Small Family Funders
November 17 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Virtual Workshop – Live/Online
Fee: $50 for MCN members / $70 for nonmembers
The larger grant makers may get a lot of attention, but the larger number of smaller – but significant – institutional donors can help make a nonprofit mission move forward. Finding the right funders for your mission, strategizing the approach, and building relationships are all part of a successful revenue toolkit for many nonprofits. Join us to learn how to research and reach out, and how follow-up and engagement can be akin to major donor connections.
Learning Objectives:
- How to research small, family foundations and donors using larger scale tools such as donor advised funds to make gifts.
- Build a connection strategy to create welcomed, successful inquiries and applications. Personal work will be necessary here, and we will use tools like LinkedIn to build networks to strengthen your appeal.
- Building case statements and support materials better suited to smaller funders and DAF holders. Some applications will require lengthy specifics (sometimes inversely proportional to the potential grant amount) but others will be more focused on storytelling.
Intended Audience:
- Smaller and mid-sized organizations with an existing grant portfolio from mid-sized funders already established, but looking to balance a portfolio with longer-term relational funding across several supporters.
Event Details
This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m.
This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants after the live event.
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Speaker Information
Steve Boland (he/him) is a nonprofit veteran with over twenty-five years of experience helping charities grow with new ideas in fundraising and communications. He has served as executive director of three organizations before founding Next in Nonprofits in 2013. Steve has presented over 100 learning sessions on topics such as crowdfunding, engaging corporate philanthropy, and social media strategy for nonprofits.
Steve disputes his Myers Briggs Type characterization of Commander (ENTJ) as any kind of apt descriptor, as authentic leadership never comes from issuing orders. A graduate of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Steve holds a Master of Nonprofit Management from Hamline University and is an alumnus of the Shannon Leadership Institute.
