Podcast – The Fundraising Authority

Joe Garecht explains why your non-profit should never apply for another grant again, and how to tell if your organization is addicted to grant funding. Think he's crazy? Hear him out, and you may never apply for another grant again, yet raise far more money than you are today.

Far too often, non-profits get to a certain point with their major donor fundraising and then let it "coast." Don't make that mistake -- constantly working on raising the bar will keep your major donor efforts from stagnating. In this episode of The Fundraising Authority Podcast, we talk about 7 different strategies you can use to take your major donor fundraising efforts to the next level.

Getting your board of directors involved and engaged in your non-profit's fundraising efforts is key to your ultimate success. Learn the five main reasons why board members are reluctant to help raise money, and what your organization can do to overcome those objections.

It's easy to get flustered when pursuing major donor prospects for your non-profit, particularly if the prospect represents the possibility of raising a significant portion of your fundraising budget in one ask. Today, we'll be talking about three common mistakes that non-profits make when dealing with major donors, and how to avoid them: Also, please note that The Fundraising Authority Podcast is now available on iTunes. To subscribe or listen via iTunes, click here.

Far too many non-profits think of donors in terms of "the next check." Instead, your organization should be thinking about the lifetime value of each donor to your organization. What range of gifts and activities will that donor be involved with at your non-profit? How can you maximize that value?

Fundraising networks are the backbone of successful and sustainable individual giving campaigns. Every non-profit, no matter how small or large, can and should be using fundraising networks to meet and exceed their annual, individual, and corporate fundraising goals. This podcast walks you through the best ways to start and use these networks at your non-profit.

In today's episode of The Fundraising Authority Podcast, we talk about the 5 characteristics of great fundraising organizations... and how your non-profit can become great (or greater) at fundraising.  We also talk about one action step you can take today to implement each of these 5 characteristics at your organization. If you listened to the first episode of our podcast, you'll also notice one major change: our new intro music and voice-over, provided by the amazing Brian Haymond.  Thanks, Brian! Here it is, the latest episode of The Fundraising Authority Podcast: You can download all past episodes on our Podcast page.   Photo Credit: AV Hire London

I am proud to announce the all new Fundraising Authority Podcast.  Our goal is to release new podcasts on a monthly basis, highlighting great tips and strategies for non-profit fundraising. Today, we present the first episode.  This short introductory episode talks about a very important topic: Thinking Big in Fundraising.  This episode also serves as a prelude to the podcasts that will be offered through our Supercharge Your Fundraising course, which in addition to weekly course materials will also offer a weekly recorded seminar presentation of 15-20 minutes. The link to this first episode of our podcast is below.  This is a short, introductory episode, just 8 minutes long.  You can click on the link to listen to it on your computer, or save the podcast to your computer and use these instructions to move it onto your iPhone / iPod. Photo Credit: AV Hire London