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How would you like to have your biggest fundraising season ever?
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What if you could do it with less stress and more confidence?
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Yes? Then read on, I’ve got something you’re going to love!
My brand-new, step-by-step blueprint for fundraising success will get you all this and more!
Get Fully Funded:
How to Raise the Money of Your Dreams
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If you’re like most nonprofit folks I know, you’re under more pressure than ever before to raise money. You’re trying to do the best you can with the limited resources you have, but it’s just not enough. You may be at your wits end trying to figure out what to do.
In the early part of my fundraising career, I was in a similar spot. I knew that my organization needed to grow (and do it fast!) if we were going to serve more people. So I set out to increase the amount of money we were bringing in. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing most of the time. I made it up as I went. Yet somehow I was successful. Within just a few years, I tripled the fundraising revenue, and we grew the organizational budget from $500,000 to $1.5 million. And it was awesome!!
Looking back, I realize that my life would have been much easier if there had been a book or a workbook that I could have gone through that would have given me everything I needed. At the time, there wasn’t. I got a little bit from this book, then a little bit from that seminar, then tried to cobble it all together. It was frustrating and hard.
When I became a coach, I vowed that I would not let my clients learn things the hard way like I did. I also wanted to be sure that my clients and students were reaching for the biggest goals they could. So, I created the Get Fully Funded system and designed it to accomplish both goals. Specifically, I created this system to
- Make it easy to raise money following a simple step-by-step formula
- Help you raise all the money your nonprofit needs so you can change lives
- Ultimately change the world
Sounds pretty lofty, huh? Yet, I have clients who are implementing my recommendations and seeing tremendous results. Even in today’s economy!!
Get Fully Funded: How to Raise the Money of Your Dreams is designed to walk you through my fundraising system so that you can raise as much money as you want. It breaks the somewhat overwhelming task of fundraising down into manageable chunks. Here are some of the benefits you’ll get from using the system:
- Save time – you won’t have to experiment with trial and error trying to figure out what works.
- Less stress – my system is proven and will bring you results if you follow it exactly.
- Save money – I’ll show you what works and what doesn’t. No more expensive fundraising flops!
- More money – you will raise more money with this system if you follow it, do every exercise, and implement my suggestions.
- More donors – you’ll have more people giving. When you have more donors, you’ll be successful far into the future.
- More confidence – you’ll feel so much more comfortable and confident in yourself.
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The 7 Steps of the Get Fully Funded System |
The Get Fully Funded system is a step-by-step process for creating long-term financial stability through donor-based fundraising. Simply put, it’s a blueprint to building the fundraising program of your dreams.
I’ve boiled it down to 7 simple steps that you can easy implement.
Step 1: Make fundraising a priority. You must get infrastructure in place in your office, and put the systems together that will support you when you are fundraising. Otherwise, your fundraising program will collapse as soon as it starts. You also must get your mind focused on what’s possible and let go any beliefs that zap your energy.
Step 2: Understand why people give. Before you try to raise money, it’s helpful to uncover a donor’s motivations for giving. You must understand all the reasons why someone might make a gift to your organization so that you can appeal to them specifically.
Step 3: Identify the best donor prospect. You can save a lot of time and resources by focusing your efforts on the right people. When you get clear about your ideal donor and how to find more just like them, attracting donors becomes easy.
Step 4: Tell your story. When it’s time to talk to donors and prospects, it’s best to have a clear, focused message to share. You need carefully-selected key messages and a compelling, hooky elevator speech. You also need to be able to share a heart-warming story about a person or a family your nonprofit has helped.
Step 5: Plan how and when will you ask for a gift. This is the nitty-gritty! You need a written, comprehensive fundraising plan for your nonprofit, complete with all the strategies and techniques that will be most effective for the target audiences you are after.
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Learn to stop worrying
Just imagine if you had a program that you could follow that would help you meet your budget and help more people with less stress on you? Doesn’t that sound fabulous? What if you could learn to raise money and stop worrying about things like
- What if I can’t raise enough money?
- I’m worried I won’t raise enough to make budget?
- What if we ask too often and piss people off?
- What if people get tired of hearing from us?
- I might not say the right thing (either in person or in writing).
- I don’t know how to build relationships with people I don’t know.
