What is your greatest fundraising challenge?

Greatest fundraising challenge: New non profit and finding funds to help with operations so we can add a staff member or 2.

Funding for statewide efforts/projects

Virtual vs in-person

We work with grant funding - clearly matching our values to that of the grant provider in this changing space.

Replacing grants that have expired.

Since we are in a hospital setting and due to COVID, we were unable to have our vendor sales, which is our major fundraising source. This imnpacted 2020 & 2021. We are hoping that 2022 will bring better things!

Our organization is new to the area, also looking for operations funding.

finding funders who support technology needs for our organization

Finding values-aligned funders

The unknown of is grants will be renewed which makes planning challenging

Onboarding our new director of development but that will be a fun challenge!

Activating the Board to be ambassadors to getting us in the doors with future donors and corporate sponsors

Larger grants. Greetings from the hookup line.

General operations support

Securing grant funding.

Yes, general operation support.

I'm new to Second Harvest and working in the nonprofit world. I love it! Working to get to know the funders and acclimate to this new role.

Tennessee Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Assiciation is also a non-profit and we trying to better understand the process of grant writing and who we should be talking to.

Continuing to keep current donors energized and engaged in our mission and work

Managing expectations.

Finding new support/donors & thinking of innovative ways to fundraising that will capture people's attention.

Finding the time to complete cumbersome grant applications :)

Raising Capital along with maintaining operational.

Finding new granting opportunites

Funding for refugees and immigrants

open dates because

Greetings to all my friends back in Nashville! Greatest challenge is achieving a more balanced revenue stream.

Operating / Capacity-building support

Increasing monthly funding

Finding time to meet and talk/listen to our funders.

Thank you for hosting this webinar!

General operations support and larger donors!

It's my first year fundraising!

Meeting potential new donors since some people are still virtual.

Multi-year funding

Brand awareness. People don’t know who we are/what we do.

COVID triggered a lot of changes for funders, gen. ops. funding as always

2nd the operating/capacity building support!

I work for United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counites and my greatest challenge has been conducting workplace campaigns in an environment where we are still unable to actually get in front of our donors

Understanding what long-term funding looks like after a couple of unstable years.

Fundraising while also doing regular job duties!

Our org also has very ambitious projects for 2022 that will require additional staffing. Perception is also important because of the grassroots nature of our work. I am the ED of PATHE Peoples Alliance on Transit Housing and Employment

Thank you for this opportunity and workshop! You’re doing great!

Receiving funds for general operating costs rather than a specific project.

There's a lot going on in the chat too so I might miss something. Please feel free to email me whenever -- [email protected]

Hello, I’m William Conwell of Humble Beginnings, Branding and Marketing Director and we wanting to improve fundraising.

Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kswanton/

Brian Zralek, Community Organizer at NOAH - [email protected]

Hello, Patrick Ryan, from the Tennessee World Affairs Council. Looking forward to learning more. Thanks.

CNM Event Calendar: https://www.cnm.org/event-listing/

TNWAC.org — global affairs awareness programs

Mike Hodge, NOAH

Lindsay Lanahan, Development Manager at OZ Arts. Thank you for putting this together, CNM! [email protected]

https://maddoxfund.org/cnmscholarships/ - We just extended the deadline till midnight today!

CNM MatchGrants: https://www.cnm.org/scholarships/

Hi there, Anne Veal from www.thewhichhouse.com and here supporting Ms Pearl Frierson from Brooklyn Heights Community Garden / Urban Farm

2021 Salute to Excellence Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M9CYRW8?fbclid=IwAR062W9PBLkwM3u_Tx04oi0nAWVvy8ewM87Pn7Z3FSi87nLWCklT2kq-3fk

Characters of Character.org and our linked in profile is https://www.linkedin.com/in/joni-downey-67325312/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowell-perry-jr-7a82835/

Melissa at The Branch of Nashville,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-ellson-cmaa-u-5ba2a647/

Hi, I’m the Education Director at the Civic Design Center

Learn more about The Frist Foundation: https://fristfoundation.org/about-frist-foundation/Contact Corinne at: [email protected]

Hi, Paige Bainbridge, Advancement Manager at Alive. [email protected]

Melissa, The Branch of Nashville https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-thomas-a1b54244/

Hello Everyone! Greetings from Dr. Emerald Mitchell and the Moves & Grooves Family

Learn more about Amazon in Nashville: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/business_categories/operations-technology?offset=0&result_limit=10&sort=recent&cities%5b%5d=Nashville%2C%20Tennessee%2C%20USA&business_category%5b%5d=operations-technology&distanceType=Mi&radius=24km&latitude=&longitude=&loc_group_id=&loc_query=&base_query=&city=&country=&region=&county=&query_options=&&cmpid=SABGCS0583BLearn more about the AWS Imagine Grant Program: https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/nonprofits/aws-imagine-grant-program/

Lindsay, Engagement Specialist at Diverse Learners Cooperative. I’m new to the Nashville area and looking forward to getting to know the philanthropic community here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayemcgregor/

Nice to see so many familiar faces! Thank you for having me.

