Posts by Siziwe Kopo

You have a dream to grow your nonprofit, deepen its mission, and expand its impact. That’s fantastic! But remember, you cannot do it alone. If you want to see your dream become a reality, you need a team. Teamwork, makes the dreamwork. Patrick Lencioni notes in his Five Dysfunctions of a Team, “It’s not finance.…

The decision to hire a fundraising consultant is challenging. Especially for small and mid sized nonprofits.  The culture in most nonprofits conditions us to believe we need superhuman abilities.  Bringing about change while being under-resourced becomes a badge of honor.  And this happens while our staff burnout and our mission suffers. Oh—and have we mentioned…

When looking at fundraising coaching there is a lot to think about.  Unfortunately, most people think that you hire a fundraising coach only when things are bad.  When you cant keep the lights on.  When the organization is about to implode.  This could not be further from the truth.                                                             We’ve compiled the top reasons boards…

Clear fundraising metrics are critical for your success!  In 2023 I was called in to help a nonprofit in crisis.  They were over 100 years old and practically insolvent.  They didn’t know it yet, but they had lost 25% of their donors in 18 months.  Things were not looking good. As part of on-boarding clients,…

Election year fundraising has apparently has leaders and fundraisers shaking in their boots.  I recently ran a poll on LinkedIn with a simple question.  What has you most concerned about fundraising in 2024.  One topic was of biggest concern. The election.  Fundraisers are afraid of how the election will impact their fundraising results.  This fear…