How Successful Nonprofits Fundraise when Starting and Growing
Vložit
- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- How do you fundraise when starting a nonprofit or growing a charitable organization to scale? What do the most successful nonprofits have in common when it comes to fundraising? #Fundraise #Nonprofit #Startup
It can be frustrating - you’re starting a nonprofit or growing one to try to make a difference and help others, but you just can’t seem to raise enough money to grow or keep things going. You see other nonprofit organizations thriving and wonder, what am I doing wrong? In this video I look at some of the common ways successful nonprofits fundraise and traits the largest nonprofits with big budgets have in common, whether they’ve grown to scale through nonprofit grants, government grants or contracts, corporate sponsorships, earned income, and more.
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
7 Mistakes I made Starting a Nonprofit:
• 7 Mistakes I Made Star...
How to Manage Stress and Avoid Burnout as a Changemaker:
• How to Manage Stress a...
Work from Home Jobs for Nonprofits and Social Impact
• Work from Home Jobs fo...
// FUNDRAISING AND NONPROFIT ARTICLES
ssir.org/articles/entry/how_n...
doublethedonation.com/tips/no...
grantspace.org/resources/know...
donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/c...
www.charitynavigator.org/inde...
www.urban.org/research/public...
// MORE ABOUT ME
My Nonprofit Founder to Full-Time Academy -- with online trainings to guide you through the steps to start a nonprofit and more -- is now LIVE! foundertofulltime.com/
On Facebook? Talk to me and other change makers about social change, nonprofits, social enterprise, self-care and more in my Facebook group, Change the World or Bust:
/ changetheworldorbust
Join my newsletter! ambermsmith.com/blog/newsletter/
I'm also on Twitter: / ambermelsmith
Pics of me and my cute dog on Instagram: / ambermelsmith
My Nonprofit Founder to Full-Time Academy -- with online trainings to guide you through the steps to start a nonprofit and more -- is now LIVE! foundertofulltime.com/
People tell me I'm crazy to want to help the homeless but I feel It's something I have to do being an ex-drug addict myself and homeless for more years than I care to remember and they say to do something your passionate about. I watched my life slip by, before my eyes and realized I didn't have the knowledge or the money it takes to change my future but I think that this is what I was born to do, and until you walk in their shoes how do you know how to help them. But all never know until I try.
Thank you for your heart - please don't get discouraged!
READ THE "VALLEY CITIZEN" POSTS LOCATED OUT OF NORTHEN CA. MAJORITY OF POSTs and COMMENTs ARE ABOUT HELPING THE HOMELESS. THEY WANT COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WITH YOUR COMPASSION. I WILL BE WATCHING FOR YOUR SHARING.
People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are usually the ones that do.
Don’t you ever lose your heart.
That’s my passion also. My father died homeless. Let’s connect I have some ideas
Well done. Am in Uganda. Me too have the same passion and am working under an NGO. Together we do a lot. Am interested in working with you.
Me and my philanthropic friends do challenges and matching. The challenges make it fun. With the matching one of us makes a donation to our particular interest's foundation and then all of us in the circle match so that the others will then support their own philanthropic efforts. It becomes a social thing and takes the importance off donation for status and instead results in a diverse blend of causes important to our members all receiving support. We also attend all of the major gala events and always buy a premium table for the group so these events become part of our social calendar.
That's pretty generous of you! Sounds like an informal "giving circle". :)
Thank you for giving such support to causes that are starting out. I'm considering a non-profit organization dedicated to bhakti yoga. I am learning 😌 ☺ 😊
That's sounds amazing!
Great Video Amber! Much needed information. I just made a short today about the 1st misconception and now I came across your video :)
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for all of the awesome information on nonprofit organizations. Very helpful.
So glad it helped!
Thanks Amber, this video (Fundraise when Starting & Growing) I learned how many different ways I could include people in the community and neighboring services not to mention engaging Elders to the program I'm creating. yep,....! You're a Super Star Game changer!! Relationship, Relationships, Relationships!!!
Yesss!!!
This was the hump I needed to get over! Thank you!!
Yay! :D
I'm getting started and just want to say thank you for the video. And sharing all this info. ❤
My pleasure! :) Best of luck!
Thank you Amber, a very helpful video!
You're so welcome!
