http://www.asmallchange.net/cultivation-solicitation-stewardship/ Making sense of fundraising for non-profits. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:57:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.asmallchange.net/cultivation-solicitation-stewardship/comment-page-1/#comment-3699 Carnival of Non-Profit Consultants: Cha-Cha-Chaaange « SocialButterfly. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:38:56 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=94#comment-3699 [...] blog outlines three core values of traditional nonprofit fundraising in his post: Cultivation, Solicitation and Stewardship. However, Mr. Dick points out that while the traditional model is good, the big umbrella term that [...] [...] blog outlines three core values of traditional nonprofit fundraising in his post: Cultivation, Solicitation and Stewardship. However, Mr. Dick points out that while the traditional model is good, the big umbrella term that [...]

]]> http://www.asmallchange.net/cultivation-solicitation-stewardship/comment-page-1/#comment-3630 Katie Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:41:57 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=94#comment-3630 I know a lot (ok, almost all) nonprofits are accustomed to cultivating donors before they solicit money. I just wanted to put in my two cents. Even on the very first meeting, if you can communicate the impact your organization is having for your particular cause (cancer prevention, for example) and get the donor on board with your cause, the next logical step is to partner together to further that cause... aka, making a contribution. The emphasis is on communication, and is extremely time efficient. Nick Fellers makes a good analogy in his post: http://www.forimpact.org/2007/09/stop_cultivating_and_start_com.php. If you and a donor are walking around a pond and saw a young child drowning, you wouldn't want or need to spend two months trying to convince the donor to help children. I know a lot (ok, almost all) nonprofits are accustomed to cultivating donors before they solicit money. I just wanted to put in my two cents. Even on the very first meeting, if you can communicate the impact your organization is having for your particular cause (cancer prevention, for example) and get the donor on board with your cause, the next logical step is to partner together to further that cause… aka, making a contribution. The emphasis is on communication, and is extremely time efficient. Nick Fellers makes a good analogy in his post: http://www.forimpact.org/2007/09/stop_cultivating_and_start_com.php. If you and a donor are walking around a pond and saw a young child drowning, you wouldn’t want or need to spend two months trying to convince the donor to help children.

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