129. Exposing the Fundraising Industry: The Rules You Didn’t Write

In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we're exposing the "best practices" of the fundraising software industry — and why you're subconsciously following rules you didn't write. Join us as we pull back the curtain to look at how the fundraising software industry really works on the inside. Learn why they funnel nonprofits into transactional fundraising strategies — and how your best ideas might be fueled by nothing more than fees. Discover the two ways that software companies actually make money. Find out who really benefits from the traditional gala model. Uncover the hidden reason every fundraising platform is recommending the same strategies again and again. And learn why a software company will never help you find a $100K donor! So whether you're looking for event software or looking for online fundraising advice, this episode shows why you should be careful in who you choose to trust. Tune in to break out of the box and rewrite your fundraising rules! Subscribe to our channel for more nonprofit development strategies. ASK US A QUESTION:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we've found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don't have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they "get creative" and "try new things" based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don't realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years. The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week "live video" course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential. The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course. The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit. → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/discovery-call FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:→ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠ Episode Keywords:fundraising industry, fundraising inudstry, exposing the fundraising industry, exposing the fundraising industry the rules you didn't write, the fundraising industry, fundraising masterminds podcast, fundraising masterminds, fundraising software, fundraising software industry, fundraising strategies, software companies, traditional gala, nonprofit gala, traditional nonprofit gala, fundraising platform, online fundraising advice, fundraising rules, nonprofit development, podcast.