May 13, 2016

Work Your Networks for Funder and Donor Prospects We will focus on the often overlooked sources of potential funders and donors: your staff, board, volunteers and donors and anyone who cares about your organization! Learn how to engage stakeholders in fundraising in low-key ways while increasing the size of your prospect pool.

Relationships: The Core of Fundraising

Circles of Influence

Who Loves Your Organization? Staff Board Super volunteers Donors Clients Members

Brainstorm: Your Top 10 Supporters

Ways to Engage Your Supporters Ask for referrals to funders and / or donors Ask to be introduced to prospective funders Ask for feedback for on funding proposals, plans, appeals Fundraising event hosts

Putting it All Together Make time to strategize about how to gain access to new funder and donors Engage your existing supporters Make it an ongoing process Thank supporters early and often

Rona Fernandez has worked with social justice nonprofits since 1996, always with fundraising as a key component of her work. She has raised money from individuals in several capacities — as a community organizer, house party coordinator, development director, executive director and board member. As a fundraising consultant with Klein & Roth Consulting, she has worked with dozens of nonprofits across the country over the past seven years. rona@kleinandroth.com http://www.kleinandroth.com/rona-fernandez/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronafernandez