Welcome to Nonprofit Fundraising & Resource Development
This nonprofit function secures financial and non-financial resources to advance mission impact.
What is fundraising and resource development?
This strategy focuses on individual giving, events, grants, and corporate support working together.
What is a diversified fundraising strategy?
This term refers to individuals or organizations that contribute resources to a nonprofit.
What are donors?
This culture views fundraising as everyone’s responsibility.
What is a culture of philanthropy?
This group holds shared responsibility for advancing the organization’s fundraising efforts.
Who are board members?
This mindset reframes fundraising as mission-centered rather than transactional.
What is mission-driven fundraising?
This fundraising method relies on building relationships over time.
What is relational fundraising?
This process involves researching donor interests, capacity, and engagement history.
What is donor research?
In this culture, board members actively support fundraising through advocacy and relationships.
What is shared responsibility?
This board activity helps open doors to potential donors without directly asking for money.
What is relationship building?
This statement best explains why fundraising is essential to nonprofit sustainability.
What is funding fuels mission delivery?
This planning tool outlines goals, timelines, and responsible parties.
What is a fundraising plan?
This concept focuses on retaining donors through meaningful connection and follow-up.
What is donor stewardship?
This behavior helps donors feel valued and connected to the mission.
What is gratitude?
This concept emphasizes using personal networks to support the mission.
What is ambassador fundraising?
True or False: Fundraising is separate from program work.
What is False?
True or False: One fundraising method should be relied on exclusively.
What is False?
True or False: Donor relationships end after a gift is received.
What is False?
True or False: A culture of philanthropy is built only by development staff.
What is False?
True or False: Board members must personally solicit every donor.
What is False?
Effective fundraising connects donors to this outcome.
What is impact?
This principle emphasizes aligning fundraising methods with organizational capacity.
What is strategic alignment?
Understanding donor motivation helps strengthen this outcome.
What is donor loyalty?
This shift moves fundraising from asking for money to inviting partnership.
What is engagement?
Effective boards support fundraising by giving, advocating, and doing this consistently.
What is showing up?