Alesha Mathis
Hi! I’m Alesha and I teach new and small nonprofits how to raise the money they need to fund their mission.
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Links
These links all lead to free checklists, guides, worksheets, blog posts, and other freebies.
For Founders
I Have My 501(c)3! Now What?!?
Fundraising Plan blog post and template
Getting Started Resources
My resource page for Founders gives you lists of free software for nonprofits, articles just for new nonprofits, and a free guide to set your nonprofit up for funding.
Board Resources
Nonprofit Boards of Directors are a big deal for new and small nonprofits. The right Board can help you grow and the wrong Board can keep you bogged down in all the stuff there is to do to get a nonprofit off the ground! This webpage has been created to be your one-stop resource for Boards and Board management. So take a look around.
Free Downloads available:
- Potential Board Decision Package
- Ideas on Where to Find Board Members
- Board Fundraising Letter SWIPE file
- Articles just for Boards
What is Grant Ready and How Do You Get There?
It begins with if your organization is ready for the grant process– you have everything in place to write a winning proposal- to the final report for the Foundation. It’s a process- not a one and done to-do.
Build a Program Ready For Grants
This blog post and template helps you create a program for your nonprofit that builds into it everything you need to write a grant.
How To Plan Your Giving Tuesday and Help You Rock The Day
Your Giving Tuesday game plan.
For Small Nonprofit Leaders and Staff
Grant Resources
Grants can feel like gifts to an organization. The savvy nonprofit knows nonprofit grant writing is a process and lots of work. It doesn’t matter if you need nonprofit grants for education, technology, or just general operations you are in the right place. This webpage has been created to be your one-stop resource for grants and grant related topics.
A Guide to Integrated Appeal Campaigns that Fund Your Mission
Blog post with a complete fundraising letter campaign template- letter, follow up letter, thank you letter, donation page copy, and more.
Event Planning
Page has resources to a Sponsorship package template and articles on planning and marketing events.
Appeal (Fundraising Letter) Resources
This webpage has been created to be your one-stop resource for creating a successful campaign.
You are in the right place if:
- You don’t have a clue what an appeal letter is or looks like; or
- You know what an appeal letter looks like (because you’ve got one in the mail recently) but you’ve never actually written one or seen how to create a year-end campaign; or
- You’ve written one or two and you need some inspiration and you could use some improvement.
Six Essential Tools to Make a New Nonprofits’ Life Easier
I have six tools you can use to help you get organized, clear the confusion, and take away the overwhelm. These are free or really cheap for nonprofits.
Nonprofit Founder’s Club Podcast
A podcast just for Founders looking to build their nonprofit without being the sole funder. I have my 501(c)3! Now What?!? Now you build a nonprofit with a framework that combats the two reasons nonprofits fail- lack of infrastructure and lack of funding. No more being the sole funder! The Nonprofit Founder’s Club podcast is here to help Founders build their new nonprofit organization in a way that is sustainable. We will talk about the infrastructure you need in place that gets funding and the fundraising activities that will get you money and build your nonprofit. Our topics include Building a Board, Creating a Strategic Plan, Budgets, Programs, Fundraising Basics, and so much more. We want to build a nonprofit that covers costs and creates infrastructure so we can serve those we are called to serve.
Nonprofit Founder’s Club
Nonprofit Founder’s Club is the site that houses everything for new nonprofits. By using the Start a New Nonprofit Framework, you can go from now what?!? to confidently building your nonprofit. Free resources include Nonprofit Founder’s University- a free training resource, and the Club Meetings- a blog. Paid resources include a membership- Nonprofit Founder’s Society, Group Mentoring and Accountability, and individual Mentoring.
Groups
Below are the links to my Facebook Groups that you can join for free.
Nonprofit Founder’s Club
Book
I HAVE MY 501(C)3! NOW WHAT?!?
Your Blueprint to Starting Your Nonprofit Without Being the Sole Funder
Have you started your nonprofit but don’t know what to do next? Are you spending your own money with no end in sight? I Have My 501(c)3! Now What?!? Your Blueprint to Starting Your Nonprofit Without Being the Sole Funder lays out the plan which sets your foundation the first year and builds your organization with the end goal of funding your mission.
Nonprofit Founders gain the knowledge they need to successfully set up a nonprofit in the first year and learn the steps they absolutely need to build a nonprofit with funding in mind. No more using your own money to solely fund the mission! Alesha Mathis uses her experience working with Founders, new nonprofit Boards, and larger nonprofits in administration, fundraising, and programs to walk you through:
- How to Set Up Your Board of Directors
- How to Understand Who You Are as a Nonprofit and Why That’s Important
- How to Design Your Signature Program with Funding in Mind
- What Policies and Procedures Are Needed the First Year
- How to Set Up and Begin Fundraising for Your Nonprofit
By the end of I Have My 501(c)3! Now What?!?, you will have a direction to lead your organization with confidence.
Nonprofit Founder’s Society
A paid membership to help you implement the Infrastructure leg of the Start a New Nonprofit Framework. This membership goes in-depth into the 9 Steps in the book, I Have My 501(c)3! Now What?!?, in order to build a nonprofit geared toward funding in the fastest way possible so the nonprofit can serve the people, it’s called to serve.
Nonprofit Founder’s Society is open and will remain open in order to better serve you.
Mentoring
Nonprofit Founders
Nonprofit Founders use Mentoring to be the leaders they need to be through the Nonprofit Founder’s Think Tank.
The Champion Circle is a one-month Mentoring program for Founders. This program will help you with one topic specific to you as it relates to setting up your nonprofit after you have tax-exempt status.
You Will Receive
- 60-minute Video Call session once a week.
- Daily email access to me
- Goal Setting and Action Steps
- Accountability with weekly email and texting option
- Focus on one topic
Mentoring topics:
- Develop a Board
- Create a Strategic Plan
- Create a Tactical Plan and Operational Budget
- Create a Signature Program
- Policies and Procedures
- Fundraising Basics
Topic Chosen by Participant
Limit: 3 people
Small Nonprofit Fundraisers
Be helps you be the fundraising professional that is inside of you.
With two options- an accountability group and one on one mentoring- you can get your goals set and move them forward more quickly.
Get unstuck and be more confident in your fundraising strategy and activities.
Accountability Group
Join a group of fundraising professionals where you can set goals, take action, and get support.
The accountability group is open to 6 people at a time. Bi-weekly, we take an hour to check-in and talk about challenges for the coming week, set new action steps, and support each other.
One on One Mentoring
A one-month Mentoring program for anyone wanting to raise money professionally. This program will help you with one topic specific to you as it relates to funding.
You Will Receive
- 60-minute Video Call session once a week.
- Daily email access to me
- Goal Setting and Action Steps
- Accountability with weekly email and texting option
- Focus on one topic
Mentoring topics:
- Donor Retention
- Fundraising Plan
- Appeal Letter Writing
- Program Development
- Identifying Your Ideal Donor
- Social Media Campaigns
- Fundraising Ideas/ Basics
- Time Management for One Person Departments
Topic Chosen by Participant
Limit: 3 people
About Alesha
You passionately want to make a difference with your nonprofit.
I serve folks like you, providing the tools you need to get exactly what you want: a successful nonprofit that transforms lives.
I teach new and small nonprofit leaders how to raise funds so that they can transform the lives of the people they want to serve.
I help them set foundations that get them ready for grants and donations.
I walk you through sound fundraising practices- action step by action step- to alleviate the overwhelm and make you productive and successfully following your passion for helping people.