Thank you so much for the invaluable information. 🙏 I have been watching your videos and you have no idea how much they help us. I have no one to ask these things from. I didn't even know what to ask. Thank you for enabling more nonprofits to reach their goals. Your impact goes way beyond your own organisation with this CZcams channel.
Ahhh, that's truly gratifying to hear!! I'm so glad they are helping. I know what it's like to start out and feel super confused and lost!
Very powerful tips !! Thank you so much for sharing this
You're so welcome!
We have used some online giving events like Giving Tuesday. We have used 32 auctions, Bonfire T-shirt campaigns; we also host an annual walk, we receive private donations, we write grants, and have corporate giving programs that give monthly or quarterly disbursements.
Yep!
Really valuable, thank you so much for giving the information, i really appreciate you and grateful to you.
Glad to hear it helped!
This was well put together. Just what I needed. Thank you so much. I’m doing my research now.
Thank you! What are you working on?
Amber Melanie Smith my best friend & I have started a non profit that serves low income area ,we have done 3 food giveaways. So now the next thing will be a book bag giveaway. We are starting now wish us luck.
Do you mentor
BIG EL Good morning yes ma’am I’ve been mentoring for over 20 years. I’m telling my age. Lol.
Love this video. Will definately help me in the next few months. Thanks, Amber x
You're so welcome!
How did it go?
Wow! Such a gifted speaker. Thanks for the information.
Thank you, you bet!
Great Information that i didnt know i would be required to have before solicitation Trying to start a Community Center
Yes, there can be lots of paperwork involved!
Thank you so much you gave a lot of information
Glad it was helpful!
starting my new year off being more invested in my non profit and making sure my mission is that of passion you have helped me understand funding sources thank you 🙂
Fantastic!
Oh my goodness... I have been looking for this kind of practical advice for my very fledgling non profit. One video in, and I have already learned where I'm going in the right direction and where I'm not. Thank you - I look forward to seeing more!
Yay! I love to hear that these little videos have been helpful!
great information, I am joining a foundation that helps children in Haiti so this video was really helpful to start getting familiarized with fundraising. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Mrs. Smith, I just want to thank you so much for sharing this insightful skills that I have searching for so long, after 8 years serving the communities as volunteer in the ends of 2018 , I have decided to start a non profit organization called BRIDGE OF HOPE, which helping the children and community Empowerment programs as well and it's pleasure to learn from you how we can get fund to strengthening our activities. Well done .
Thank you for your message! I'm so glad to hear the videos are helpful!
Great information. Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Thank you for the message God bless you and your family 💖💙🕊️🙏
Same to you!
So helpful. Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Interesting info. Thanks for putting these out there.
My pleasure, hope it was helpful!
Very nice vid, thank you! Great info.
Glad it was helpful!
Exactly what I needed, in thank you
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for this video. God bless you.
Glad it was helpful! Are you trying to start a nonprofit?
@@AmberMelanieSmith thanks...I might start one in the future.
This was exactly what I was looking for! I'm working on a startup and was wondering about how to go about bringing in funds. Thank you!!
So glad this helped! What is your startup about?
Great information! I just started working in the Development Department at a non-profit and the information you shared was very helpful to me. Thanks
Oh fun! Glad it was helpful!
I can't begin to tell you how helpful your videos are. As a business owner currently in the midst of starting a NFP you have the best advice I've seen. Thank you so much!!!
So happy to hear it!
Wow this video really comes in as a blessing today! We are creating a project to clean our Planet from all the litter we see all around it by collaborating with charities, philanthropists, NFP, businesses, foundations, etc! I was advised to create a foundation to raise the funds needed for the project this morning, so started digging into it and I am glad I got to binge watch a few of your videos Amber! This is really informative and will surely help us get the project going! 🌱🌎💖
Great to 'meet' you and glad the videos are helpful!!
This is golden.
Hope it was helpful! :)
Thank you for the information. I took notes. I am querying whether to start a non-profit vs. regular business. I think it will work either way, and will achieve the same goal. It is something that I absolutely know will make a difference in my community.
It's great to think through all the angles before starting!
thanks amber! trying to help our community library raise funds for expansion and transition into community events and services
That's awesome!
