This four-part series focuses on taking your development program from chaotic to cohesive, from subsistence to sustainable, and from angst-ridden to action-based. Spending a little time now to develop your plan, identify your community, unify your strategies, and personalize your approach can lead to fewer headaches, more meaningful activities, and better results.
New to fundraising? These sessions will help you create a roadmap that makes sense for where you are and where you want to go.
Been in the trenches a while? Revisiting these key areas can motivate you to evaluate and refresh your approach.
Presented by Lisa A. Brown of Willamette Valley Development Officers
and Echo Effect, LLC
Shifting your mindset from making an ask to creating a mutually beneficial opportunity can make all the difference in how you undertake personal solicitations. But important groundwork must be laid to approach donors with confidence. With thoughtful preparation, well-timed interaction, realistic expectations, and a sincere commitment to listening, your donors can help lead you toward the meaningful collaborations and generous investments that you seek.
Session takeaways
About the Presenter, Lisa A. Brown.
With more than 30 years of experience in the nonprofit world, Lisa A. Brown has worked with organizations of all shapes and sizes in the areas of development, marketing and communications. As a senior level administrator, Lisa has built development programs from the ground up, expanded organizational capacity, and shaped the public profile of nonprofits with a variety of missions and visions. As a consultant and an advisor, she brings a diverse set of skills to the table, working side-by-side with staff and leadership to define the big picture, unearth opportunity, connect the dots, hone in on the details, solve the problem, tell the story, reach the community, and turn planning into action. Lisa is deeply committed to nonprofits and the value they bring to local communities. It’s why she’s stayed in the game and why she remains an enthusiastic partner in energizing nonprofits to do their best work and motivating people to get involved in making a difference. Current or recent professional/consulting affiliations: WVDO, Children’s Center, Parrott Creek, Chelsea Hicks Foundation, Oregon Coast Alliance, OMSI, Metropolitan Family Service, Urban League, Mercy Corps Northwest, Beaverton Education Foundation, Coalition for a Livable Future, The Portland Kitchen, Oregon Tradeswomen Inc., Constructing Hope, Well Arts Institute, Tailor-Made Magazine. Past professional affiliations: Community Action, Tacoma Symphony, American Red Cross, Food Alliance, Oregon Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Ballet Omaha, Boston Shakespeare Company, High Point Theater.
Lisa was a founding member of the Washington County Nonprofit Network, serving on the steering committee from 2008 – 2013.
Learn more at www.linkedin.com/pub/lisa-brown/34/75/87a/