by Suzanne Bakker | May 26, 2023 | fundraising, mission, value statement, vision | Project Design
Quite regularly someone asks: “Should we apply for this project? What do you think about it?” The easy answer is of course to say, Oh yes, do it. Or: Please no, stay away from it. But that’s not really the right answer. If you’re wondering what projects...
by Suzanne Bakker | May 1, 2022 | budgeting, fundraising, timesheets | Project Design
In my experience it really helps to visualize things. Visualizing your project design helps understand whether it can actually be successful. And visualizing your activities makes it easier to create a budget that includes everything you need. But maybe you are...
by Suzanne Bakker | Dec 5, 2021 | annual accounts report, budgeting, building trust, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, income, non-profit management, project design, team management, working with donors, year-end accounts report, year-end goals | Nonprofit management
December for me is very much a loose-ends month. I look at my accounting, and clear up loose ends there. I look at my data, collect a few missing ones and run a few experiments. And I look at my goals for the year and figure out if I can still do something to get...
by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 7, 2021 | building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project design, team management, working with donors | Nonprofit management
Since fundraising is a process, monitoring what you do & what happens and learning from that is key. So, let’s look at how to keep track of and learn from your fundraising actions. Plan Since the next best step depends on what comes out of the step you have just...
by Suzanne Bakker | Oct 31, 2021 | budgeting, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, fundraising, income, project basics, project design, project management, setting up, starting your project, work-life mission | Project Design
My article and my Facebook live session on your Q4 donor base actions generated many questions about how to make a fundraising plan. Making a fundraising plan for your nonprofit is a task that requires in-depth understanding of your context, work and ambitions. I...
