- By Heather Thomas
This interactive workshop is structured so that you walk away with a rough plan to meet your funding needs. We’ll explore how your organisational strategy impacts your funding outlook, how to pitch your project to specific audiences, how to identify prospective donors and potential sources of funding.
Stories are more than fairy tales - they help businesses get found. They grab the attention of your audience, and turn them into loyal customers. If done properly. Here, we talk about how to uncover your own brand story, how to tell it well, and turn that audience into a captive one.
Stories are more than fairy tales - they help businesses get found. They grab the attention of your audience, and turn them into loyal customers. If done properly. Here, we talk about how to uncover your own brand story, how to tell it well, and turn that audience into a captive one.
The path from passion to profits: Defining your company vision & purposeThe Happy Startup School
Slides from our Happy Startups meetup presentation, introducing how you make the leap into running your own business, and the importance of a clear vision and purpose.
Delivered by Nonsense London's Creative Director Rob Mosley and James Barker, Digital Development Manager at the Elton John AIDS Foundation at the Institute of Funding's National Convention in London on July 7th 2014.
Follow Max http://www.twitter.com/maxkringen
An intro to social media content strategy and platforms to use for marketing of a non-profit organization.
The path from passion to profits: Defining your company vision & purposeThe Happy Startup School
Slides from our Happy Startups meetup presentation, introducing how you make the leap into running your own business, and the importance of a clear vision and purpose.
Delivered by Nonsense London's Creative Director Rob Mosley and James Barker, Digital Development Manager at the Elton John AIDS Foundation at the Institute of Funding's National Convention in London on July 7th 2014.
Follow Max http://www.twitter.com/maxkringen
An intro to social media content strategy and platforms to use for marketing of a non-profit organization.
Engaging Community through Content Marketing - Not Just another Social Media ...Elizabeth Quintanilla, MBA
Engaging Community through Content Marketing - Not Just another Social Media Presentation!
Gave this presentation at Texas State in San Marcus, Texas on October 25th, 2010. The audience was very engaged and enjoyed it!
Elizabeth Quintanilla
Building a High-Performing Major Gifts Program: Overcome the 5 Hurdles That A...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Gail Perry, MBA, CFRE will help you get your board and team on board to generate game-changing major gifts for your organization.
Ready! Set! Convert: Open Leadership In Church CommunicationsMarvin Dejean
This primer on social media for churches and ministry is a step by step guide in developing a SM strategy for churches seeking to get engaged with Social Media
Why the FEP Donor Retention Data is so Vital to Every FundraiserBloomerang
On September 16th, the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) released the findings from their 2013 survey. For the first time in five years, charity respondents saw positive gains in giving, but still continued to lose donors faster than they gained them.
Erik J. Daubert MBA, ACFRE, a key contributor to the FEP report, will join us to discuss the data from a fundraiser's perspective and explain why understanding donor retention is so vital to every fundraiser.
Presentation to first year students of Columbia University's GSB on February 18, 2008 that covers some common advertising pitfalls, brand building principles, and ESPN case studies. Make sure you click the middle of the slides for hyperlinks to videos. (Mostly in full image slides)
Destination Imagination - Intro to Social Media StrategyMax Kringen
Arming a group of non-profit creative problem solvers with a basic social media strategy and the tools to make their affiliates succeed in the digital world.
Learn what online fundraising is and how can it help your nonprofit raise more money, how to build an online fundraising strategy that is SMART and how to best use important tools in your fundraising efforts.
Content Creation: The Ultimate “How To” Guide4Good.org
All of your online content should be created from the perspective of “Are you communicating your information in the most compelling and impactful way for your constituents?” We will review the strategy for content and messaging to be used in all marketing initiatives (website, blogging, social media, Search Engine Optimization, email, e-newsletters, brochures, etc.). At the end of this workshop, you’ll know how to create effective content from your homepage to your blog to your brochures!
Create and Run Your First Really Big Fundraising CampaignBloomerang
Sandy Rees, CFRE will show you exactly what to do to create and run your first really big fundraising campaign. You’ll learn how to plan the campaign, the tools and materials you’ll need, and how to find the best people to ask for a gift. You’ll leave feeling hopeful and more confident about raising big money.
Juilliard School Presentation: Bootstrap your online presenceThomas Deneuville
Slides from my 11/11/2015 presentation part of the Juilliard School lunch and learn series, organized by the Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services and Entrepreneurship.
Raise the Money of Your Dreams With Donor-Centered Major Gift FundraisingBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Join author, speaker and consultant Gail Perry, CFRE, MBA to learn her secrets for bringing major donors – and mega gifts – into your organization.