- I’ve never written a grant before and I don’t know how.
- I don’t know how much to ask for.
- We can’t get the media to run any of our stories.
- Our newsletters don’t raise any money.
- Social media doesn’t work for us.
- My Board wants us to do an event like another nonprofit they know, but I think it will be a waste of time.
- How can I get more done during the day? All I seem to get done during the day is putting out fires.
- I just can’t seem to get organized.
- We don’t know any rich people who can give big bucks.
- I can’t get my Board to help with fundraising.
- I need help putting a budget together.
- I have no idea what a major donor is or who mine are.
- What if we have to reduce programs?
- What if we have to take a salary cut?
- What if we have to close the doors??
The good news is this: it doesn’t have to be that way! I learned how to raise money myself and I’ve taught my clients how to do it, even in a recession. Now, you can learn too, in Get Fully Funded: How to Raise the Money of Your Dreams.
“I have been involved in Christian nonprofits for over 30 years. Most of that time I lived overseas and did not see a need to do “fund raising” for the organization. For the past fifteen years I have been President of International Christian Ministries (ICM). For most of that time we received funds from partner ministries that enabled us to push on with our vision of training and equipping. But the last three years have been a challenge. Funding from partners have all but dried up. While I have read a lot about different aspects of raising funds, I did not have any one to guide me. Until I met Sandy Rees. Her energy, commitment and experience has helped ICM get on track with raising funds through raising ministry partners. Her book Get Fully Funded has now become our primary go-to-source for outlining and implementing a funding strategy. I highly recommend her and her materials as a way to develop your own strategy and “get fully funded.”
Phillip R. Walker, PhD,
President International Christian Ministries
What you’ll learn from Get Fully Funded
When you work through the 330 pages in the Get Fully Funded book, you’ll find clarity and relief. I’ll show you exactly what to focus on. You’ll have a clear plan of action. And you’ll have the confidence that you’re fundraising in an authentic, respectful, donor-focused way.
Specifically, you’ll learn:
- How to prioritize and manage time so you’ll feel less frazzled and more accomplished
- How to clone yourself with volunteers
- How to use systems to get more done during the day quickly, easily and consistently
- How to attract and keep the best donors
- How to create irresistible, donor-focused materials
- How to make a memorable first impression
- Who in the community you should go after
- How to get really good at telling your nonprofit’s story so that people ask how they can help
- How to stop being the ‘best kept secret in town”
- How to spread the word about your nonprofit and your cause
- Exactly what to put in your newsletter so it sizzles and raises more money than ever before
- What to put in a press release so the media picks up your story
- How to plan a special event that’s ‘worth the squeeze’
- The best places to do online research for grants
- How to write a Letter of Inquiry
- How to uncover the right amount to ask for in a grant
- Exactly what to say in a fundraising letter to create a flood of gifts
- How to identify your top level prospects
- How to build relationships on purpose with major donors
- Exactly what to say when you ask face-to-face
- How to plant the seeds of planned giving
- How to uncover the best corporate donor prospects
- How to raise money online quickly and easily
- How to write a must-read Thank-You letter
- How to wow your best donors
- How to measure your overall success in fundraising
- How to teach your Board about fundraising
- How to reduce the amount of jargon you use when you communicate with donors
- How to plan an effective, efficient committee meeting
Intrigued? One of the best features in Get Fully Funded: How to Raise the Money of Your Dreams is the cheat sheets. Yep, I’ve included everything I could to make this easy for you. There are 101 worksheets, templates, checklists, and samples for you to use.
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Why should you listen to me?
For one thing, I’ve been there. I spent many years as a Development Director, learning things the hard way. For the past several years, I’ve been teaching this to my clients and marveling in the results they’ve created.
“When Sandy came to help our organization she really walked with us and got to know who we are and what we do. That personal touch is what separates Sandy from the other consultants I’ve known. She is a wonderful communicator and has unending ideas.
The Restoration House is a very young organization and it was even younger when Sandy started helping us. Our annual budget when we met Sandy was around $80,000, but we had plans to expand and knew the need was there. In just one year, Sandy helped us develop a sustainable fundraising strategy that not only helped us grow our annual budget to $120,000, but left us money in the bank. Using this system she coached us on we closed our books that year with $50,000 in the bank which meant almost have of the next year’s budget was already raised. At our breakfast the following year we raised $62,000 in new donations in just one hour. For a small organization that is only 2 and a half years old, we can say that we are raising more money every year and always have a hefty balance in the checking account. Now that’s sustainability! Thanks Sandy!!!”
