Fundraising Coaching
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 and CEO’s hire fundraising coaches. (in no particular order). We see each of these reasons every week. And we've seen them for over 20 years.
Whatever your fundraising coaching goals are we think you deserve the best coaching possible!
1. Your Stuck
Organizations get stuck. It happens. It does not mean you are not good at your job. It means you need a little bit of extra help. Fundraising coaching helps clients get unstuck and move to the next level.
2. Serve your donors
Yes, you read it right. People hire fundraising coaches to help them serve their donors better. To provide better, and more thoughtful donor experiences. This has the added benefit of increasing donor retention!
3. More funding to fuel the mission—NOW!
Your mission is important. And sometimes you don’t want to wait around for trial and error to raise more money to fuel your critical work. You want a trusted parted to help you grow now! This is not a have to. It’s a get to! Because something in your work is so effective you need to provide more funding for it ASAP. Fundraising coaching can help you grow!
4. Thought partnership
Nonprofit work is hard! If it was easy someone else would be doing it—and making more money! But they have not figured it out yet. So smart people like you are doing the hard work! And when you are doing hard work, sometimes you need thought partnership. Someone to come alongside you. To help you think through complexity. After all you are solving the world’s most intractable problems. Should you have someone to help you figure out your donors development strategies? Or your fundraising metrics? Enter a fundraising coach!
5. YOU DESERVE IT
Having a fundraising coach does not mean you need it. It often means you deserve it. Great leaders invest in great people. Boards invest in your CEO. CEO’s invest in your teams. Not because there is a crisis—but because there is joy in growing and getting better at your craft! Fundraising coaching sometimes is just because you want to get better!
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6. Prepare for a campaign
Campaigns are still one of the best ways to scale your mission. But they require TONS of work. Sometimes you need a fundraising coach to provide a bit of grease at the elbow to help you prepare for a campaign so that you do it right. And so that you don’t neglect that critical work that you are doing today!
7. New products
Organizations often need help launching new products. Be it monthly giving programs, or mid-level communities. Don’t waste your time learning the same mistakes as the people who came before you. Learn from their mistakes and take your work to the next level. Get a fundraising coach!
8. Skill up
Sometimes you want to learn a new skill. Like how to work with major donors or foundations. Its ok to raise your hand and say ‘hey, I would like some help here’. Remember #5—you deserve it! Fundraising coaches can help you build you skills as you branch out into new types of fundraising.
9. Build a team
This is my favorite. Organizations that grow need teams that work. And teams that work are teams that grow. And growing teams equal growing revenue. Getting your fundraising team structure right is a challenge. And a fundraising coach can help.
10. Accountability
I have a coach for my business. The biggest thing that he helps with is accountability. Like your organization I have goals for what I want to achieve. And I find myself, right before I meet with my coach, getting all the work that needs to be done accomplished. Sometimes you need an outside voice to help you stay accountable to the things you want to achieve.
11. Your in start up phase.
Oh this is fun! You are raising money for a new venture. You need to position it well. Build a network. Build your systems. Build your pipeline. Build it all! And its hard and confusing and you need help! So you hire a fundraising coach.
Whatever the reason, as we can see there are many, you may need to think about fundraising coaching today.
So let's talk about results. According to my Alma Mater, The American University, coaching has an ROI of 788%!
70% increase in individual performance
44% increase in productivity
72% increase in communication
What are you waiting for? Let's schedule a call to see if starting a fundraising coaching relationship is right for you!
