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203: Summer Is the Most Underrated Fundraising Season: Your 90-Day Game Plan

Season 1 Episode 203 Published 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Americans gave $592 billion to charity last year. That was a record year, in the same economy, in the same tumultuous climate, with the same donors everyone says are pulling back. So why does it feel so hard?

In this special session recorded live, I break down the summer fundraising forecast and make the case for why right now (not September, not year-end) is the most wide-open fundraising opportunity of the year. I cover what's actually keeping organizations stuck (it's not donor fatigue, it's messaging), why 60% of nonprofits are fighting over 0.4% of grant money, and how to run a focused sprint campaign this summer that seeds your strongest year-end ever. Plus real client results, live Q&A, and details on how to work with me inside The SPRINT Method™ and The Purpose & Profit Club®.

Topics:

  • Why there is no generosity crisis, only a messaging and strategy crisis
  • The summer fundraising opportunity most organizations completely miss
  • Why 60% of nonprofits are fighting over 0.4% of grant money, and what to do instead
  • Email as the foundational backbone of online fundraising, and why "it doesn't work" usually means the recipe was wrong
  • Monthly giving as the most sustainable revenue stream, and why most organizations don't have enough monthly donors
  • Sprint campaigns vs. endless soft asks, and why short, focused bursts beat marathon fundraising every time


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