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Jeanne Bell, CompassPoint
As executive director of CompassPoint, Jeanne leads an integrated practice of 22 people who use teaching, coaching, consulting, peer learning, and research to advance social equity work in the Bay Area, throughout California, and across the country. She is a leading thinker and engaging national speaker on nonprofit finance and strategy. Jeanne is also very active in the nonprofit sector’s infrastructure – committed not only to the success of CompassPoint and its clients, but to the vibrancy of the progressive sector’s essential scaffolding. To this end, Jeanne serves on both the board of directors and the editorial advisory board of The Nonprofit Quarterly and has contributed numerous articles on finance and strategy to the publication. Other recent publications include UnderDeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising and The Sustainability Mindset: Using the Matrix Map to Make Strategic Decisions (Wiley).
Jeanne will share the findings from two recent national studies she co-authored on nonprofit fundraising success – one on the endemic challenges many organizations face, and one on what we can learn from organizations who do it really well. Building on the data, we’ll explore what is often called a “culture of philanthropy,” or the way that successful nonprofits approach their year-round cultivation and stewardship of donors. Participants will have the chance to assess their own current fundraising successes and challenges and explore practical next steps for strengthening their fundraising programs.
Jeanne will facilitate a session to support your focus on the two to three revenue streams that actually align with and drive your organization’s success. Can you do better in your core streams and stop dabbling in others that take time but do not yield sufficient returns? What skills, systems, and culture do you need to invest in to thrive in your two to three revenue streams? How can you help your whole staff and board understand your organization’s revenue strategy and its implications for management and governance? We’ll explore these questions, and you will identify some near-term decisions and investments to strengthen your revenue strategy.