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"We've just completed a strategic planning process and are now hiring a Director of Development to increase our revenue to support our growth." ❌ If you don't have a fundraising team in place, you need to hire a fundraiser or a consultant BEFORE you start your strategic plan. They can assess your current fundraising efforts, determine what realistic and sustainable growth looks like, map the cost of your programs to funding opportunities, talk to current funders, and make sure that your strategic plan isn't going to be a pipe dream. Spending months on a strategic plan and then shopping it around to funders to see who will bite isn't going to work. I will never understand how organizations that are so concerned about raising money treat fundraising like an after thought. ... If you are getting ready to start a strategic planning process and think your organization needs help to do exactly this, let's talk 😉

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To my LinkedIn colleagues. I have been a fundraiser for a long time where I am always building relationships, working cross-functionally, and designing strategic appeals for all stages of the donor lifecycle. I realized my happy place is when I wear my hat as a systems thinker and navigate complexity. Where I can bridge diverse fields, connect the dots, navigate complexity, and simplify intricate ideas into clear, actionable Spotting blind spots or holes in the overall "system" is second nature as I see the "whole picture" and the circulatory process. (Like donor lifecycles). I may sound like a broken record, but what jobs or job titles should I look for where raising money is not necessarily the end goal? I'm not particularly in love with high-tech or healthcare systems but I am open...Can you help me identify "who" and "what industry" needs this? Your help is always worth its weight in gold my LinkedIn friends. Thank you! #systemsthinker #newroles #newindustries #pleasehelp #youranswerswanted

Independent Committee Members - various charities. Joining a charity as an independent committee member is great for a number of reasons. 1. You can have a real impact, bringing much needed skills, experience and independent scrutiny to a charity that needs it. 2. With a really manageable commitment of three or four days spread over a year, most people can make time (and will enjoy it). 3. You will get governance experience which could help prepare you for a NED career. 4. You will potentially learn about (and enjoy) a new sector. 5. Most committee meetings are done remotely so you can attend them from the comfort of your own home or office. 6. You will enjoy it! I am interested in hearing from people who operate at a senior level (from all sectors), who are curious about how their skills and experience could be used. We have some immediate vacancies, but we are also keen to build up a bank of people who might be interested when the right opportunity arises. Skills and experience likely to be of interest are. • Audit and Risk • Finance • Technology • HR and leadership • Social care • Mergers and acquisitions • Property and social housing • Law • Fundraising, marketing, communications and business development • Business growth • Diversity and inclusion • Safeguarding • Regulation • Public affairs • Lived Experience (either as a carer or receipt of care) If you would like to register interest in future vacancies, please send your cv to trustees@vbsearch.co.uk, with the subject Independent Committee Members. If you work for a charity which struggles to find the right skills for your committees, get in touch to discuss a cost effective way of finding committee members when you need them. hashtag #valuesbasedsearch #charityleadership #volunteering

DVA is not associated with this job opportunity. Senior Key Relationships Officer, US https://lnkd.in/gV7ZDaxD YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR… ● Contributing to the collective team and organization goals, raising money across multiple major gift revenue streams ● Developing a qualified portfolio of current and prospective major supporters, capable of donating a minimum of five and six-figure gifts ● Cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donor relationships, with the goal of raising a minimum of $3M+ annually once fully onboarded ● Partnering with and assisting Executive Leadership in cultivating principal givers, lending expertise and support from proposal development to solicitation and allocation of resources ● Identifying potential planned giving opportunities and partnering with our legacy giving team to meaningfully engage supporters in such conversations ● Maintaining a robust travel schedule to maximize face-to-face time with your portfolio of relationships with the goal of 8-10 visits a month. #business #entrepreneurship #leadership #strategy #innovation #growth #success #management #marketing #sales #finance #productivity #networking #professionaldevelopment #career #teamwork #startup #smallbusiness #digitalmarketing #branding #customerexperience #technology #economy #investing #consulting #entrepreneurmindset #leadershipdevelopment #businessowner #worklifebalance #corporateculture

If your job has industry standard metrics include those on your resume! For example: in fundraising it's standard to track how much a gift officer has raised YTD. That means hiring manager would be interested in reviewing that information during the hiring process. *Manage a portfolio of 100 households. OR *Manage a portfolio of 100 households with capacity to give $25,000+. Raised $100k in FY23, $250K in FY24 and projected to raise $300k in FY25. Which bullet gives a better picture of your work and success?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴:  In the world of fundraising, the role of 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 is more crucial than ever. If your operations team is lean, they might feel like they're juggling everything from A to Z—𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳, anyone? Decades ago, "managing the database" often meant simply entering gifts and a few other details. Fast forward to 2024, and the responsibilities have expanded dramatically. Today, our operations staff are not only managing databases but also tackling complex tech tasks with limited training and support. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵: 1. Invest in Training: Equip your operations staff with the skills they need to excel. 2. Recognize Unique Skill Sets: Understand that data entry is just one piece of the puzzle. Data analytics, prospect research, and tech management are separate, specialized skills. Treat these roles accordingly. Our operations staff are the backbone of our fundraising efforts. By investing in their development and acknowledging their diverse skill sets, we empower them to excel and drive greater impact. #Fundraising #DevelopmentOperations #movetheballforward #NonProfitExcellence #Philanthropy #charities #k12education #nonprofit ============================================= 🔔 Follow if you are interested in how you like practical, easy to follow insights on Development Operations for non profits. 👍 if this post resonated with you. 📰 sign up for our newsletter that provides a deeper dive into all things Development Operations https://lnkd.in/gFchrwUr

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