Nonprofits are businesses, with business expenses. It takes money to run a nonprofit. If you are trying to run your organization with no money (relying on donations and volunteers) your organization will never grow (and may be pulled away from its mission). Time to get real by embracing the facts: a nonprofit requires capital. Stop trying to skirt by and start doing what it takes to generate consistent revenue.

Are you saying “We” when actually it’s just “You”. You, running the programs, You fundraising, You doing everything? Stop creating a facade that is doing more harm than good. Shift from Faking It to actually building out a strong organization. Start with a real assessment of where your organization is so you can get it to where it needs to be.

Most nonprofits go about corporate sponsorships the wrong way; they focus on programs, themselves or the organization. Corporate sponsorships have very little to do with programs and a whole lot with marketing benefits. Learn the secret sauce to securing corporate sponsors.