Brand Storytelling with Pinterest and Social MediaBlake Morgan
Whether you're a food truck, a gourmet foods company or a food news publisher, consistently using social tools can greatly increase your following. You can cook the best food but if you don't make it find-able, no one will know you’re cooking. All the social media tools can feel overwhelming, like a broth with too many ingredients. The key is to share your story using only the most relevant tools in a way that makes sense for your individual brand. So many of us are great at creating our products, but not at promoting them. Social media tools like Pinterest make it easier than ever to tell our stories and engage communities of fans online. In this session you will learn how to tell the story of your brand leveraging sites like Pinterest and gain tactical tools you can immediately apply to your own marketing and PR plan. We will be looking at a handful of successful case studies that will inspire you on your own brand storytelling journey.
Unlocking your community potential with digital
- By Steve Haines – Neighbourly
The pace of technology is moving fast and there are endless opportunities to use it to help connect people, gain new sources of support and resources, and tell your story to engage supporters. But small charities and community groups are often benefiting least from these opportunities. This workshop will showcase the best of these technologies, draw together case studies, helpful advice and tips, and help you get the most out of these new tools to deliver greater impact.
- By Phil Waters – I Love Nature
In this workshop you’ll learn how to create playful and physically active adventures using only string and rope. Enlisted as special agents on a mission of a peculiar kind, you’ll learn how to create temporary playgrounds and experiences on a budget with simple and accessible resources.
Community Food Projects
Maria Devereaux – Sustain
Growing, making, selling sharing. Why set up a community food project and what’s best for your neighbourhood.
Phil Waters
Exploring risk in play and what makes a child friendly community. Urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, planning and land development play essential roles in ensuring a sustainable physical and built environment.
- Juliet Rose - Eden Communities -
A practical and playful session to explore how we can
creatively engage with people in thinking about the future
of the places where we live. This session will involve small
group activity - designing, making, chit chat and cake
- Anne-Marie Culhane, Artist and community activist -
Be inspired by award-winning projects that engage
communities creatively and explore how similar projects
could work in your communities.
Slides from a presentation designed to help you map your community business on a page, whether established or just an idea. This supports the talk given by Power to Change at the Eden Project, as part of the Big Lunch Extras programme.
A presentation about the power of community celebrations, supporting the talk given by Sue Hill at the Eden Project, as part of the Big Lunch Extras programme. Born and raised in Cornwall, Sue has travelled the world, making theatre in unlikely places with Kneehigh and WildWorks, from Cyprus to Kensington Palace, via Soweto. With her brother, Pete Hill, she has made many large scale earth sculptures including the Mudmaid and Giant at Heligan and Eve at Eden. Find out more about Big Lunch Extras at www.biglunchextras.com
A presentation demonstrating how communities can tackle loneliness. This supports the workshop given by Tracey Robbins as part of the Big Lunch Extras programme. Find out more about Big Lunch Extras at www.biglunchextras.com
Communities are only as strong and vibrant as the people who live in them. So when you come across extraordinary people doing remarkable things, and those actions spread like a friendly virus to others, you end up with something quite magical and powerful: Extraordinary Communities.
The pages of this book celebrate projects and ideas big and small, some simple some not so simple. Some require time, commitment and tenacity. All are driven by a passion and a belief in doing something good. These are ordinary people who chatted in pubs, cafes or at the school gates and asked – ‘What if…?’ ‘We really need a…’ or ‘Why don’t we…?’ And then – this is the extraordinary bit – they did it.
how to sell pi coins in South Korea profitably.DOT TECH
Yes. You can sell your pi network coins in South Korea or any other country, by finding a verified pi merchant
What is a verified pi merchant?
Since pi network is not launched yet on any exchange, the only way you can sell pi coins is by selling to a verified pi merchant, and this is because pi network is not launched yet on any exchange and no pre-sale or ico offerings Is done on pi.
Since there is no pre-sale, the only way exchanges can get pi is by buying from miners. So a pi merchant facilitates these transactions by acting as a bridge for both transactions.
How can i find a pi vendor/merchant?
Well for those who haven't traded with a pi merchant or who don't already have one. I will leave the telegram id of my personal pi merchant who i trade pi with.
Tele gram: @Pi_vendor_247
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how can I sell my pi coins for cash in a pi APPDOT TECH
You can't sell your pi coins in the pi network app. because it is not listed yet on any exchange.
