Team-Based Fundraising Step by Step: A Practical Guide to Improving Results Through Teamwork

Part One: Creating the Fundraising Team.

1. Why a Team Approach Is Needed.

2. Agreeing on a Team Approach.

3. Forming the Leadership Group.

4. Putting Together the Rest of the Team.

Part Two: Getting the Team Ready.

5. Focusing the Team.

6. Setting Fundraising Goals and Objectives.

7. Training the Team.

Part Three: The Team in Action.

8. Identifying Potential Donors.

9. Cultivating Donors with Good Communication.

10. Asking for a Gift.

11. Saying Thank You and Providing Stewardship.

Part Four: Charting Your Progress as a Team.

12. Evaluating the Progress and Health of Your Team.

Conclusion.

Resource One: Selecting and Recruiting Board Members.

Resource Two: Team Growth Stages.