Sherry Quam Taylor

I help business-minded Nonprofit CEOs scale their gen-ops dollars, fund visionary strategic plans, and increase budgets by 2-5X.

[National Nonprofits @NatlNonprofits]

When The Fundraiser Already Has The Instincts And Just Needs The Tools ~ by Sherry Quam Taylor @ForbesNonprofit

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When The Fundraiser Already Has The Instincts And Just Needs The Tools https://t.co/51x3oewN5P Written by @SherryQTaylor of @sherryqtaylor

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I’ve been accused of not liking #nonprofit #fundraising events. Especially golf. Not entirely true . . .

New Case Study Podcast!

Reducing Dependency on Events & Gov Dollars—A Case Study with Kim Zoeller at Ray Graham Association

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#Nonprofit Leaders: When you work with me, you don't raise to what you THINK you can raise. When you work with me you don't raise to ‘just a little more than last year’.

💪With me, you raise to what you NEED.

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I was in a discussion with a client’s vendor and EVERYTHING fundraising related kept coming back to questions about the elevator pitch.

I’m all about clarity of message. But, the elevator pitch is not the end-all-be-all in #nonprofit fundraising.

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🌟 Editor's Choice 🌟

"Desperation doesn’t scale revenue; it shrinks it.​"

Read more from ​​@SherryQTaylor, CEO of QuamTaylor: https://t.co/fEpVvGx3xd

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#Nonprofit Leaders: What’s the cost of not creating an annual budget that reflects what you REALLY need?

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#Nonprofit Leaders: If your fundraising team’s annual plan mentions “donor fatigue” as a potential obstacle for them not reaching or exceeding their annual goals....

You have a skillset issue. Not a donor issue.

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The Calm Fundraiser Wins: How Confidence Often Attracts Bigger Gifts via @forbes @ForbesNonprofit
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My #nonprofit client case study: Over 3X revenue growth through unrestricted gifts . . .

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My #nonprofit clients with the greatest growth have a different tone in the budgeting season . . .

👎TONE: Underestimating capability
vs.
👍TONE: Investing in capability

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Too often #nonprofits can’t see the money sitting right there in front of them because they’re looking through a lens of SCARCITY.

The scarcity mindset repels donors, keeps your organization small, and leaves millions of dollars on the table. Millions.

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I coached a senior level Development Director who was that classic, “I shake hands and kiss babies” guy.

Sadly, the #nonprofit sector has told fundraisers that this is kinda how fundraising life is.

But, there’s an entirely next-level that exists . . .

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#Nonprofit Leader: If your FY ends on June 30th....are you:

A.) Pushing uphill in an effort to land every gift by 6/30?

Or….are you:

B.) Fully funded and confidently pivoting donor conversations until after 7/1?

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Too many people reach out and ask . . . how can I get more money from individual major donors?

Let’s flip that and ask the opposite question . . .

Why do most #nonprofits stay small and never reach financial sustainability?

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#Nonprofit Leaders: You don’t need to buy a wealth screening software to be able to FIND major donors.

But you DO need to start doing the things that ATTRACT major donors who want to give generously to your mission.

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My unpopular opinion: You don’t need a long narrative-based Fundraising Plan to raise money.

My #nonprofit clients? They use a Financing Plan.

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The Calm Fundraiser Wins: How Confidence Often Attracts Bigger Gifts, @SherryQTaylor in @ForbesNonprofit

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In #nonprofit fundraising, 90% of RAISING to budget every year is about SPENDING money on the right things.

Some common areas of frugality I see in Development Departments that keeps orgs from scaling . . .

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A prospective client came to me last year unsure if I’d be able to help them. They felt the competition for dollars in their mid-sized city was fierce. When your #nonprofit fundraising efforts are focused on these activities, it's a bloodbath for $$$....

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