359. New Year Prep Talk: How to Create a Fundraising Roadmap - Barbara O'Reilly
We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits
Overview
Meet Barbara. With her 30 years of experience in fundraising, she understands fundraising is more than just raising money. She’s bringing her roadmap📍🗺️ at just the right time, as many of us are looking toward the new year. Join us to talk about how to outline this strategy, conditions for growth, and how to prioritize capacity building. Don’t miss this hopeful conversation that will help you exhale during the busyness of December😌💨
💡Learn
- How to create a Fundraising Roadmap + Strategy for the New Year
- Conditions that lead to growth
- Baking capacity building into your strategy
Today’s Guest
Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE, Founder and Principal, Windmill Consulting
Episode Highlights
- Barbara’s story and journey to where she is today (1:40)
- Mindset and goals moving into the new year (6:30)
- Data and research around fundraising plans (9:00)
- Developing conditions for growth (17:45)
- Creating ownership throughout the whole organization (23:00)
- A powerful moment of philanthropy in Barbara’s life (36:00)
- Barbara’s One Good Thing: Pause and build in time each and every day to do something that connects with our donors. (39:40)
For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/359.
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