Become a magnetic fundraiser without sabotaging your success …or selling your soul.
The Raise It! Accelerator is our proven, step-by-step system where you’ll learn how to raise more money, spend less time on fundraising, and get bigger results, all without selling your soul
Become a magnetic fundraiser without sabotaging your success …or selling your soul.
The Raise It! Accelerator is our proven, step-by-step system where you’ll learn how to raise more money, spend less time on fundraising, and get bigger results, all without selling your soul
Are YOU holding YOU back?
I get it! Fundraising gets a bad rap and feels like the F word in our sector.
You know you need more money for your important mission, but let’s face it - the path to get that money feels out of reach, too time-consuming, and out of your comfort zone (on a good day). On the bad days, it can feel just plain icky.
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Are YOU holding YOU back?
I get it! Fundraising gets a bad rap and feels like the F word in our sector.
You know you need more money for your important mission, but let’s face it - the path to get that money feels out of reach, too time-consuming, and out of your comfort zone (on a good day). On the bad days, it can feel just plain icky.
OR
"I thought the support was great and I got A LOT out of the program. I'm glad we get to go back and see the resources for eternity because I think I'll learn something new each time I review."
In the end, you're stuck in a cycle of never enough funds and not knowing how to fix it.
It feels like you’re spinning your wheels, wasting time, money, and effort on something that never seems to yield results.
After a while it feels like this is just the way it is - fundraising for a small nonprofit - under funded, under appreciated, overworked.
But that sucks! And it doesn’t have to be that way…
Fundraising that feels good AND gets results?
You Bet!
Imagine ending each day feeling fulfilled and energized by your fundraising. Your fundraising!
But more importantly - imagine the impact. A growing fundraising program means:
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More programs to those who need it most
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More resources to do your work better
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More staff to share the load and take work off your plate
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More impact in your community
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AND LESS STRESS!
This is your legacy - leaving your organisation stronger and more financially resilient. High five!
Introducing Raise It! Accelerator, a comprehensive training program for reluctant fundraisers and small nonprofits.
If you’re reading this, nodding along and raising your hand - “that’s me!” - then buckle up because we are going to change your fundraising foundations.
Our program is designed to address the root causes of your… let’s call it… fundraising frustrations (to be polite).
"I reached out to some of our significant donors just to learn more about them. Two of them gave a $1,000 gift afterwards, even though I did not ask for money."
So what's in the Secret Sauce?
Using the RAISE IT Formula, we dive deep into the real changes that need to happen with you and your organization to start bringing in the dollaz.
RELATIONSHIPS
The secret sauce to fundraising success. This is a quick start method to finding the right fundraising strategy and identifying your top donors, all with one simple method.
IMPACT
Communicating impact is one of the fundamental fundraising skills that helps across all areas of your work. Learn how to tell ethical stories and create offers your donors are excited to support.
EXECUTION
Create a compressive, clear, and outcome focused fundraising plan that works for your organization and is easy to implement. Develop backend systems to save time and scale your fundraising.
ALIGNMENT
Fundraising success comes from focus - so we give you a shortcut to figure out what to focus on so you can stop wasting time and start getting results. Your focus should support your mission and work as an organization - what we call "aligned fundraising".
STEWARDSHIP
Create a framework that will keep your donors giving year after year so that your fundraising actually grows.
INTERNAL TRANSFORMATION
Your biggest growth comes from within. Learn to uncover your biases and beliefs that prevent you from raising more money.
Kyle’s team surpassed their stretch, STRETCH goal with months left in the year! Oh, and not to brag, but he also won an AWARD for fundraising.
"Just a quick thank you note to say we achieved a bit of a milestone this past week by exceeding our 2021-22 fiscal year goal, totaling $1.5M in new money and $2.5M total raised towards our $10m matched funding requirements. WOOT WOOT! Chi meegwetch!!"
"I had a meeting with a corporate sponsor to renew a contract that lapsed 2 years ago. They agreed to renew and asked to be invoiced for last year even though they didn't have an existing contract. They also want to connect with us in the fall so they can apply for a corporate grant on our behalf to the amount between $10,000 to $25,000."
Leverage the RAISE IT framework to become a magnetic fundraiser!
Stop spinning your wheels. For good.
Maybe you’ve tried to hire a consultant, or taken a fundraising 101 course, or consumed all the free tips and webinars you could find.
All of these have added to your problems - they make you feel further behind and more like a failure. Why, even after all your hard work, are things not falling into place?
I’ll tell you why! They are based on the idea of a “large-size fits all” solution - that your small organization can just copy the big ones and have the same success. But that’s just not true.
You need a solution that works specifically for small organizations and that helps you and those around you overcome any reluctance you have around fundraising.
Imagine trying to drive fast with your handbrake on - that’s the feeling of being a reluctant fundraiser. I’ll help you release the handbrake and show you the right highway that will lead to your accelerated success.
The Raise It! Accelerator will give you the skills, strategy, and resources that will allow you to confidently give your nonprofit (and yourself) the gift that keeps on giving — the foundation that will fuel your fundraising growth and ability to build an organization and a life you love
"We launched our first Giving Tuesday campaign and raised more than $5,000!"
Angela doubled her fundraising (as a small arts organization in the middle of a pandemic)
If you choose nothing, nothing changes
The fact that you’re on this page means that you know you need a program like Raise It! Accelerator to get you to the next level. It also means you haven’t found that program, because if you did, you wouldn’t be here. Right?
You may be thinking:
“It all sounds great, but I just don’t have the money, energy, or time right now”
If you don’t take action, you’re letting your circumstances make your choices for you. You will never get your organization to the level you want it to be to make the impact you want to make in the world if you don’t take control of your decisions.
