Do you need to do fundraising for the public charity you now work for?
Do you need a professional to create the documents necessary for all 8 types of fundraising?
Do you want to launch your own public charity?
Are you interested in a career as a nonprofit fundraiser?
Take It for Granted offers a complete class in Fundraising & Organizational Development. Along with the fine details of grant writing and fundraising as a whole, you’ll learn all about charitable organizations, developing a board of directors, how to manage volunteers, nonprofit versus for-profit terminology, the different types of fundraising, and quite a bit more.
Email or call us at 720-257-9373 to learn more.
EACH CLASS
• is individual (not a group)
• by phone (unless you live in Boulder County, CO, and wish to meet in person)
• lasts a total of 9-10 hours (available in six 1.5 hour individual sessions)
• is based on purchasing & reading Thou Shalt Not Lie About Grants (only $3.99 at Amazon)
• the full class costs $745 (payable through PayPal or a mailed check or money order)
Note: Either you can create the fundraising templates using the samples in the book’s Appendix, and then I can edit them for $295, OR I can create them all for you for $495. If you prefer that I do the fundraising for you, I charge $45 per hour.
Session 1: Find out if starting a nonprofit it for you. In many ways, it's akin to running a business. We'll cover a list of questions you should ask yourself as well as cover the various challenges you will face.
Session 2: What is involved with founding your nonprofit? Learn about filing the proper documents with the IRS and your state, nonprofit benefits such as tax exemptions, development plans, board of directors, and volunteers & other staff.
Session 3: Learn how to create all the different documents required for fundraising. These include a cover letter, letter of intent, one-page donation letter, two-page proposal, a long grant proposal based on the Colorado Common Grant Application), budgets & statements of activity, and biographies. Also explore options of recording your data, such as establishing a database.
Session 4: Explore grant writing. Understand the five different types of grants, finding & contacting foundations and government agencies (state grant guides), areas of interest, how to submit applications, deadlines, and the dreaded grant scams.
Session 5: Discover the many other types of fundraising (individual donors, corporate sponsorships, special events, earned income, in-kind donations) as well as how you are allowed to spend the money (restricted vs. unrestricted funds).
Session 6: Use this final session to ask any remaining questions you may still have.
