Organizational Readiness and Diversified Fundraising Certificate

Nonprofit organizational readiness is crucial to effective fundraising. Organizations that have a clear mission and goals, strong leadership, financial stability, effective programs and services, and strong relationships can create a strong foundation for fundraising success. Diversifying funding sources can also benefit nonprofit organizations by reducing dependency on a single source of funding, increasing financial stability, improving relationships with donors, expanding the organization’s reach, and building organizational capacity. Examples of creative and entrepreneurial ways other organizations are diversifying their funding sources can inspire nonprofits to identify their own revenue streams to diversify their funding.

Objectives:

• Understand the importance of nonprofit organizational readiness and its role in effective fundraising. Participants will learn how having a clear mission and goals, strong leadership, financial stability, effective programs and services, and strong relationships can help create a strong foundation for fundraising success.
• Learn the benefits of diversifying funding sources for nonprofit organizations, such as reducing dependency on a single source of funding, increasing financial stability, improving relationships with donors, expanding reach, and building organizational capacity.
• Gain inspiration from examples of creative and entrepreneurial ways other organizations are diversifying their funding sources and apply these learnings to their own organization to identify new revenue streams and diversify their funding sources.

Who should attend? General nonprofit development staff, volunteers and anyone interested in learning more about nonprofit fundraising.