Thank you so much for your experience and knowledge. I have my nonprofit for children in need of shoes, especially foster children and receiving homes. I just watched a few of your videos and I feel I am ready for the next step. Thank you so much Amber. Your videos have been very helpful in the success of my organization. Be blessed to be a Blessing, Pam
Thanks for watching Pam, I'm so glad the videos have been helpful! Best of luck with your nonprofit!!
@@AmberMelanieSmith Hi Amber, what would be your best recommendation for fundraising for an environmental charity startup?
pamalafranklin7495 : i would love to know more about your nonprofit!
I feel so fulfilled already as a starter for a non-profit. thanks a lot
I'm so happy to hear it!
Thanks Amber for this information. I am from Africa, living in the United States. I just started an NGO and needed to know all of what you addressed.
So glad it was helpful!!!
thanks! this will definitely help me with my startup
Glad it helped!
Hi Alex, this is just a follow-up, we're you able to start up??
extremely helpful! thx so much
Glad it helped!
Thank you 😊
You're welcome 😊
Thanks this video has been helpful and I like it
Glad to hear it!
This is a great video. I appreciate the info. Struggling with the number of ads you added.
Thanks for watching, so glad it was helpful! I know I can't completely control the number of ads but I will say I am really grateful for the little bit of support the channel revenue brings to allow me to keep investing in the equipment to film and the content.
Thanks for this video
You're welcome!
Thanks for this information, been down the rabbit hole for the 3rd year trying to determine if I have what it takes to unearth a non-profit. So overwhelmed with the notion of "how to keep things afloat while maintaining the mission (as well as sanity)". This video really put things into perspective.
Sometimes I feel like the business of it all gets in the way of helping others
Yeah, it can feel that way sometimes, I get it. I think it's all about getting extreme clarity on what you want to accomplish in the end, then deciding if the nonprofit legal structure is the right fit, or not. Sometimes it's not!
Thank you for all the valuable information.I'm on a board of directors for a nonprofit that supports families who have suffered the death of a child. I like the information on reoccurring donations. We are also putting together brochures to encourage people to donate a legacy gift through their will, trust, life insurance, 401k as part of their estate plan. Thanks again for your insights!
Thanks Steve for watching, and for your board service!
What process can we implement to encourage reoccurring donations?
Thanks a lot🙌🏽🙌🏽
Happy to help!
Excellent video!
Thank you very much!
Very helpful info!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks!
Wow, thank you so much for the support for the channel!!!
A great video 😊 thank you
You’re welcome 😊
Individual donations is the top way a organization is runned. I love your advice and your super attractive!
That, and earned income!
Great thanks
Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much
You're welcome!
thanks for the advice am looking forward to start an organization for elderly people called old is Gold foundation but lack capita
Thank you for sharing your passion!
Your video is useful indeed
Glad you have found it useful!
Thank You! I took notes👍 This year I developed my own non profit the Desert Nature Alliance ( DNA) We support desert wildlife based education, heat safety and awareness, water conservation, trash clean ups and promote an overall love and respect for the Sonoran Desert here in AZ🌵💚☀️ It sounds like I’m on the right track. I need to decide what goods I might sell or offer and tighten up my logo. Again thank you for all the great tips and advice !
Thanks for the work you're doing! Earned income could definitely be a strategy for you if you can find something that furthers your mission!
This video is so God damn helpful! Thanks!!
YAY! :)
Awesome
:)
Thanks 😊
No problem 😊
Nice explainations nice way
Thank you so much 🙂
Great
Hope it was helpful!
Best laid plans: event fundraisers are a lot of work and risky! I manage a farmers market. Our big event fundraiser last year was a pie contest at the market, with the pies auctioned off at the end (hopefully fit around $20 each). We did all the weeks of work and then when the auction was just about to start, the skies opened and the market closed due to a severe storm in five minutes. Most of the pies were sold for a dollar each, so…. That was not the plan at all!
I have heard so many stories about fundraising events going awry! :) I think if you're a small organization or start up they can be helpful to helping you raise a little money while building community and relationships.
We are out here doing great work. All Hoods Unite for 3 years we just need more financial support... I'm trying my best. But it's frustrating sometimes.
I hear you!
@@AmberMelanieSmith Thanks for the information. It helped.
Wow, great vid! Just a question. Can you make a video on how to get corporate sponsors for an event?
Done! :) czcams.com/video/BIvCC7I7aWY/video.html
Amen
⚡❤
I'm working with a non profit that will be a self funded program once I can get start up money and material donations.
