Is Your Nonprofit Ready for Grant Money? Pt 2
In the last post, we discussed getting your nonprofit organizationally and operationally ready for Grants. In this post, we’ll talk about being financially and programmatically ready. Financial You must have an operating budget. This should be a yearly budget...
Is Your Nonprofit Ready for Grant Money? A How To Know Guide
This is part one of a two-part series. New and small nonprofits often think of Grants as easy funding sources. Grants are not easy. They require some work on your nonprofit’s part and may come with strings. Even with that said, grants should be part of a nonprofit...
How to Create a Letter of Inquiry System and Cheat Sheet
Systems are an important part of nonprofit life. Systems help improve efficiency and train employees. Did you know systems can be used in grant writing to help make writing faster and keep the grant writer from never forgetting a detail? So, you’ve researched...
Millennials Aren’t the Answer to Your Fundraising Woes
It wasn’t long ago I sat around a table at a Board Meeting as the Consultant. The conversation went something like this: Me: What would you like to accomplish with your fundraising? The Board: We want younger donors! (I sighed inside and looked at all the faces...A Simple Plan
About Me
Most nonprofit leaders lay awake at night trying to figure out how to fund their mission.
Hi! I'm Alesha.
I teach sustainable fundraising in a way that they can take action today so they can serve their clients.
I can help you move from just getting started funding your new nonprofit to gaining confidence in your fundraising and building relationships to knowing what works for your organization and looking at the infinite game when it comes to funding. I’ve worked with nonprofit Founders and written the book I HAVE MY 501(C)3! NOW WHAT?!? Your Blueprint to Starting Your Nonprofit Without Being the Sole Funder that lays the foundations for funding in a new nonprofit.
I’ve worked in Development (Fundraising) Departments in large organizations and I know the no cost, low-cost methods they use to bring in funding. I bring those sound strategies to the nonprofits I serve.