Sizing up the fundraising sector
In 2015, GiveMN started to ask questions and perform research around a hypothesis: there is a critical gap in fundraising strategies and infrastructure among small to medium-sized nonprofits.
Through a survey of hundreds of organizations, 69% of Minnesota nonprofits said they were not confident their current fundraising strategy meets the demands of their missions. In fact, 72% of the nonprofits we surveyed relied solely on volunteers or, at most, one staff member to raise money.
Our Philosophy
We operate on a set of three core principles:
Organizations are the experts on their work and their people.
We start every relationship from scratch, taking a deeply collaborative approach that co-creates solutions uniquely tailored to your work, your capacity, and your audience.Â
We coach and teach fundraising that centers on the well-being of your staff, board and volunteers.
We focus on fundraising that is deeply honest, authentic, transparent, and relational; fundraising that builds a donor base to which you want to be accountable; and fundraising that mobilizes the resources you need for your work without compromising your values.Â
We coach for sustainability.
Our goal is to build your organization’s internal fundraising expertise, so you can replicate your success long after our partnership is over. We leave our clients with more knowledge, added skills, stronger fundraising infrastructure, and deeper donor relationships.