Awesome!
Thank you for your videos. I needed this info. I would also like to speak with you about a few things.
I'm so glad the videos are helpful!
Great video! Off topic question, what program do you use to edit your youtube videos?
Adobe Premiere for most, Animotica for a few.
This is amazing. So informative. I started CBO 2016 and has taken forever to secure grant. With this knowledge i see some lights.
Ambar by any chance would be having or help to network with potential partners/donors?
Thank you
So glad the video was helpful!!
Excited to share -- Nonprofit Founder to Full-Time Academy is launching soon! I've heard from SO many amazing people who want to make an impact in their communities by starting a nonprofit AND find a way to do it Full Time that I'm launching the Founder to Full-Time Academy, which will include online training, materials, and support for folks starting up. If you're interested, let me know here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgEzf-dRU9VAE67xqbh29_hSceejM0kQHxIQL5RpoHvVxneg/viewform
I'm interested!!!
@@mikep_tv9064 Soooon!
Definitely
I would agree with events. It requires too much for most organisations however its always an option to encourage supporters to fundraise for you in an event they're enthusiastic to hold.
A word on government services procurement.( eg your organisation helps alcoholics, you apply gov tender for services to help alcoholics)Relying on this is a surefire way to guarantee the future death of most organisations. A bigger commercial organisations will undercut and you'll find yourself high and dry.... think several times before tying your mission with a funded service of local government. It needs to be planned for very carefully if its not going to bite you on the ass later.
I think what I've seen is that the fundraising mechanism that works best for each organization's model is different. Every org has different assets and models and skills!
Hi Amber, I'm working on building a children's museum in northern Israel (under served population and a new concept for this country--though there are many great museums). The thing I loved the most about this video is that doing a smaller fundraiser is, yes, a lot of work but it can also serve to get the word out. (Plus, we're in early stages and I've been funding all the start up costs alone so far!) So would you say that a smaller fundraiser (getting $100-$1000 donations for example) is also a kind of marketing campaign? Thank you for putting this all out there!
I would definitely say that. You can also combine fundraising with raising awareness about what your cause does to inspire people with your story. My org just wrapped up an event this past weekend where we equipped families to volunteer together and they donated to our organization in exchange for special materials to help us cover the costs. It was more about getting our mission out to people than raising money (we didn't raise much), but focusing on inspiring people to do good together as a family meant we got some good press for it too!
@@AmberMelanieSmith Thank you!! from your newest fan!
I'm in Kenya and doing same thing for needy/orphans kids here in Kenya
What you mentioned is amazing however I would like to know if this works in all countries or just US?
Different countries may have different rules regarding types of grants, how you can fundraise, etc., that's true.
Amazing content! How did you get this information?
Nonprofit work is what I do for my career! I've learned and practiced this stuff and gained a bit of experience.
Hi, Thomas Johnson from Open Hearts N.O.W Community Support Group. We work with Homeless, Ex Cons, Veterans, At risk families, and Elderly. We have found Bouncing between Service providing, Events/ Gift Shop and Affiliations/ Donations.
Thanks for sharing! A diverse revenue stream is helpful!
I need to learn more from you
Thank you so much for watching!
I organized yearly community neighborhood festival in Bangladesh attracting local businesses and local government to support and raise fund for the programs .
Wonderful!
Hi, can you please share some information about applying for government grants?
Hey there! I share a bit about government and other types of grants in my other video here! czcams.com/video/smIfTdId-4c/video.html
Hope that helps!
Groovism has the belief that drum circles, local & online will Be eventful!!
Love it!
Help good
I hope the videos have been helpful.
@@AmberMelanieSmith yes a lot gave me more ideas 💡,thx good job!! Also the way that you explained is easy to understand
❤❤❤
:)
Amber, Is a written version (power point) of your videos available?
Not a power point, but I am working on transcribing some videos to articles. Stay tuned!
@@AmberMelanieSmith Thank you
Hi Melani ..I need a guide on how to make a presentation when asking for partnership and asking for funding
Here's one of my videos about that topic! czcams.com/video/6PvD8CUNMYo/video.html
Hi thank you very very much for all your updates and information, I have a question ❓ can one or two people run a nonprofit organization?
Sure! Your team can be as big as you need!
