Fundraising Strategies to Avoid When You Are New
Many nonprofit Founders find fundraising confusing, hard, and quite honestly there is so much else to do that fundraising takes a backseat until it can’t be ignored. When they finally get serious about fundraising they find they have fallen into a fundraising...
Why Should You Write a Fundraising Letter?
Why should you be writing your fundraising letter now? The short answer is money. But why now? These three reasons are the ones every professional fundraiser knows (and they didn’t want me to tell you). #1- Funding is in your List After many years...
How Restricted Funds Factor Into Your Fundraising Letter
Writing a fundraising letter has many parts. You have a great story. You’ve made the donor the hero. You have one specific ask. But how do you make sure the gifts that come in go where you need the most? Understanding Restricted Funds I think the first...
The 3 Myths Stopping You from Fundraising
Organizations who are just starting out know the urgent need for funding. Led by people who, while good-hearted, don’t understand the fundamentals of fundraising sustainability. They’re often looking for the visible, known, quick solutions to funding their...
Whose Responsibility is Fundraising Anyway?
Many Founders and Board Chairs I talk to find it difficult to get their Board members to take responsibility for fundraising. It often comes down to whose responsibility is it? Today, we talk about the responsibilities as it pertains to the Board- collectively and...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.