Spruce Pine Hosts Non-profit Workshop Series

Workshop Series Sponsors  WNC Nonprofit Pathways, MainPRO, and Small Business Center of Mayland Community College announce a two part participatory workshop held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 25 and April 8 at Mayland Community College in Spruce Pine.

Bring a team from your organization and take part in a participatory workshop to choose strategies, develop materials, and build a plan to solicit unrestricted support from grassroots sources. In these times, it takes all hands on deck -- working effectively together -- to raise the resources a non-profit organization needs.  Fundraising consultant Beth Trigg provides two sessions targeted to help your staff/Board team members be successful. 

Click here for more information, pricing, and registration. Participation includes free follow-up consultation tailored to your needs.

Feb 25th Workshop:
This hands-on workshop is a unique opportunity to work with other leaders in your organization in a structured framework to build the foundation for your fundraising success.

Each team will:

• Evaluate your current donor base and annual fund capacity
• Evaluate current annual campaign materials and strategies
• Identify potential allies and supporters in the community for annual fund development and learn how to build a successful annual fund development team
• Identify and rank prospective donors for the annual campaign
• Learn how to convert prospective donors into donors and how to retain and upgrade donors
• Plan activities for donor acquisition and retention
• Understand the annual fund calendar and begin to develop a calendar
• Develop detailed gift-range charts
• Develop detailed timelines, strategies, and tools for successful annual campaign fundraising
• Learn how to evaluate success in annual fund development.

SPACE IS LIMITED, sign up early!   Click here for more information, pricing, and registration. 

April 8th Workshop:
This workshop is a unique opportunity for the leaders of your organization to prepare, train, and practice for soliciting gifts.

Each team will:

• Learn how to develop a "case for support" and begin drafting a case for annual fund solicitation
• Learn how to determine who should ask, involving Board members and volunteer fundraisers and utilizing your fundraising team; 
• Identify personal, cultural, and organizational barriers to fundraising success (including the fear of asking) and work together with teammates to overcome these barriers; 
• Understand benefits and challenges of various methods of solicitation (mail, phone, face-to-face at an event, face-to-face at an individual donor meeting) and choose methods for your organization; 
• Learn how to prepare for a major or "thoughtful"gift ask; 
• Practice asking for funds by phone and face-to-face, critique their own and other participants' asks, and reflect on the experience; 
• Practice and plan with other leaders to prepare for successful fundraising asks; 
• Set realistic expectations and learn how to evaluate success in asking for donations.

Click here for more information, pricing, and registration.