@@AmberMelanieSmith thank you so much 🙏
Of course!
What are some best approaches to earned income for a charity say working with refugees in Australia?
Here are some earned income ideas! czcams.com/video/93ftoz5K47o/video.html
Thanks for the upload. Re a donating corporation matching an employee's donation. How does that work? I am assuming that, by the term 'employee', an employee of the donating company is meant. Is it that the donating company's employees approach their management with ideas about other cause-related activities they did outside of work on their free time and ask their employee to match their efforts?
... or is it a matter of the nonprofit's employee volunteering services to the donating corporation?
Please confirm or clarify.
Thanks
It can mean what you described, however, what I am talking about is when a company has an already-established matching program where the company's leaders have set up a program officially to allow charitable donations to be matched.
The content here is very good, but I found the video cut after just about every sentence delivered to be quite distracting. Better to just keep going; you've certainly got the fluency and speaking skills, Amber Melanie Smith!
Interesting! I've not received that feedback before; it's definitely easier to record the other way for me :) But thanks for the vote of confidence. :)
I’m still in building a strict focus of purpose
That's important!
6:15 10% of discreet donation transactions? Or 10% of their annual revenue?
I recently read that gov't grants are the #1 source.
If you count government contracts, for some nonprofits that may be true; but not all nonprofits are a good fit for government grants.
So I have a formal clothing closet for youth in our community as well as military , We have a program called #Kinddeedcurrency the DIVAS as we call them obtain use of a dress shoes and jewelry in exchange for 2 hours of volunteer service helping any 501 c3 Charity. A deposit is placed and then when the items are returned and a letter from the organization they volunteered at verifying 2 hours of volunteer service is presented to us they receive their entire deposit back. If they choose not to do #kinddeedcurrency they still receive a partial deposit back. We hope we are relieving the financial stress on families. Empowering youth to see that they can help themselves. Encouraging giving back to our community and building leadership skills and Civil responsibility. I found your information so helpful as I started this 10 years ago with a book called non profit for dummies and a hope. This is much better information for me and all of my board. Thank you.
Thank you so much for watching, and sharing your passion / story!
Non-profit advisors always talk about 'building relationships with affluent donors' but I don't understand the process of doing that? Is it as simple as writing an email to these donors to introduce yourself or is there some standardised approach to forming a relationship with donor bodies?
This is such a great question and something that mystified me for a long time too (and to some degree, still does!). There's not a 'standard' approach - those donors are still human and need human connection and sense of meaning too! - it's more about meeting as many people as you can and asking those people to introduce you to other people. Building a strong donor base is about that social connection, then building relationships and keeping folks engaged year-round.
@@AmberMelanieSmith Thank you for taking the time to reply and for clearing that up for me! Your videos have really helped me so far on my journey as a nonprofit project officer
@@frankiel125 :) That makes me so happy to hear!
Can you explain more about to e board of directors and licensing? I want to start an organization and I’m 13
Definitely check out my videos on how to recruit a board!
Have you started a nonprofit or are you working or volunteering with one? What are your organization's most successful fundraising strategies?
I''m starting a non profit organisation called Bukirwa Education Fund purposely to support orphans with tuition and school materials and i need your guidance. thank you
@@getthefactsxgallaxy6043 I would say start by telling the stories of the people affected to inspire people to get involved!
I am from India,and we created a group to form co operative society for open up own retail stores.
But due to our very middle class background,we are lacking funds.
Please help me out to raise funds(returnable fund) for our mutual benefit to come out with financial obligations through running business.
We share document when there is need.
Santosh Gupta
Bhilai - India
Bird sweaters and custom face masks
Find a niche with hand made products. Find a matching need on FB. Post carefully there you will get sales
My junior high / high school was run by nuns. Everything was funded by the Alumi. There were craft fairs and other non profit funding techniques.
Interesting!
Nuns are extemely good at non profit funding.
Since fundraising events don't always deliver, but they are great for building relationships, then how about non-fundraisers?
Yes, those can be great! Some call those "Friend Raisers" :)
What database or management software would you recommend for a nonprofit organization?
There are lots of options out there and it really depends on your budget, the features you need, the size of your donor base, etc.!
@@AmberMelanieSmith where can I check out the different options?
How do I obtain charitable solicitation licenses?
If you are in the USA, your state's secretary of state website should have forms / instructions!