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Finding the Right Funder Saves Time and Increases Success
Not every funder is the right fit for your organisation. One of the biggest fundraising mistakes is sending the same proposal to dozens of funders. This approach rarely works and wastes valuable time. Instead, focus [...]
Don’t Start with the Proposal – Start with the Relationship
Have you spent weeks writing funding proposals to have them ready to send as soon as you find a potential funder? Unfortunately, that'soften the wrong place to start. Funders invest in organisations they trust. A [...]
Is your NPO – Business Strategic Partnership Healthy?
In our most recent blogs we talked about what business strategic partnerships look like, and we explored strategic partnerships between NPO and business. If you already have some strategic partnerships in place, or you are [...]
Strategic Partnerships Between Business and NPOs
In our last blog, we unpacked what strategic partnerships in business looked like. Today, we are going to look at how strategic partnerships between businesses and NPOs can move beyond donations into shared value creation. [...]
Unpacking Strategic Partnerships in Business
“Strategic partnerships” are not a new buzzword or theme when it comes to NPO funder relationships. But have we actually looked holistically at what a strategic partnership is – from our funders’ perspective? Strategic business [...]
Need to double check? Nancy is always available.
Most NPO leaders carry a mental list of questions they’ve never quite found reliable answers to. The kind of questions that seem too small for a lawyer but too important to get wrong. We built Nancy to help with these exact questions. [...]
What Really Causes Financial Complexity in Nonprofits?
Financial complexity in nonprofits doesn’t appear by accident. It is built into the very structure of how we operate and fund our work. Here are three major drivers of complexity: 1. Project-Based Structures Most nonprofits [...]
Managing Financial Complexity Is Not Just a Finance Function
In nonprofit organisations, financial complexity is often treated as a “finance department issue.” But the truth is this: managing financial complexity is the responsibility of the entire organisation. No matter the size of your budget, [...]