Episode 181 | What It Looks Like to Focus Your Vision
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
If you have been following the Fundraising Freedom Podcast, when I first started it I actually called it the Mary Valloni Show. And if you’ve been following for a while, you know that I follow the steps that I teach in my book, Fundraising Freedom. Those steps follow the acronym FREEDOM because what I want for you, and what I want for me, is freedom. So, I have been spending the last several weeks and really the last several months thinking through what my vision is. What does it actually look like to focus your vision? 2020 has obviously caused us to have to take a step back and really look a ..read more
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Episode 180 | How to Create a Personal or Organizational Budget That Actually Works for 2021
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
Today we’re talking about how to create a personal or an organizational budget that actually works for you coming into 2021. I know that budgeting is something that some people love, and other people hate – there’s a love-hate relationship with the budget. And for many of you, you’ve probably already gone through the budgeting process. Usually, that happens in the fall time as you’re preparing for the next year. But you may be in a season where things are changing every single day. We never know what tomorrow is going to bring. Today’s conversation is probably not going to be this brand new in ..read more
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Episode 179 | The 20 Ways to Thank Your Donors in 2020
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
Today, we are jumping into the topic of thankfulness. As we gear up for our Thanksgiving holiday this week, I wanted to be sure that we talked about how we can thank our donors. So, we’re going to talk about the top 20 ways to thank your donors in 2020. As you know, this is such an unusual year. In the seventh step of my Fundraising Freedom process, Make Your Difference, it’s all about thanking people and getting people engaged in the work that’s being done so that they keep coming back year after year. In that chapter of my book, I discuss the five love languages. Many of you are familiar wit ..read more
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Episode 178 | How to Pivot With Sarah Olivieri
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
My guest today is Sarah, Olivieri. Sarah is the founder and the heart behind the company Pivot Ground. She’s a nonprofit business strategist, an author, and a former executive director. I think she’s going to bring just a huge wealth of information to you on how to pivot during this season.  Tell us a little bit more about you and the work that you do.  Well, I come from a nonprofit background and I’ve worn so many hats from secretly fixing the toilet after everybody left so nobody knew and that didn’t become my job officially, to Program Director, conference coordinator, graphic des ..read more
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Episode 177 | The #1 Reason Fundraisers Fail
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
Today we’re talking about the number one reason fundraisers fail. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not because we didn’t work hard enough. The number one reason fundraisers fail is from internal conflict. As you know, right now we are dealing with a pandemic, more than likely about to be hit with some economic challenges because a lot of people are without jobs at this point. And so there’s still a lot of uncertainty in the environment that we’re in. For those of you who are familiar with a SWOT analysis, this may be something that you need to sit down and do so that you’re aware of what’s goi ..read more
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Episode 176 | How to Build a New Relationship with Money
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
We are talking about how to build a new relationship with money today. In the last couple of episodes, I have been really practical in my messaging. But today, I wanted to take a little bit of a different turn on our conversation and talk specifically about money itself. Now for those of you who have read my book, Fundraising Freedom, I talk specifically about our relationship with money (on page 103) and that is what I want to dive into. Some of us have had really good experiences with money, some of us not so much. And so I’m just going to share a few stories and ideas that you can think abo ..read more
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Episode 175 | 3 Things You Need to Include in Your 2020 Year-End Appeal
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
Today, we’re going digging into the year-end appeal and I’m sharing the three things you need to include in your letter. This is very specific for 2020. As you know, this year has been very unusual so that means that your year-end appeal needs a new and fresh update. Did you know that a quarter of all nonprofits will bring in nearly half of their income off of this one letter? For some organizations, this letter is huge, it is a really, really big deal that this is done well because it brings in and it generates a lot of income for the organization. For others, roughly 40%, bring in less than ..read more
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Episode 174 | How to End 2020 Strong (Your 90-Day Plan!)
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
Today, we’re talking about how to end 2020 strong. And we’re really going to be talking about your 90-day plan. These last 90 days are going to end the year strong and allow you to really come into these final last months with some clarity, focus, and really give you some practical steps on how to actually achieve the goal that you’re looking at. As many of you know, December is the largest giving month of the year; more than 30% of all the donations for the year are going to come in December. You don’t want to miss out on that opportunity. And you don’t want to miss out on actually achieving ..read more
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Episode 173 | The 7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before that Next Big Meeting
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
Today we’re talking about the seven questions to ask yourself before that next big meeting. If you’ve been following the podcast for a while, you’ve been following the seven steps that I teach in my book, Fundraising Freedom.  On all the lessons that I’ve taught over these last 173 episodes, I hope that you’ve gotten to a place where you realize that the secret to the sauce is your volunteer team. But I want to remind you that when you recruit and build a team around you, the natural response is that they are going to be fired up. And they’re going to want to introduce you to new people ..read more
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Episode 172 | The 10 Things Successful People Do To Accomplish Their Goals
Fundraising Freedom Podcast
by Mary Valloni: Fundraising Coach, Consultant, Trainer
3y ago
I want to share with you today some common things that successful people do.  Number one, they don’t allow fear to cripple them.  Now think about people who are public speakers, they do not let the fear of public speaking stop them from accomplishing or stepping foot on stage. They don’t allow fear to cripple them. And they allow that fear to be that emotion. They just make that little flip of the switch and now all of a sudden, it’s like, ‘okay, I’m not afraid of this. This is fun. This is exciting. It’s something that I’m, I can actually do.’ Number two, they don’t let others influ ..read more
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