16. HOW OLD FASHIONED GURUS TEACH
PROSPECTING & ENGAGEMENT
...SO NOW WHAT
DO I DO WHEN NO
ONE RESPONDS
TO MY
OUTREACH?
DO A SEARCH BASED ON WEALTH & LOOSE
MISSION ALIGNMENT
LOOK FOR A WARM CONNECTION
GET INTRO (MAYBE) AND THEN CRICKETS
17. PROSPECTING AND OUTREACH
STRATEGIES
HOURS SPENT WEEKLY
Broad LinkedIn mining 8
Emails to BOD and volunteers asking
for introductions and ghost writing
outreach
12
Emails to donors for ‘listening tour’ 10
Funding research based on ‘warm’
leads
15
TOTAL HOURS 45
18. THESE 45 HOURS OF WORK LEAD
TO...67 OUTGOING EMAILS...
10 response emails
8 ideal prospects identified
5 meetings with an ask
1 yes
20. BUT IF YOU FOCUS ON
THE
RIGHT PERSON
AND THE WIN-WIN
SUCCESSFUL COLD
OUTREACH
IS EASY
21. HOW I TEACH PROSPECTING & ENGAGEMENT
WHAT ACTUALLY
CREATES
FUNDRAISING
SUCCESS FOR
YOUR NONPROFIT
FUNDER ALIGNMENT
WHAT ARE DIFFERENT FUNDERS LOOKING FOR?
FUNDER MATCHING
IDENTIFICATION, SEGMENTS, CONNECTIONS AND CALENDAR
ASSET MAPPING
KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A PARTNER - WHAT THEY WANT
AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER
26. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE….
Let’s talk about Annie’s dog rescue organization….
One of the assets that she has is staff members
who are dog trainers.
She set up her sponsorship tiers once.
She has a monthly free training opportunity for people
who have fostered through her org and others.
She designed her effective engagement
communications that are designed to convert
Spends her time on outreach to companies trying to
get in front of dog owners.
28. WHAT MAKES THIS WORK IS THAT IT’S ALL
ABOUT TRUE WIN-WIN ALIGNMENT
COLD OUTREACH WORKS
WHEN YOU MAP YOUR
FUNDERS AND SPEAK TO THE
WIN-WIN IN YOUR OUTREACH
34. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT
TO CULTIVATE THE CAR SALESPERSON WAY?
#1 If you aren’t being totally transparent about why you
actually want to meet with a funder
#2 It always feels uncomfortable - like you’re doing
something wrong - and you’re constantly getting ghosted by
funders
#3 If your fundraising is not consistent - you may be
fundraising some but you can’t rely on it.
36. KNOW, LIKE, TRUST
KNOW
How did they come to know you? And how well do you know them?
LIKE
How do you know they like you? What’s the biggest area of alignment?
TRUST
What have you done to ensure they trust you?
37. THE POWER PARTNERS WAY
KNOW = REAL STORIES & REAL PEOPLE
LIKE = VULNERABILITY & RESPECTING THE
RELATIONSHIP
TRUST = SHARING CHALLENGES & MISTAKES
38. THE POWER PARTNERS WAY
● Find the win-win
● Be transparent &
authentic
● Bring YOUR Power
Partner energy to the
meetings
44. “I wanted to let you know that all of us at
Tandana are thrilled with the results of our
fall fundraising campaign, especially the
major donor asks. The support and
encouragement of the [Simple Yes System]
have been instrumental in making this great
success possible, particularly in giving me
the confidence to actually do it and the
know-how to approach it well.”
Anna Taft
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
48. BUCKET YOUR TIME
● By type of funder
● By interest area
● By assets (when applicable)
49. QUICK RECAP:
Bring awareness to the way the cognitive behavior loop relates to your
fundraising
Identify your organizations assets and focus on alignment
Don’t be transactional, but you can talk about money
Optimize your time to build momentum and overcome fear
Build deeper relationships through transparency and integrity
52. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME!
🎤 Host of What the Fundraising
📝Creator of the Power Partners Formula
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