“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.”
Jeanette Rankin
“A good leader leads the people from above them.
A great leader leads the people from within them.”
M. D. Arnold
Fundraising is very important to the sustainability of most non-profit organizations. As noted in an earlier series: No money, no mission. In this post, Leah Lamb offers insight into successfully conducting campaigns. She explores these in the context of earlier posts in this Your Outcomes Well series. Going the wrong way, as a fundraiser seeks to raise funds the right way, can block a non-profit’s success.
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Leah Lamb
In this Series I’ve tried to offer some insight into an area I’ve worked in for many years: Fundraising. As important as knowing what to do, to be a successful fundraiser, is also knowing what not to do. Routinely making mistakes or falling into traps are signs of an ineffectual fundraising operation.
Read More Fundraising 201: Avoiding Traps, Achieving Success
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure”.
Marianne Williamson (Our Greatest Fear)
Immeasurable power, not inadequacy
If you take ALL the right pre-launch steps in starting a non-profit, your passion with have a powerful impact! It will not be inadequate. But you must take these steps . . . and know what to do in the early years of your organization too.
The success of your 501(c)3 will be a function of much more than the depth of your passion!
- One risks inadequacy if they are simply passionate, but lack funds, a solid plan, or haven’t done their due diligence.
