Fundraising is as simple as one person asking another to get involved, provide help, take a stand, join a movement. It feels good to give.
The most important ingredient in fundraising is passion for your organization’s mission. Use that passion to identify prospective donors, build relationships, and create projects that will make others want to contribute. Get the steps and strategies to:
- Effectively “tell your story.”
- Develop fundable projects.
- Research prospective funders.
- Make the “ask.”
- Integrate fundraising throughout the organization.
Download Fundraising and Development: Finding Funds for Community Projects
This resource is part of the Community Tree Leadership Forum Core Modules. In partnership with the National Arbor Day Foundation and the USDA Forest Service, the Alliance for Community Trees developed a training program to increase the impact of nonprofits, service groups, volunteer coordinators, and community organizers engaged in urban and community forestry.
More Resources:
ACTrees Grants and Awards
Fundraising with Combined Campaigns
Special Event Fundraising
Raising Money Through Commemorative Tree Plantings
Tree Sales and Giveaways