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You name three organizations who did the exact thing you are looking to do. Have you reached out to the relevant person (it's almost certain that 1 or 2 people
by danielmarkbruce 5y ago
You name three organizations who did the exact thing you are looking to do. Have you reached out to the relevant person (it's almost certain that 1 or 2 people at each of these orgs knew how to raise money) at each org to understand in detail how they did it?
There are tricks to this kind of stuff, and some people know the tricks. I guess the first step is knowing that it's a real skill, that people know how to do it well and you need to learn from them. I suspect they'd be willing to share them given the circumstances.
- halukakin 5y agoConsidering they managed to raise close to $100M between them, if we could even get 1-2% cross donations from their existing donors that could give us a big jump start. This is an area I think we will definitely look into.
- danielmarkbruce 5y agoNo no, I'm saying something slightly different. I'm saying there is a skill set that some human(s) at each of these places have. It's a real thing. It's almost like you are asking how to build rockets. The answer is: some people know how. Learn from them (or what they write in books). Now their existing donors may also be helpful, but you seem to be jumping a step.
- halukakin 5y agoGot it. Totally understand what you mean here. Will definitely try this.