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...
by Suzanne Bakker | Oct 24, 2021 | annual accounts report, budgeting, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, human resource management, income, non-profit management, project design, team management, year-end accounts report, year-end goals | Nonprofit management
Speaking about Q4 donor base actions, I realized it would be good to have a deeper look at your outreach data. This will help you focus your outreach on the channels, topics and mix of messages that resonates the most with the people you want to reach. Let’s look at...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 29, 2021 | budgeting, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, income, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project | Project Design
One of the four main building blocks of your project design is your budget. Despite the importance of money, the budget is often treated as an afterthought. And that can lead to big challenges in implementation of the project. It is helpful to your implementation and...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 8, 2021 | budgeting, building trust, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, forming partnerships, fundraising, income, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, working with donors | Fundraising, Project Design
Many of the questions I receive are about fundraising. Where to find a donor? How to identify individuals who might like to contribute? How to get a grant? Etc. But I almost never get a question about project design. I don’t why, exactly. It is a pity because I think...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 1, 2021 | budgeting, building trust, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, forming partnerships, fundraising, income, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, working with donors | Fundraising
I can write many posts (as I have done – and I will continue doing!) about what to do in fundraising. How to become visible. Where to look for donors. What to do to inspire trust. But this time I just want to share with you five examples of what not to do in...
