Fundraising Nest

So many people love the Fundraising Nest design and branding. It's fun, recognisable, and has connected and flocked a community of nesters. And they do say if you have a brand that you can have a bit of fun with, lean into it! (And we certainly get chirpy at any opportunity 🐣🐤🐥) That's why we love Adrian Bologna MFIA. As an Art Director and designer for Precision Group, with over a decade of experience in donor-centric design, Adrian has learned that successful campaigns are not just about good design, but about building deep, emotional connections with donors. At the heart of this approach is the understanding that people give because they want to make an impact, and it's Adrian Bologna MFIA job to make that connection feel personal and meaningful. Thank you Adrian Bologna MFIA for your brilliance that's always helping us to Fly Higher ! 🗞 Read all the chirps and tit bits Adrian Bologna MFIA has shared here 📩 https://lnkd.in/g-entRPh

In the last year or so, the key leadership agenda I've been banging on about is the need for organisations to create LONG-TERM Strategies and Budgets when they have a Growth target. It blows my mind 🤯 that an org will come to Parachute with a BIG AMBITIOUS growth target but only have budget for 1 year. For GROWTH, we need to have a 10 year strategy and break that down into Years 1-3, 5 Years and 10 years. And the investment needs to be agreed for that period too. And if you're growing in income, that means growing in supporters and Donors. So for every $ dollar and FTE that is allocated to acquiring new supporters and income, we need to budget at LEAST 30% of that on retention and donor care. In #fundraising, Retention starts with Acquisition. Get the right people in the door, and make them feel appreciated and show them the impact they're making on the cause they care about.

More wise Chirpy tit bits from the Nest . Listen as Harvey McKinnon shares how there is lot to know and learn on how to start a monthly program, even modestly, and for organizations that have really well-developed programs, there's a bunch of things on how to get donors to give you more money, how to upgrade donors, how to get legacies. Harvey has done tons of research on this, and lots of case studies with clients, ranging from national organizations, small organizations, universities to hospitals, and what they have discovered is that monthly donors are your top #legacy prospects. By identifying people who become monthly #donors, they either are predisposed to loving you or they grow to #love you by having that ongoing #relationship. But whatever it is, there's so much more money that will come from monthly donors, even after they die that, you know, it's so important to invest in this. Thank you Harvey McKinnon for sharing your wisdom. Want to hear more chirps from Harvey McKinnon jump onto the Fundraising Nest YouTube to watch more snips hatching over the next few days! https://lnkd.in/gv6eJmP8

See you tomorrow Melbourne. HerStory Circle is a social impact movement, who are writing women’s stories into history and providing a speaking platform for our stories to breathe. HerStory is all about inspiring personal stories by women; with seven broad categories of content ; #business and entrepreneurship; #Diversity and #Inclusion; Health and #Wellness; Family and #relationships; social justice; spirituality and #creativity. Thank you Getrude Matshe for the invitation. https://lnkd.in/gHhyZUqK

Hey, would you be interested in learning more about decision science? listen to Cherian Koshy who describes how decades ago, Dr. Moskowitz Harvard PhD, developed this science to help understand how people really prefer certain things and mostly in consumer goods. So a spaghetti sauce company contacted Howard to find out what do people really want in spaghetti sauce and what they thought, the marketing folks thought, was that everybody sort of wanted this platonic ideal of spaghetti sauce, a very generic spaghetti sauce. And what Howard discovered through a lot of testing is that no, in fact, there was a huge number of people who loved chunky spaghetti sauce and if you go down the aisle in the grocery store you see all these varieties of spaghetti sauce because of Howard. This is the science that he developed, which is mind genomics. And so the excitement about this is? Could we understand what makes donors prefer to give to a certain cause or prefer to give in a certain way or to a particular idea? Cherian Koshy you are the most insightful and inspiring human.

