At the heart of any successful organization is a thriving and supportive community. But building and maintaining a community takes effort. To set your organization up for success, it’s important to consistently grow and nurture that community.
This guide builds on our previous guide, “Creating a solid foundation,” which discussed the importance of laying the groundwork for building an engaged community. In this guide, we focus on expansion and growth, providing practical tips on achieving it.
Here’s what you’ll learn from this guide:
- How to expand your existing network
- Tips on building relationships with donors
- Importance of stewarding and personally connecting at scale
- Ways to use events and networking to build community
- Tips and tools that can help you grow and nurture a large community
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Building, growing and nurturing a community around your organization is a job that requires constant and consistent effort. Identifying the people you want to contact, working out what to say to them, and staying in touch meaningfully on a regular basis takes a lot of effort and time that many fundraising organizations don’t have time for. This is especially true if you strive to build the personal relationships that really count when it comes to engagement and fundraising.
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