Nonprofit Fundraising Ideas For Organizations – Affnetz

Nonprofit Fundraising Ideas, Stories are the Currency of Fundraising

A generous donor recently told me the one thing heโ€™s found most helpful in his peer-to-peer fundraising work is having a story to tell.

Indeed, stories are the currency of fundraising โ€“ well, the non-financial currency anyway.

 

Affnetz With stories, fundraising volunteers have a way to bring the organization to life, and a deeper way to engage the person s/he is talking with about the organization.  Stories help volunteers share their personal reasons for being involved with an organization, or illustrate the value a program had on a family or community in a way that helps the listener picture and โ€˜feelโ€™ the value of the organizationโ€™s programs.

 

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Plus, itโ€™s easier to share a story than use valuable meeting time to spout off statistics or budget data. Itโ€™s also better to share a story and engage with a prospect than hiding behind a glossy proposal or other organizational prop. With Affnetzโ€™s Work Groups module, your Fundraising Committee can capture and share their stories with each other via the โ€œFilesโ€ section so others can benefit and possibly use the stories in their fundraising efforts. 

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Mike Crum

Subject Matter Expert

Mike is a recognized expert, thought leader, advisor and speaker in the Nonprofit world. Over the past four decades, Mike served as an Executive Director, COO, see more

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