The demand for high-quality, personalised print services is growing rapidly, so when it came to purchasing a new print machine, we knew we had to have the best in the market. With the installation of Kyocera’s TASKalfa Pro 15000c, our production capacity has increased, offering greater flexibility and reliability in printing operations while maintaining cost-effectiveness. Our General Manager (and the surprising darling of the camera) Nick explains more in the comments below.

Sometimes I say things that make sense. Sometimes they are even caught on camera! This short from my Fundraising Nest #MavenTime conversation with Michelle Berriman made me smile. As we close out the week, I hope it can bring a smile to you, as well. And maybe, just maybe, it gives you a nudge to write a new story for yourself.

Hey Nesters! Registrations are open for the next intake of Change&Co’s Fundraising Communications Mastery course, kicking off in Feb 2025. 🎉 Feather your nest with a partner education discount! 🩷 Fundraising Nest members save an extra 5% 🩷 As part of the select group of 10-12 students, each month you'll receive: 💛 Exclusive access to live and interactive webinars 💛 Take-home tasks to embed your learning 💛 Practice exercises with personalised feedback 💛 Up to 2 hours of personalised 1-on-1 coaching 💛 Expert review of your fundraising content Plus, you'll be eligible for 9 CFRE points in Category 1.B upon completion! Learn from Change&Co’s CEO and Fundraising Nest Maven, Dominique Antarakis. By the end of your journey together, you'll have mastered the art of crafting stories that not only inspire but also foster long-lasting commitment to your cause. REGISTER HERE 🔽 https://lnkd.in/g7GH6qE3

What will help you Fly Higher in 2025? We want to hear from you! - It will only take 3 MINUTES! At The Fundraising Nest, we believe in creating education and learning experiences that truly matter to YOU. That's why we're asking for your input to help co-design the topics, sessions, and conferences for 2025. What do you want to learn about? What do you wish to master the craft of? What trends are you curious about? Do you want to be our next educator? Do you want to recommend a speaker? Your feedback will shape the events and educational offerings for next year. Thank you for helping us to help YOU. Survey here 🔽 https://lnkd.in/g6w4uDVD Everyone that leaves contact details goes in the draw for a chance to win $100 Nest Dollars off your Nest Education in 2025!

If you've worked with me before, you'll know I'm passionate about #philanthropy and making sure funding opportunities are equitable and easy to access. Our current funding system, as a whole, is neither of those. It's hard to find the right funding opportunities, it's time consuming to make applications and keeping up with I am so excited to be developing a new tool to help combat these challenges alongside Joshua Vial, Rod Macdonald and Alanna Irving. We're building Fundsorter, a product designed to make contestable funding easier. Our tool will discover the right funding opportunities, draft the funding applications, and provide reminders and updates on reporting, opening dates and new funding opportunities that align with organisational aspirations. This is a very practical tool to help reduce the funding burden and support organisations to spend time, energy and pūtea more effectively. We're currently working with a small number of partners to test our prototype and we're hoping to have a product out in the world early next year. We'd love to launch with a bang, so sign up here to get notified when we go live! Or ping me a DM if you have questions :) https://lnkd.in/gQXTajd8 Huge thanks to everyone who has chatted to us about Fundsorter so far! #fundraising #nonprofitleadership #technology #techforgood #fundingburden Philanthropy New Zealand Philanthropy Australia Michelle Berriman Sinead Kirwan Latesha Hearth Cheryl Reynolds Jenny Gill, ONZM Devon Murphy Dr Christina Howard Rahul Watson Govindan Marianne Elliott Hui E! Community Aotearoa Foundation North Clare Foundation Eleanor Cater Community Foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand Volunteering New Zealand | Tūao Aotearoa Nikki Hurst Wellington Community Fund David Graham Sue McCabe Lorraine Mentz David Hanna Josh Briggs Kelly McClean (Olatunji) Dr. Zainab Radhi Yvonne Trask Barry Baker Mel Sommerville