Diversification or Why mismatched luggage works best. Lacey Berumen, Phdc, MNM Federation of Families Conference Building Circles of Wellness

What is in your suitcase? Grants- Public or Private Donors Service Fees Membership General Fundraising – Walk or Runs Small events- host nights or even yard sales Travel mates (who do you know?) Civic, Girl Scouts MOUs, LOS, Igive, amazon smiles others--

Is there room for more or are you at you weight limit? Do You have a donor base? Do you have a grant writer/reviewer? Can you partner for services? Can you be a fiduciary agent for others? Do you have a audience to tell your story to? What do you have the capacity to manage and do an awesome job with? If you had X you could do Y Avoid mission creep

Thinking outside of the box One of the most useful of all thinking modes in creative problem solving is visual thinking. It is especially effective in solving problems where shapes, forms, or patterns are concerned

Thinking outside of the box

Mind Mapping A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize ideas. A mind map should be based on one concept, drawn as an image in the center of a blank page, to which associated representations of ideas are added. The major ideas are connected directly to the central idea, and other concepts branch out from those.

The Bakeless Bake Sale Fundraising Poem ____Cupcakes: 2 for a dollar_____3 doz. cupcakes: $4.00 ____Chocolate cookies: 6 for $1.00_____3 doz. chocolate cookies: $6.00 ____Brownies 12 for $3.00 _____3 doz. brownies: $8.00 ____Dutch Apple Pie $5.00_____3 Home made pies: $10.00 ____Strawberry Cheesecake $7.00_____2 strawberry cheesecakes: $15.00 Many is the time I heard you say I would rather give a "Dollar" than bake today And so, we are asking you to help more or less To make our Bakeless Bake Sale a big success. Just send us the money that it would take To Bake a loaf of bread or a beautiful cake Or send in the amount of money it takes to buy A dozen rolls or maybe a pie We know you can help us if you will but try. I am buying or baking the items marked below. Items for Sale Items you Bake/Donate

Create your map

Pick me Create your map Take the initial idea – Fund additional PSP What happened What helped What is different today Who is missing from your picture What can they help with

Now you have a concept Create your list Gather your materials Translate the visual map into actionable steps

Translate your idea to funders Get their attention What are we going to do with our proposed project ? Why is it worth doing? How will we know that the conclusions are valid? What difference will it make?

Resources Colorado Common Grant Resources mapping-software-tools/ html

Contact Lacey Berumen, Phdc, MNM Deputy Director of Operations Federation of Families- CO Chapter