If you stop here and don’t do anything different, well then, you can’t expect a different outcome.
But I’m here to give you the fastest and most effective path forward. I’ll be your guide every step of the way.
Let's talk ROI
I know, I know. That is the question that every decision maker in your organization asks - what is the ROI - Return On Investment.
Don’t make the mistake other small nonprofits are making. Here’s what we see time and time again:
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Saving up your hard-earned and scarce funds to hire a high-priced (think over $15,000), large-shop experienced consultant to give them a fundraising strategy and walk away;
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Trying to learn absolutely everything about fundraising by enrolling in countless webinars or membership programs that offer hundreds of videos or lessons that add to your overwhelm instead of help you focus;
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Not spending anything relying on inexperienced volunteers who just add to the confusion or focus on the wrong things, with little results; or
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Existing with the status quo, because none of the options above feel viable
What is the value to you and your organization to build the skills to learn how to fundraise effectively and with ease?
The secret is - the ROI Is in your hands. If you show up and do the work, you can have results like:
Elizabeth 5X her annual fundraising revenue and raised enough to hire an additional employee.
Robin went from a programming staff reluctant to fundraise to a full-time fundraiser because she loved it so much!
Ebba launched her first ever Giving Tuesday campaign surpassing their goal of $5,000
Join Us Today!
Your investment is fully backed by our 60-Day Guarantee
I’m not in the business of taking money from small nonprofits without delivering results. Yuk. But, I also can’t promise results if you don’t do the work. So here’s how our guarantee works. If you’re not satisfied, for any reason, within 60-days, AND you can show me that you’ve done the work, I’ll refund you your investment.
If you’re not planning to do the work, I can tell you now, save your money. Nothing will work for you if you do nothing. I will show you what actions to take and when, but I can’t take them for you (sorry!)
"I had a good call with one of our corporate sponsors this week and they have agreed to raise their commitment to our organization from $15,000 to $20,000 and they have also agreed to change their direct financial support to artists from $10,000 annually to $25,000!"
The best time to fundraise was yesterday. The next best time is today.
I get it! I was once spinning my wheels as a sole fundraiser in a small shop, surrounded by VERY reluctant fundraisers. I was spending so much time on things that weren’t effective. I was becoming disillusioned and while we were raising more money, it felt like I was doing so with chronic pain - you know, that dull, achy feeling that makes everything THAT much harder to do.
Over time, I figured it out. I worked my way “up” the nonprofit ladder, from those first four years at the shelter, to eventually landing in a senior position at the country’s largest university. By all accounts, I had “made it”. I was learning all of these “best practices” in fundraising and had many more resources, but my heart wasn’t in it. I was helping a bunch of MBA students get scholarships so they could earn six figures. Really.
So, I started The Good Partnership to teach small nonprofits what I had learned over 15 years of working in large and small shops.
I learned that a strong guide with the right path can turn anyone into a successful fundraiser.
Want to know more about my "credentials"? Here you go:
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My company, The Good Partnership, has raised over $10 million for SMALL charities
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I’m the host of The Small Nonprofit Podcast
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My book Raise It! The Reluctant Fundraiser’s Guide to Raising Money Without Selling Your Soul is a #1 Amazon bestseller
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I have trained hundreds of fundraisers and "non-fundraisers who need to fundraise" from all around the world
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I’ve been featured in CanadaHelps, CharityVillage, Imagine Canada, Bloomerang, Keela, AFP International, and more!
Most importantly - I’m here to help you! The world needs the work of your nonprofit and fundraising will play a big part in fulfilling your mission.
Let’s take this journey together,
Cindy
"We raised an unexpected $20,000 (25% of our annual revenue)!"
"My final win is that I understand and have more confidence in fundraising."
"We raised almost $6,000 rather than the $2,000 - 3,000 we'd first imagined.
Burning Q’s Your Fellow Accelerator Members Asked Before Signing Up Below
Is now really a good time to invest in fundraising?
It hasn’t been an easy few years and let’s be real - we don’t know what the future holds. But what happens when you give up? Things may feel uncertain right now, but the only guaranteed outcome is when you choose to do nothing, nothing will happen.
If you don’t ask, you will not raise money. If you don’t fix your fundraising, you won’t grow your fundraising. Not only is now a good time, it's actually the best and most important time. You have to push through. Your organization needs to have an effective fundraising program now more than ever.
How much time does it take?
I get it! You don’t have time. You will learn how to spend less time doing all the things so you can avoid burnout and have a greater impact. That being said, prepare to spend about an hour or two a week doing the work. You can get it done in 20 minutes a day!
We're a small organization on a tight budget, can we afford this?
At $497 or just $166/ month, this program is priced for small organizations. It’s a no-brainer. If you’re humming and hawing over the price, I want you to pause and ask yourself what’s really going on. What are you really hesitant about? Because honestly, it’s not the price. Email me (cindy@thegoodpartnership.com) and let me know what other questions you have!
What's actually inside the program?
The Accelerator is a self-paced program. There are recorded instructional videos, some homework, and assignments to help you cement your learnings. We cover content as part of our RAISE IT Framework:
R - Relationships
A - Alignment
I - Impact
S - Stewardship
E - Execution
IT - Internal Transformation
What if I've tried and failed before in the past
Then you’re in the right place! This program is specifically designed for small organizations who feel like they’ve tried everything and aren’t getting results.
What if I'm already advanced in this topic, will it still help me?
It probably would help in some way - but it’s probably not the best program for you.
What about my unique situation, will the course be too general?
I’ve literally worked with hundreds of small nonprofits and the content resonates with all of them, so chances are your unique situation is not that unique. But, feel free to email (cindy@thegoodpartnership.com) and let me know what that situation is so I can give you an honest answer.
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