.jpg)
Donor Growth
There are proven ways to make your nonprofit nonprofit organization less fragile by developing more—and deeper—relationships with your donors. Louis Diez and Mike Duerksen will discuss one big idea every week to help you level up. Brought to you by the Donor Participation Project and BuildGood.com.
Donor Growth
7 recession-proof fundraising first principles
Are we in a recession?
Who knows.
But it’s no secret: a lot of nonprofits are seeing a decline in revenue after the covid bump we experienced for a few years.
On today’s podcast, we get into 7 principles of fundraising that will help you keep the main thing the main thing—even when cash flow changes.
These aren’t just principles to whether a recession.
They’re timeless first principles that apply to your fundraising in good years and in lean years.
- Consistency compounds
- Money flows where attention goes
- Action yields information
- Trust is worth more than a bigger return
- Growth is a choice
- Charity is not a zero sum game
- Your calendar and your budget = values
Your turn.
What would you add?
GET CONNECTED
Follow Louis Diez on LinkedIn
Follow Mike Duerksen on LinkedIn
Join the Donor Participation Project here—a community of fundraisers who get together every month to co-create solutions that increase donor participation.
Get access to the 5 Minute Fundraising Fix—a FREE mini course that will help you craft compelling fundraising messages that move donors to action and increase response.
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Louis Diez advises nonprofits in annual fund development, digital fundraising, and engagement strategies. He's the host of the Donor Participation Project and founder of the Annual Fund Toolkit.
Mike Duerksen hosts the Build Good Fundraising Podcast. He’s the founder and CEO of BuildGood, a fundraising agency that helps nonprofits raise more money from individual donors.