Nonprofit Fundraising For The Bold [fundraisingactivities]

Nonprofit Fundraising For The Bold [fundraisingactivities]

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Nonprofit fundraising today is beyond challenging.

If you are the head of a nonprofit organization, the head of finance for a church or a school, you’re asking this question. The economy is mired in gloom, with the likelihood of it getting far worse this year…….and funds are drying up.  Tithing is down.  Contributions are down.  Donations are down. Government grants are drying up.

Thinking outside the box will be essential for survival.  There is no choice.  

Some out-of-the-box thinkers at nonprofits are looking at network marketing now.  Huh?  Not kidding.  It’s an intriguing concept and is now a must-consider for a nonprofit’s survival.

Global Domains International, endorsed by the Direct Sales Association and an INC 500 company, has an attractive business model for a nonprofit. Offering global Internet domains with a .ws suffix, which includes hosting, email addresses, registration and a no-brainer sitebuilder, GDI pays out fifty percent of the $ 10 monthly charge for a site to affiliates.

The math is more than interesting.

Take a church.  A church, as a separate legal entity, would sign up, committing to $ 10 monthly.  Members of the staff, perhaps, would sign up under the church’s sponsorship.  Then, after the church presents the opportunity to the congregation, members may sign up under the church or the staff.  Families (or individuals or couples) could use the sites for family news, family emails, blogs, pictures, etc.  Further, friends or acquaintances sign up under them, and so on.
 
Here’s how the money might flow:  Under the church’s sponsorship, 30 members of the congregation, for example, might sign up in level I, each committing to $ 10 monthly. The church earns one dollar commission off each. Assume then that each member sponsors two people (guestimating for purposes of illustration), who sponsor two people down five levels. The church would earn one dollar on each of the 3,630 participants (30x2x2x2x2), yielding $ 3,630 monthly income -- steady and long term. Another scenario might offer 20 congregation members sponsoring four each down five levels (20x4x4x4x4). This comes to 6,820 participants, $ 6,820 monthly income, each and every month. Best of all, no dependency on unpredictable tithing or donations. A multitude of combinations are possible and can be run using GDI’s revenue forecaster at www.gdibell.info.
 
Moreover, though, it can bring a congregation or membership closer.  Each member knows he/she is contributing to something worthwhile, a mission….and at the same earning money for themselves.   

Again, this is a must-consider fundraising model for any nonprofit today.
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