BLACK FOX PHILANTHROPY RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Dear Changemakers,
We pray that you are well, and that your teams and communities are supported as much as possible during this time.
BLACK FOX PHILANTHROPY RESPONSE TO COVID-19
While we are open-source under normal circumstances via our blog, we are releasing content even more frequently in light of the current landscape and deep need for ongoing funding of your programs, many of which are truly life or death in the communities you serve. Our Black Fox Brief focuses upon sector news and fundraising resources. To sign up for the Blog and the Black Fox Brief please scroll down on our Home Page and sign up at the bottom of the page.
Announcing Tactical & Strategic Pro Bono Webinars | Both COVID-19 Era and Long-Term Success
The Virtual Skoll World Forum programming is Robust. Black Fox Philanthropy is proud to be participating by presenting on Fundraising Roadmap | Attracting Bold & Big Bet Funding. We will be sharing expert, targeted, informed, and in-depth research and insights around what inspires philanthropic entities to invest at their most significant levels to a single organization, project, or program. The emphasis is on attracting funding from sophisticated funders — regardless of the size of your organization and the size of your funding requests. In other words, everyone seeking funding would benefit from the webinar.
In addition, we are producing two tactical rapid-response webinars that are focusing upon engaging new funding sources, particularly in the era of COVID-19.
Part 1 of 2: Funder Research | Best Practices in Uncovering Mission-Aligned Funders
Part 2 of 2: Engaging Mission-Aligned Funders | Advancement Outreach Best Practices
Foundation Funders: Feel free to pass these offerings along to select grantees if they fit the capacity-building needs of the organization.
We are focused upon these two topics as they are among the most rapid-response to do with engaging funding in light of the new landscape. Recognizing not all organizations can afford to engage the COVID-responsive rapid-action services of Painless Prospecting and Advancement Outreach (the two services that we are teaching in the webinars), we wanted all nonprofits serving communities around the globe to have the opportunity to develop these skillsets in-house. That said, many do not have the capacity/team members/time to take this in-house, particularly in light of the layoffs already occurring — in this case our team is available to serve as a short-term extension of your staff to help ensure your near and long-term funding does not go off a cliff. Reduced rates apply through May 31, 2020.
Note: We offer other services that build fundraising capacity; those can be found on our Services page and in this overview of our Value Proposition. Please reach out to Julie Cullings at julie@blackfox.global to schedule an appointment with me to learn more.
We are here to support you and your missions, and hope to play a fortifying role for you and your team in the weeks and months to come. It is a deeply sacred honor that all of us at Black Fox Philanthropy take to heart.
In solidarity,
Natalie Rekstad, Founder & CEO
Black Fox Philanthropy, B Corp
P.S. If you know of nonprofit leaders in pain around fundraising now - please send them our way. We are here to help.