The Core Challenge Social Challenges Expert Nonprofits Needing Funds Donors/ Funders Ready to Give Big social challenges & needs. Great nonprofits ready to serve, but need funds. Donors, large & small looking for opportunities to make impact.

Donors Want to Make an Impact!!!! Donors feel that the opportunities to put money to work is limited – SSIR Winter 2016

Entrepreneurial nonprofits bridge the gap between social needs and impact funders.

Entrepreneurship is state of mind.

Beware Scarcity Trap “Going Defensive” when resources are scarce may be comforting but also very risky “Being Bold and Entrepreneurial” drives the virtuous cycle for growth. It’s not without risk, but its often lower risk than “going defensive.”

Create Your Entrepreneurial State of Mind with the Doubling Up Principle.

Doubling Up: What would you say if a big donor asks… Bill Gates is on the phone asking saying he is interested in supporting your nonprofit by doubling last year’s resource in each of the next five years. How would you answer?  Let me give a call back with an answer?  We’ve done good work, so place give?  The Entrepreneurial Breakout Response (See below)

How to Answer the ‘Double Up’ Question Bold & Specific “What’s”? The Credible “Hows”?

Bold, Specific “Whats” Be specific and future focused like... Expand to serve 1000 more at- risk kids in Chicago with quality after-school programs. Scale our successful clean water programs to 25 more towns. Reduce the carbon footprint in our community by another 20% by Don’t be vague like …. We address the issues, so please give. Don’t Focus on Yesterday like …. We’ve done good work, so please give.

Framing the Credible How Here’s how we are doing it … testing it … will do it. Here’s how much we need to take it to the next level. Here’s how we are thinking about scaling beyond the next step.

Leadership for Breakout Impact donors will look beyond the even the best plan to the people responsible to implement.

4 Keys to Breakout Management Managing Up Breaking Up Measuring Up Fueling Up

Managing Up What occupies your day? Work Type: Program, Administrative, Executive Work Horizon: Daily, Monthly, Annual, Longer Term

Breaking Up What in our organization today is a foundation for breakout? What are our anchors holding up back?

Measuring Up Are metrics creating the right conversations? A key for board transformation!

Fueling Up Breakout requires a turbo boost of energy … a new force. And the force is often within … But find the people – board, staff and funders – that energize.

Funding the Breakout In answering the doubling up question, you will have the basis of a great funding document. You are working with board and staff to transform your organization in ways that inspire impact donors, large and small. Now – and only now – are you ready to develop a funding strategy Learn more and learn how with the iMission Institute.

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