The only way you can sell is by trading your pi coins with an investor (a person looking forward to hold massive amounts of pi coins before mainnet launch) .
You don't need to meet the investor directly all the trades are done with a pi vendor/merchant (a person that buys the pi coins from miners and resell it to investors)
I Will leave The telegram contact of my personal pi vendor, if you are finding a legitimate one.
@Pi_vendor_247
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what is the best method to sell pi coins in 2024DOT TECH
The best way to sell your pi coins safely is trading with an exchange..but since pi is not launched in any exchange, and second option is through a VERIFIED pi merchant.
Who is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and pioneers and resell them to Investors looking forward to hold massive amounts before mainnet launch in 2026.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade pi coins with.
@Pi_vendor_247
Empowering the Unbanked: The Vital Role of NBFCs in Promoting Financial Inclu...Vighnesh Shashtri
In India, financial inclusion remains a critical challenge, with a significant portion of the population still unbanked. Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) have emerged as key players in bridging this gap by providing financial services to those often overlooked by traditional banking institutions. This article delves into how NBFCs are fostering financial inclusion and empowering the unbanked.
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USDA Loans in California: A Comprehensive Overview
If you're dreaming of owning a home in California's rural or suburban areas, a USDA loan might be the perfect solution. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers these loans to help low-to-moderate-income individuals and families achieve homeownership.
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The unveiling of the IndusInd Bank Poonawalla Fincorp eLITE RuPay Platinum Credit Card marks a notable milestone in the Indian financial landscape, showcasing a successful partnership between two leading institutions, Poonawalla Fincorp and IndusInd Bank. This co-branded credit card not only offers users a plethora of benefits but also reflects a commitment to innovation and adaptation. With a focus on providing value-driven and customer-centric solutions, this launch represents more than just a new product—it signifies a step towards redefining the banking experience for millions. Promising convenience, rewards, and a touch of luxury in everyday financial transactions, this collaboration aims to cater to the evolving needs of customers and set new standards in the industry.
how can I sell pi coins after successfully completing KYCDOT TECH
Pi coins is not launched yet in any exchange 💱 this means it's not swappable, the current pi displaying on coin market cap is the iou version of pi. And you can learn all about that on my previous post.
RIGHT NOW THE ONLY WAY you can sell pi coins is through verified pi merchants. A pi merchant is someone who buys pi coins and resell them to exchanges and crypto whales. Looking forward to hold massive quantities of pi coins before the mainnet launch.
This is because pi network is not doing any pre-sale or ico offerings, the only way to get my coins is from buying from miners. So a merchant facilitates the transactions between the miners and these exchanges holding pi.
I and my friends has sold more than 6000 pi coins successfully with this method. I will be happy to share the contact of my personal pi merchant. The one i trade with, if you have your own merchant you can trade with them. For those who are new.
Message: @Pi_vendor_247 on telegram.
I wouldn't advise you selling all percentage of the pi coins. Leave at least a before so its a win win during open mainnet. Have a nice day pioneers ♥️
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The European Unemployment Puzzle: implications from population agingGRAPE
We study the link between the evolving age structure of the working population and unemployment. We build a large new Keynesian OLG model with a realistic age structure, labor market frictions, sticky prices, and aggregate shocks. Once calibrated to the European economy, we quantify the extent to which demographic changes over the last three decades have contributed to the decline of the unemployment rate. Our findings yield important implications for the future evolution of unemployment given the anticipated further aging of the working population in Europe. We also quantify the implications for optimal monetary policy: lowering inflation volatility becomes less costly in terms of GDP and unemployment volatility, which hints that optimal monetary policy may be more hawkish in an aging society. Finally, our results also propose a partial reversal of the European-US unemployment puzzle due to the fact that the share of young workers is expected to remain robust in the US.
what is the future of Pi Network currency.DOT TECH
The future of the Pi cryptocurrency is uncertain, and its success will depend on several factors. Pi is a relatively new cryptocurrency that aims to be user-friendly and accessible to a wide audience. Here are a few key considerations for its future:
Message: @Pi_vendor_247 on telegram if u want to sell PI COINS.
1. Mainnet Launch: As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, Pi was still in the testnet phase. Its success will depend on a successful transition to a mainnet, where actual transactions can take place.
2. User Adoption: Pi's success will be closely tied to user adoption. The more users who join the network and actively participate, the stronger the ecosystem can become.
3. Utility and Use Cases: For a cryptocurrency to thrive, it must offer utility and practical use cases. The Pi team has talked about various applications, including peer-to-peer transactions, smart contracts, and more. The development and implementation of these features will be essential.
