When we talk about nonprofits struggling with fundraising, typically we focus on solutions that address just the fundraising aspects of that organization. But often times, perhaps most of the time, if a nonprofit is really struggling with fundraising, it’s not just a fundraising challenge, it is an organization-wide challenge. So the solution to solving the issue is much deeper and more systemic than just fixing the fundraising department.  Rob’s guest is Donald Summers and he will share his guidebook for creating sustainable growth with a step-by-step guide to scaling social impact for any nonprofit mission.

Donald is the author of the book Scaling Altruism and the CEO of Altruist Partners. Altruist Partners helps mission-driven organizations of all types make their social impact goals a reality. They use proven, practical solutions to solve the biggest strategic, fundraising, and organizational challenges to amplify the good nonprofits can do. Their Altruist Accelerator program is a boot camp for small to mid-sized nonprofit teams who are dedicated to growing their impact. 

Donald explains that he decided to write the book, Scaling Altruism, after recognizing the consistent results his company was making with the “Altruist Growth and Impact methodology” they implemented with clients. The goal of the book is to help nonprofit leaders improve the whole infrastructure of the organization, with a practical and easy-to-implement approach. Donald shares his opinions on why so many people are lacking trust in nonprofits, and what nonprofit leaders need to do to earn the trust of future donors. He passionately believes that nonprofits are suffering because they are being held back by certain concepts, ideologies, and approaches. Donald describes different chapters of his book, and how each chapter digs into the seven-phase process his company uses to help nonprofits scale. He also explains that for this process to be effective, nonprofit leaders have to possess certain qualities because this growth process is not as easy as it may seem on the surface. Finally, Donald shares what he believes are the biggest challenges facing nonprofits, and what organizations need to focus on to resolve these challenges.

This episode is sponsored by Altruist Partners

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