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645. Fundraising That Lasts: 8 Practical Strategies for Retention, Revenue, and Campaigns - Tesha McCord Poe

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Meet Tesha McCord Poe 🤝, the CEO + Founder of Joy-Raising. The fundraising trailblazer and the visionary behind Joy Raising. Tesha generously shares her authentic journey into fundraising—full of lessons learned and real-world wisdom. She offers practical, proven strategies to keep your donors connected and engaged, even when the going gets tough.

You’ll discover how to cultivate deep trust with your supporters, launch a capital campaign that truly resonates, and get innovative with grassroots fundraising efforts. Tesha also invites us into the heartfelt side of giving and receiving generosity, reminding us that kindness is at the core of it all.

Tune in if you’re ready to be inspired and walk away with actionable tools to elevate your fundraising, this conversation is made for you 🎧.

Episode Highlights:

  • Tesha’s fundraising journey and early influences (01:49)
  • Tesha’s core principles: earning the right to ask + only asking for true needs (04:22)
  • How fundraisers can boost donor retention during uncertain times (06:32)
  • Building trust through authenticity and mission alignment (10:59)
  • Advice for hesitant leaders: board support + relationship focus (11:54)
  • Laying the groundwork for a successful capital campaign (15:24)
  • Inspiring belief in intangible or future projects (22:06)
  • Grassroots fundraising tips for small nonprofits (24:46)
  • Tesha’s One Good Thing: “That there's always a choice around being kind.” (35:52)

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/645

About our Sponsor Givebutter 💛

Nonprofits use Givebutter to bring together multiple categories of tools, including mobile-friendly donation forms, fundraising campaigns, events, auctions, email marketing, a built-in CRM, and so much more. Head to givebutter.com/weareforgood to sign up for your free account today and get started in minutes.

Thank you to our partners 🩵

Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, DonorDock, Feathr, Whiteboard and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.

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Meet Tesha McCord Poe 🤝, the CEO + Founder of Joy-Raising. The fundraising trailblazer and the visionary behind Joy Raising. Tesha generously shares her authentic journey into fundraising—full of lessons learned and real-world wisdom. She offers practical, proven strategies to keep your donors connected and engaged, even when the going gets tough.

You’ll discover how to cultivate deep trust with your supporters, launch a capital campaign that truly resonates, and get innovative with grassroots fundraising efforts. Tesha also invites us into the heartfelt side of giving and receiving generosity, reminding us that kindness is at the core of it all.

Tune in if you’re ready to be inspired and walk away with actionable tools to elevate your fundraising, this conversation is made for you 🎧.

Episode Highlights:

  • Tesha’s fundraising journey and early influences (01:49)
  • Tesha’s core principles: earning the right to ask + only asking for true needs (04:22)
  • How fundraisers can boost donor retention during uncertain times (06:32)
  • Building trust through authenticity and mission alignment (10:59)
  • Advice for hesitant leaders: board support + relationship focus (11:54)
  • Laying the groundwork for a successful capital campaign (15:24)
  • Inspiring belief in intangible or future projects (22:06)
  • Grassroots fundraising tips for small nonprofits (24:46)
  • Tesha’s One Good Thing: “That there's always a choice around being kind.” (35:52)

Episode Shownotes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/645

About our Sponsor Givebutter 💛

Nonprofits use Givebutter to bring together multiple categories of tools, including mobile-friendly donation forms, fundraising campaigns, events, auctions, email marketing, a built-in CRM, and so much more. Head to givebutter.com/weareforgood to sign up for your free account today and get started in minutes.

Thank you to our partners 🩵

Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, DonorDock, Feathr, Whiteboard and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.

Support the show

Become a Member and Get All-Access to Everything We Are For Good!
Experience the Impact Uprising Membership by We Are For Good: an ecosystem to learn, connect + grow in the power of a value-aligned community. Members gather monthly with Jon + Becky at exclusive members-only meetups + get video access to all new podcast episodes in an ad-free experience + so much more! Learn more + join us at weareforgood.com.
Say hi👇
LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

  continue reading

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