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Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership
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Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership
323: Unlock the Unrestricted Gifts You Deserve (Sherry Quam Taylor)
323: Unlock the Unrestricted Gifts You Deserve (Sherry Quam Taylor)
SUMMARY
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If your organization is stuck chasing small, restricted gifts through events, sponsorships, or appeals, it’s time for a mindset shift. In episode #323 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, Sherry Quam Taylor reveals why general operating support isn’t as elusive as many believe, and how fundraisers can confidently lead donors to their best, most flexible gifts. She breaks down how to stop defaulting to transactional fundraising, how to engage board members and CEOs in authentic donor relationships, and why knowing your numbers is essential to making a compelling case. You’ll learn how to move donors from “project-only” thinking to true investment in your mission. This episode is a must-listen for nonprofit leaders ready to align their time with transformational fundraising and finally unlock the unrestricted gifts they deserve.
ABOUT SHERRY
Sherry Quam Taylor works with business-minded Nonprofit CEOs whose Strategic Plans require expansive budgets and larger amounts of unrestricted revenue for growth and infrastructure. As a result of learning her methodology, Sherry’s clients become sustainable, diversify revenue, and know how to add significant amounts gen-ops revenue to their budgets. But mostly, their development departments and boards transform into high-ROI revenue generators – aligning their hours with relational dollars and are set free from time-consuming transactional activities like events, appeals, and campaigns. Sherry attributes the success of her business to her passion for modeling radical confidence to the future CEOs in her house - her two college-aged daughters.
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