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The "self-imposed fundraising deadline" doesn't make much sense to me. I've never seen a nonprofit that didn't have a dedicated fundraising team that was always
by tvanantwerp 11y ago
The "self-imposed fundraising deadline" doesn't make much sense to me. I've never seen a nonprofit that didn't have a dedicated fundraising team that was always building and maintaining relationships with donors. Saying "we're only going to raise until date X this year" is like saying "we're only going to sell product until date X this year". Unless your product is entirely seasonal, there's no sane reason to do that.
- ProAm 11y agoYou need to have annual fund raising goals to meet your annual budget/expenditures.... Income must be greater than expenses just like a normal business.
- randall 11y agoIn an early stage startup, building the product is just as important as fundraising. In a non profit, the product is not the good feelings they give donors, it's the impact they have on whomever their mission fulfills. If they spend all their time fundraising their product is the good feelings they give donors, which will dry up really quick without accomplishing their mission. Full time fundraising is appropriate at a scale that is not < 10 people, for sure.
- mentat 11y agoAre you bringing some professional background to this assertion?