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Are you funder-ready? If you have goals to increase your philanthropic impact through your non-profit or small business, it is imperative that you have everything in order and are prepared for funding.
In this episode of the She Leads Now Podcast, we speak with Kisha Collier on how she leverages her resources and experience to elevate the vision of others in building, scaling, and increasing the sustainability of their organizations. She’s a philanthropreneur, project manager, nonprofit capacity builder, and grant writer. Her accelerator is a nonprofit service provider that increases the philanthropic impact of non-profit organizations and small businesses by leveraging resources to achieve social change that is both scalable and sustainable.
Listen in to learn how to get funder-ready as a business leader by identifying your mission and vision, aligning with the funder/donor objective, and executing with excellence. You will also learn the importance of collaborating with like-minded people to connect and support each other.
Listen to this episode to learn more.
Key Takeaways:
- How to be intentional with your management and financial infrastructure to get funder-ready.
- The importance of partnerships and collaborations that align with the vision and purpose of your business.
- How to clearly articulate your mission and vision to be funder-ready.
- How to align with the funder’s mission and objective to raise your chances of being funded.
- Have the mindset to execute with excellence your branding, marketing, and infrastructure to be funder-ready.
What You Will Learn in This Episode:
- [2:01] Kisha’s work as a philanthropreneur helping organizations build, scale, and increase their sustainability.
- [5:39] Why collaboration with stakeholders is key to being strong together as we move up the ladder.
- [8:13] The power of connecting with others and communicating what you’re looking for.
- [10:42] The three best practices to being funder-ready as a nonprofit organization.
- [18:45] The resources and programs Kisha has on being funder-ready plus book recommendations.
Books Mentioned:
Recourses:
- James Rhee, TED Talk: “Leading w/Kindness” https://youtu.be/sRoqDVgFgSw
Get In Touch:
- Website: http://www.fundedwladyk.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kishacollier/
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