Daniel Watson, Executive Director
The Restoration House
Knoxville, TN
What you need to know about Restoration House is that this past year, they held that event for the third time and raised $145,000 in gifts and pledges! How cool is that?? I’m SO proud of them!
“Sandy helped us drop our first-ever appeal to our donors. We were thrilled when the gifts started to pour in. When all was said and done, we raised over $12,000 from our small donor list and we were confident that we could do it again.”
Shauna Oden, Executive Director
Loudon County Habitat for Humanity
Loudon, TN
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Case Study: A client from earlier this year was facing a huge budget shortfall, partially due to the economy and partially due to a lack of focused fundraising in the past. We spent 2 days together in a focused planning retreat, where I was able to quickly determine the shortest path to cash for this nonprofit. I suggested they do a little major gift work. I helped craft a strategy and we even scripted the calls and how the Executive Director would make the Ask. After only 2 days of making calls, she raised over $60,000 in gifts and pledges, and it was enough to cover the shortfall! “I could never have done this without you” she said to me when she called to tell me the good news. |
What results can YOU expect?
The Get Fully Funded system is like anything else – the more you put into it, the more you’ll get out of it!
It’s not a quick fix to your fundraising woes. Instead, it’s a proven system that, when implemented, will lead to a steady, long-term stream of revenue for your nonprofit.
If you are committed to the success of your nonprofit organization and you’re willing to do the work I outline in this book, I think you will begin to see results fairly quickly. Typically, it can take up to a year (or more) to get a complete fundraising program in place, but I’m going to help you shortcut that process by getting you laser-focused on the exact tasks that will give you the most return on your investment. In other words, I believe this system will help you raise more money and do it faster than you could do on your own. You should recover your investment in this system within a few weeks, and maybe even with 1 new donor!
The nonprofit clients I work with privately see results within the first few months. Here’s what they do to be successful:
- They take ACTION and implement the steps of the system.
- They get really good at telling their story to lots of people.
- They create a written plan for fundraising.
- They get out there and spread the word about their cause.
- They learn how to say “no” to things that don’t help them raise money.
- They work smarter, not harder.
- They create systems to make their work easier.
- They develop deep and lasting relationships with key supporters and donors.
- They create diverse revenue streams from a variety of fundraising strategies.
- They thank every donor, every time, and do a fantastic job of it.
- They track where their fundraising dollars are being spent and where the most money is being raised.
- They regularly review their fundraising plan and make adjustments as needed.
How can you be sure this system will work for you?
The Get Fully Funded system is not for everyone. It’s meant for nonprofit fundraising professionals who are
- Tired of lackluster results and ready to raise big money
- Willing to let go of “we’ve always done it this way” and try something different
- Willing to take action and implement
- Willing to improve on what they’ve already done
This system is not for
- Chronic whiners and complainers
- Those looking for a quick fix
- Those resistant to change
- Those waiting on their Board to swoop in and save the day
- Those just starting out with absolutely no money to invest in fundraising
So what’s it cost?
I’m sure if you’ve read this far, you’re ready to find out the price. The good news is that there are multiple versions of the book available, so there’s a price point for everyone.
To make it affordable, I condensed the book into a smaller format, took out the worksheets, and created a version I call Principles of Get Fully Funded. It’s available as an ebook or a paperback.
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So, why are you still here? Still undecided?
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It’s your choice. Fundraising season is upon us. You can experience the Dream or the Nightmare.
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New! The Get Fully Funded Scholarship
To help get this incredible system into the hands of as many nonprofits as possible, I’ve created the Get Fully Funded Scholarship. Scholarship recipients will receive $150 toward the purchase price of the deluxe version of Get Fully Funded.
To apply, click on the button below, fill out the form, and email it to me. I’ll review the forms in the order they are received and contact recipients as soon as possible.
How about letting me help you raise the money of your dreams?
ps. This is such a small investment when you look at the big picture. And when you implement the concepts in this book, you’ll likely get your money back in just one gift! So don’t wait – get your copy today!
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