What You Need To Know About Philanthropy, Including Secrets On Increasing Your Return on Relationships With Jarrett Ransom.
#043 – Today I am speaking with Jarrett Ransom AKA “The Nonprofit Nerd”. Jarrett is the Founder & CEO of the Rayvan Group where her titles include Nonprofit Executive, Keynote Speaker, Emcee, Coach, Entrepreneur, Community Builder & Leader, and Philanthropy Thought Leader.
Jarrett helps nonprofits strategically plan for the future – extending 3, 5, 10 years and beyond. This includes developing a broader framework of philanthropy where we can all see ourselves as philanthropists – it is not simply about money.
“It really is by definition, the desire to promote the welfare of others. So it has nothing to do with the amount of zeros at the end of a number of a donation. It has everything to do with the most simplest act of giving. And for me, that’s time, talent or treasure. So it’s not just money. We could give philanthropically of our time. We can give philanthropically of our talents of volunteer efforts. So I really want everyone to feel this empowerment and an embodiment of being a philanthropist”.
Jarrett advises us that relationship building is the foundation of effective fundraising. We should be reaching out to our donors regularly and engaging them. What are their goals? What are their interests? What is their legacy? Our focus should be on listening to them so we can help them be better stewards of their philanthropic dollars.
“we should be listening to our donors. We should be listening to hear back to that mission alignment, where do they wanna make a difference in the community”.
You can find Jarrett co-hosting the American Nonprofit Academy’s daily Nonprofit Show with Julia Patrick on YouTube.
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4 Key Takeaways
#1 Philanthropy is about the most simplest act of giving, time, talent or treasure;
#2 Stop asking and start inviting;
#3 Small consistent monthly or quarterly donations are typically better than a single lump sum donation;
#4 Instead of only looking at a return on investment, we should focus on return on relationships
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