuse for NOT fundraising. FR101 is specifically designed to be a "big picture" overview with incredibly practical assessments and tactics.