“Every organization is perfectly designed to get the results it is getting.”
- Tim Kight
Using this quote as a framing device we’ll explore the design you need to change or drive results… we’ll reference stories and practical nuggets you can implement based on 25 years of in-the-field experience, $1Billion+ raised directly and $1Billion raised indirectly through [...]

“Would it be possible for you to consider taking the LEAD on this initiative?” [pointing to $1M]
“Where do you see yourself?”
This seminar covers over 20 PHRASES and QUESTIONS we share in our workshops and boot camps. It’s intended to provide very practical nuts-and-bolts examples to help you visualize HOW to ask:

New prospects
Board members
Long time [...]

This teleseminar speaks to those that want to jumpstart a major funding effort.
Tom Suddes will talk about how to overcome common obstacles and develop momentum for and with your team using a For Impact Campaign Checklist as a framework to deal with:

Message
The Funding Plan
Leadership Engagement
“The Big Questions”
Team & Culture
Fundamentals — to Refocus
Momentum Commitments

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The archived audio from this seminar will be available until Friday.
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In this teleseminar we share:

Casting a Vision: How to engage board and stakeholders in this process
The three questions you need to answer with your message
Good news: no lengthy case statement - but a simple case for support instead
Presentation tools [...]

Nick Fellers, President | December 16, 2008
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In this teleseminar we addressed these FAQ’s:

“What do we say to get the visit?”
“How do we use our board?”
“What should we do to get the visit? Who should call?”
“Should we write a letter or make a phone call?”
“How do we [...]

Listen-on-demand: Special Teleconference - Recorded Friday, Oct 3, 2008
What the financial crisis means to “nonprofit fundraising” and how to respond.With Tom Suddes, a 35-year veteran of the third sector.
 
In the past two weeks we’ve received hundreds of questions about the economy, funding plans and financial uncertainty. Tom Suddes has prepared a [...]

“You become what you think about.” - Earl Nightingale
Ending campaign week we finish with a seminar devoted to thinking big, thinking at 30,000′ and a collection of transformational ideas about:

The role of the board
How to engage prospects at a higher level
How to turn $20,000 charitable gifts into $2Million philanthropic investments.
How to re-position ‘debt’.
Big board questions
Strategic [...]

In this seminar we break down how to leverage a holistic funding model (annual fund [old word], operations, endowment and special [campaign] projects). It offers examples and ‘how-to’ to help you maximize each relationship - maximizing all funding streams… leveraging the role of the board… and building your campaign plan.
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Seminar 2 from campaign week. Tom discusses some of the biggest innovations and considerations to look at BEFORE you start a campaign. This is intended to help you save time, dollars and energy.
 
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Some of the feedback: how listeners described this session:

“This was an opportunity to apply a fresh [...]

We started off campaign week yesterday with the first of our teleseminars - a campaign rendition of ‘How to Fund Your Vision’. See more teleseminars.
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Some of the feedback: how listeners described this session:

“Gives you a new perspective on approaching funding for your organization that is direct, simple and [...]

We’ve posted an audio from a recent introductory phone clinic - Casting and Funding a Vision. To participate in a live clinic click here.
To download call notes click here.
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This is the time of year when I hide away in South Bend. As many of you know, I’ve been coaching the men’s boxing team at Notre Dame for more than 30 years.
Nick had me lead a teleconference yesterday that was a slightly different approach to our guiding principles and point of view. [...]

How to Start-up and Scale-up your Development Operation was originally recorded as a special training session for CCSNYS members (a For Impact partner organization). We produce teleconferences as augment live speaking and training events. Contact Kerry Suddes to schedule a For Impact speaker or teleconference for your association/event.
Covered in this seminar:

How to engage [...]

This introductory teleseminar offers a condensed version of our popular 1/2-day introductory worskshop. Change the way you FUND your Vision with these simple nine guiding principles that range from the For Impact vocabulary to the introduction of the Major Gifts Process.
This seminar is led by Nick Fellers and is 38 minutes in length.
Intro Seminar

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Leadership Consensus Building is both a lightning fast alternative to a feasibility study and a process to:

Engage top stakeholders.
Gather input and feedback around your message and priorities.
Commit to a funding plan

This seminar is led by Tom Suddes and is 30 minutes in length.

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You should use this LCB process IF:

Your VISION/MISSION/MESSAGE is [...]