Write on Fundraising

Corporate giving has undergone significant changes over the last few years. As many CEOs brace for recession, where does that leave your sponsorship program, special event, or other ask for support from the business community?Join Lindsay Jordan, founder and CEO of Write On Fundraising, and special guests as we discuss the metamorphosis of corporate giving and how nonprofits can position their programs to win funding now and in the future.

We know them; we loathe them; we do our best to avoid them. These are the most common reasons grant applications are denied - straight from the mouths of foundations - and what you can do to ensure your applications never fall prey to these costly missteps.Join Lindsay Jordan, founder and CEO of Write On Fundraising, and special guests LaBrisa Williams and Patty Sullivan as we take a deep dive into the most common mistakes made when preparing grants and talk with foundations about how to avoid or fix them.

Maura Guten, CEO of the Child Abuse Network in Tulsa, Janice Barron, Expansion Director at Veterans Community Project out of Kansas City and Margaret Creighton, President/CEO of Positive Tomorrows will be joining Write On Fundraising CEO, Lindsay Jordan on March 15 to discuss feasibility studies.To study or not to study? That is the question for many nonprofits contemplating a capital campaign. Though traditional fundraising expertise points to the pre-campaign feasibility study as a critical step in the planning process, some notable campaigns have charged forward without a study and succeeded in meeting their goal.Join Lindsay Jordan, founder and CEO of Write On Fundraising, and special guests as we explore various capital campaign strategies, learn the pros and cons of conducting a study and hear from real nonprofit executives on what they would change if they had to make feasibility study decisions all over again.