2. The Lone Fundraiser
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

3. How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

4. How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

5. Laura, Romania How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

6. Efficiency 3 Top Tips
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

7. Efficiency Tip 1: Get Stuff Out of Your Head
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

8. Exercise 1
1. What's the project or situation that is most on your mind at this moment? Write it down.
2. Describe in one sentence the successful outcome for the situation.
3. Write down the very next physical action needed to move the situation forward
See: Getting Things Done (David Allen)
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

9. Why Things Are On Your Mind
You haven't clarified the outcome that you want
You haven't decided what the very next physical action is
You haven't put reminders of the outcome and the next action into a system that you trust
See: Getting Things Done (David Allen)
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

10. Get a System How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

11. Efficiency Tip 2: Batch Your Time
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

12. Efficiency Tip 3: Don’t Be a Perfectionist
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

13. Use Your Time Well Get Stuff Out of Your Head Batch Your Time
Don’t Be a Perfectionist
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

14. Effectiveness Doing The Right Things
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

15. “Doing something unimportant well does not make it important
“Doing something unimportant well does not make it important. Also, just because it requires a lot of time, does not make a task important. What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it. Efficiency is still important, but it's useless unless it's applied to the right things” Tim Ferriss
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

16. Q.1 What would you do if you could only work for 2 hours a day?
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

17. Q.2 Where should you focus?
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

18. How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

19. Community Fundraising Events Legacies Regular Giving Staff Support
Major Donors
Trusts
Local Govt
Community Fundraising
Events
Legacies
Regular Giving
Staff Support
Individuals
Churches
Earned income
Corporate
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

20. Q.3 Are you remembering the basics?
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

21. Q.4 Are YOU investing in fundraising?
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

22. Sharpening the Axe
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

23. Sharpen Your Axe Training – The FSI, DSC, IOF Books
Blogs (Sofii, 101Fundraising, Third Sector)
Mentor / Coach
Learn from other charities
Find Your Peers
But...
“Will I definitely use this information for something immediate and important?"
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

24. Q.5 How can you increase your fundraising capacity?
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

25. Too much to do?
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

26. How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

27. My Stop Doing List IT Social Media Community Fundraising Data entry PR
Low return platforms e.g. 10 minute slots at churches
Adding s into Mailchimp
DVD Sales
Answering the phone
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

28. Ways to Increase Capacity
Trustees
Volunteers
Intern / Placement Student
Part-time staff
Virtual Assistant
Outsource / Counsultancy
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

29. Five Questions to Increase Your Effectiveness
What would I do if I could only work for 2 hours a day?
Where should I focus?
Am I doing the basics right?
Am I investing in myself
How can I increase our fundraising capacity?
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

30. Stop Making Excuses
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

31. Questions / Feedback
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014

33. Resources Getting Things Done (David Allen)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 4 Hour Work Week (Tim Ferriss)
How to Get Things Done Effectively as a Lone Fundraiser
6 Nov 2014