4. Regulatory Environment: The regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies is evolving globally. How Pi navigates and complies with regulations in various jurisdictions will significantly impact its future.
5. Technology Development: The Pi network must continue to develop and improve its technology, security, and scalability to compete with established cryptocurrencies.
6. Community Engagement: The Pi community plays a critical role in its future. Engaged users can help build trust and grow the network.
7. Monetization and Sustainability: The Pi team's monetization strategy, such as fees, partnerships, or other revenue sources, will affect its long-term sustainability.
It's essential to approach Pi or any new cryptocurrency with caution and conduct due diligence. Cryptocurrency investments involve risks, and potential rewards can be uncertain. The success and future of Pi will depend on the collective efforts of its team, community, and the broader cryptocurrency market dynamics. It's advisable to stay updated on Pi's development and follow any updates from the official Pi Network website or announcements from the team.
What website can I sell pi coins securely.DOT TECH
Currently there are no website or exchange that allow buying or selling of pi coins..
But you can still easily sell pi coins, by reselling it to exchanges/crypto whales interested in holding thousands of pi coins before the mainnet launch.
Who is a pi merchant?
A pi merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and resell to these crypto whales and holders of pi..
This is because pi network is not doing any pre-sale. The only way exchanges can get pi is by buying from miners and pi merchants stands in between the miners and the exchanges.
How can I sell my pi coins?
Selling pi coins is really easy, but first you need to migrate to mainnet wallet before you can do that. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
Tele-gram.
@Pi_vendor_247
how to sell pi coins in all Africa Countries.DOT TECH
Yes. You can sell your pi network for other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, usdt , Ethereum and other currencies And this is done easily with the help from a pi merchant.
What is a pi merchant ?
Since pi is not launched yet in any exchange. The only way you can sell right now is through merchants.
A verified Pi merchant is someone who buys pi network coins from miners and resell them to investors looking forward to hold massive quantities of pi coins before mainnet launch in 2026.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
how to swap pi coins to foreign currency withdrawable.DOT TECH
As of my last update, Pi is still in the testing phase and is not tradable on any exchanges.
However, Pi Network has announced plans to launch its Testnet and Mainnet in the future, which may include listing Pi on exchanges.
The current method for selling pi coins involves exchanging them with a pi vendor who purchases pi coins for investment reasons.
If you want to sell your pi coins, reach out to a pi vendor and sell them to anyone looking to sell pi coins from any country around the globe.
Below is the contact information for my personal pi vendor.
Telegram: @Pi_vendor_247
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Show me the Money
1. YOU ARE A FUNDRAISING
ACE
Whether you realise it or
not!
Heather Thomas
@The Eden Project
20. 05. 2017
2. SO, WHO THE HECK IS HEATHER?British/American Mutt with German in
laws and 4 years of Nordic life
Purpose: Inspire Connectivity and
Disrupt the Idea that Man sits at the top
of the food chain
17 year career in fundraising: Sustain,
The Reader, Mindful Kitchen, Tate,
Royal Academy, YouthNet(8 years at
EMT)
Skill strengths and passions: strategy,
fundraising, communications,
innovation, stakeholder engagement
CBS MBA
Social Enterprise Founder: Mindful
Kitchen
3. OUR WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
1. Learn how to put your talents
to work
2. Explore organisational
storytelling
3. Draft your fundraising story
4. Mentally list your next steps
…getting you one step closer to
THE MONEY, thanks Cuba
4. WHAT MAKES A GREAT
FUNDRAISER?
Talk through the following questions w/ your group:
1.) What PERSONALITY TRAITS do fundraisers possess?
2.) What SKILLS do fundraisers posses??
For self reflection:
3.) Which of these traits and skills do you possess?
4.) Which of these traits and skills do you want to
improve, or ‘buy in’?
5. FUNDRAISING IS STORYTELLING
1. How does your story create
meaning?
2. How does your story stand
out?
3. How does your story create
action?
6.
7. VALUE PROPOSITION:
THE MERGE OF YOUR PAIN/SOLUTION = THE ESSENCE
OF YOUR USP
iTunes:
You’ve never been so easily entertained. The new iTunes
makes it easier than ever to browse and organize your music,
movies, TV shows and more. Add it to your collection. And
play it all, anywhere.
Spotify:
Soundtrack of your life. Let Spotify bring you the right music
for every mood and moment. The perfect songs for your
workout, your night in, or your journey to work.
QUESTIONS: Do the value propositions demonstrate different customer
problems? Solutions? How might the value propositions reflect differences in
target customers?
