Posts Tagged ‘Launching’
Networking to Find Potential Donors for Fundraising
Summary of Today’s Training Many grassroots leaders feel their local relationships are not enough to fund their program, so they need outside donors. The best way to meet outside donors is networking, which means meeting new people through the people you already know. Networking is like building a spider web: you start with close connections,…
Read MoreYour Relationships are the Key to Successful Fundraising
Summary of this Fundraising Training Most grassroots fundraising begins with relationships, not strangers. Large nonprofits often fundraise for years from an existing donor list. If you do not have a list like that, start with the people you already know. Make a simple list of friends, family, and professional connections. Reconnect when needed, share your…
Read MoreFrom Start to Sustainability: The Program Design and Implementation Process
Wouldn’t it be nice if we were given step by step instructions for our life? If we could just follow a preset plan each day? For some of us, that sounds like a dream. Wake up, look at a list, see if you are on track with your life plan, and adjust if necessary. For those…
Read MoreThe Challenges of Funding for International Development
There are many challenges international development organizations face. Often, they work in a context where poverty and oppression are commonplace for most members of the community, and where the lack of infrastructure, good governance, and human resources creates even more difficulties. However, for most nonprofits and NGOs, having adequate funding is still the biggest challenge…
Read MorePerseverance
Perseverance is a tough lesson to learn, but in the end, it is one of the most valuable ones. It makes you stronger, more patient, and helps you embrace what is most important. For the past several months, Cultivate has been working hard on a new project – launching a new online training platform for…
Read MoreThe Formula for Success
I just recently returned from a visit to some of the most beautiful parts of the country that I’ve ever seen. During this time I was able to be up close and personal with God’s creation in a way that was incredibly rejuvenating to my spirit. I know I’m not the first one to ever…
Read MoreBringing Life into the World
A few years ago, someone pointed out to me that we all have a need, a drive, to create and bring life into the world. This deeply resonated with me, as I was struggling through some difficult challenges with my health at the time, and while I often laid in bed, I dreamed of bringing…
Read MoreHello World. This is Cultivate.
I’m often asked what Cultivate is, what we do, and what is my foundation for this work. I’ll share more on this soon, but to begin I’d like to explain a bit of the theory and practice that has led to the creation of Cultivate. Cultivate has grown out of the knowledge that radical, effective,…
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