8. • Letter of
Inquiry
• Grant Proposal
• Power Point
Pitch
• Proposal
• Email
• Conversation
• Web
• Web
• Social Media
• Email
Individual
Major
Donor
FoundationBusiness
11. FUNDRAISING ACE TOP
TAKEAWAYS
1.) Storytellers and Relationship Builders make great fundraisers
2.) Your organisational strategy IS your story.
3.) Share your story in a way that is relevant to your audience.
4.) Diversify your revenue streams.
5.) Focus on win/wins. Prioritise and use your time wisely.
Tell story about Hilary Lucier: what it means to be in development and fundraising = creativity and leadership
Use flip chart to bring conversation together. Two columns: Personality and Skills
Personality:
2 points to make:
1.) These traits are what I like to think of myself as possessing on my best days. How about you guys, familiar? If you are like me, however, I really do mean this is me on my BEST days. I am not all of these things, all the time. Self care is important as you dig into the fundraising trenches. Giving 150% is important to get the job done well. So, pace yourself.
2.) The other way to be that person more often that not, of course, is skills development and planning. The hard skills help you to deliver your soft skills with more grace and consistency. So, let’s connect the dots here. Over to skills.
SKILLS notes:
For some reason it takes a long time for people to get to finance. I reinforce (and this makes people nervous at times) that they need to know how to read a Balance Sheet and interpret their org’s latest Annual Accounts (or forecast if they are newbies) and if they don’t, talk to your Finance person, Treasurer or find a mate who is an accountant. Numbers are a language and they tell stories that funders will expect you to be able to interpret.
Major point: all of the skills equate to relationship management. Event the hardest of skills like finance. The word relationship sometimes take people a long time to get to. If they aren’t getting to the words I expect to hear, I ask them to pause for a minute, close their eyes, picture a person in their lives who they’ve known for a long time, who they love, with whom they have had normal ups and downs and think about skills that have helped maintain that relationship. That always gets the ideas flowing. I often use this idea to reinforce the finance thing with a lighthearted, c’mon, anyone who is in a long term relationship knows that even money can be something that needs to be communicated well – or hey, even your flatmate pulling his/her weight. So, inherently in our personal lives we get that organisation, communication, forward planning, structure and finance skills play a roll. Now if that’s the case with your loved ones, it’s even more so in the professional world when effectively you’re trying to get people to share your passion for a cause.
If you’re wary about fundraising, let that go and get comfortable with story telling. I bet you’re a pro at that! Whether it’s telling someone about your trip down here or your child about the tooth fairy – storytelling is something we do everyday. Great stories are – ones you can relate to, ones with characters who have challenges that they overcome, and you get excited about going on the journey with them, ones that have messages that people can walk away with and remember, ones that make your story different from other people’s story. Ice bucket challenge: people were creating their OWN stories, and it had a feel good factor…RA, collection of amazing people, not paintings. Bring people along on the story and THEN make the ask.
But we’re NOT telling a bedtime story, we’re trying to fundraise. So, how do we adapt our storytelling in a professional way? One tool I really like working with is the Business Model Canvas. Whether you’re going for corporate, individual, trust and foundation or major donor money – this is a great place to start. It helps you go on the journey of WHY you exist (for your beneficiaries) to why it is relevant to the lives of the people you are raising money from to how you are going to identify those folks, to how you are going to reach them, to how you are going to measure your success to how you are going to pay for it!
Let’s move away from fundraising for a second to illustrate a point. Does everyone at a minimum realise that iTunes and Spotify are digital music services? Great! Now forget your biases or anything you know about them (don’t think about the pink elephant!). In your position as a consumer, how do you think these props are talking about different solutions to different problems? Are they talking to different people? Who do you think the person is that each are talking to? Do you get a picture of his/her lifestyle? Needs? Point is that language matters, not just word, but tone. And these simple sentences can be the hardest, but once you’ve cracked them, you’ve cracked your point of differentiation; where you add value that no one else does and why that’s important. It’s the essence of your fundraising story.
Prioritise! You only have so much time. A prospect list of 5000 is great, but how likely are all those people to give, and how much time do you have to do the asking and steward their gifts? Chances for short AND long term success depend on considering these points from the beginning. Here’s how to think through your next steps.
Make a list - what are you going to do next? Or, if have run out of time reflect. Major point being, it’s cyclical. Emphasize stewardship, emphasize learnings and how that feeds back in to the next campaign to make it stronger. A good exercise to get board and committee members on side too!