Learn more about the Maddox Fund here: https://maddoxfund.org/

Kim Karesh, Nashville Adult Literacy Council. www.nashvilleliteracy.org

Leah Augustine representing Trevecca Urban Farm under Trevecca Nazarene University and here is my LinkedIn. Thank you for having this seminar. https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-augustine-737757147/

Teresa Davidson, Mid South Liver Alliance, linkedin.com/in/teresadavidson

Learn more about Regions Community Engagement: https://doingmoretoday.com/category/community-engagement/

Kathy Parolini at https://greenwaysfornashville.org/

Hello everyone! Stephanie with HON - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-styll/

Janice Rodriguez, TN Language Center (Formerly TFLI), tlc.tennessee.edu [email protected]

Meredith with Shower The People - www.ShowerThePeople.net

Hello! Ashiya Swan, Nashville Freedom School Partnership. (Linked In - www.linkedin.com/in/ashiyaswan) (Email - [email protected])

Hi Everyone, Bethany Christian Services- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-langlais-b764386/ [email protected]

If you're just joining our event, feel free to add to the chat your biggest fundraising challenge of 2022 and your LinkedIn to connect with fellow colleagues.

Hello! I

Hi! Jami Oakley, UniCycle: A School Uniform Recycling Program (supporting MNPS students and the Homeless Education Resource Office) https://www.linkedin.com/feed/

Hello! Candise Hendricks from FiftyForward (fiftyforward.org) supporting adults 50 and older. [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/candise-hendricks

I’m Camille with There With Care (it was bittersweet to leave Second Harvest and I see so many friends on here!) Please add me- https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillecannada/

Brooklyn Heights Community Garden https://www.brooklynheightscommunitygarden.org/ - is a long-standing community garden & urban farm in Northeast Nashville is in a position to purchase a property in the neighborhood in order to expand and include programs for workforce development, accessible and holistic healthcare, and urban farm training for young people. Would love to hear about any support for our $2M capital campaign! // Ms Pearl, the founder and steward, isn’t on LinkedIn but can be reached at [email protected]

Hi everyone! I'm Jordan with Murfreesboro Cold Patrol. We are a homeless outreach and advocacy organization.

Longtime funders changing their grant requirements, which means we no longer can for grants. Thus, we have to find new funders.

So awesome to be here! Hello, I am Tammy Hogan ([email protected]) Executive Director for Mustard Seed Ranch an interdenominational Christian home for boys and girls who have experienced abuse or neglect. We are currently building two new homes for boys and girls. mustardseedranchtn.org

Good afternoon! My name is Jessica Palmer and I am the Family Involvement Coordinator at Stronger Than My Father. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-palmer-6b6ba121b/

The biggest fundraising challenge as a nonprofit serving one of Nashville's neighboring communities is to help Metro-based funders realize their employees live in those communities.

Hi all! Sara Childerston from Thistle Farms. Our greatest challenge for FY22 is supporting our housing-first and job readiness training programs for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation as we expand capacity and grow our national influence (i.e. a new residence and our public policy & advocacy work). www.thistlefarms.org

Welcome everyone! Glad to see you all!! I am Dawn Stone, Director of Community Impact And Equity Initiatives at the Center for Nonprofit Management- happy to partner and share [email protected] http://linkedin.com/in/dawn-stone

Hello, My name is Natalie Koger. I'm one of the Program Directors at McNeilly Center for Children. We have been providing families with Early Childhood Care in the Nashville community for over 100 years. www.mcneillycenter.org

Trevecca Urban Farm's biggest challenge is reaching out to more youth in the 37210 zipcode to join us in a bike/treeplanting program called TreeCycle.

$50 million isn't an option? :)

Good day, This is Cathy at The Contributor, a one stop workforce/housing organization helping people experiencing homelessness reconnect to housing and the community. We have two looming challenges: 1) Awareness. Nashville has grown and so how do we help new folks understand what those guys selling papers on the corner are doing and 2) Growth. How do we budget sustainable growth for our rapidly growing housing/resources division.

For those of you interested in preparing for the grant process, email me! We are planning more of these sessions in 2022 for all size nonprofits

That's good to hear that it won't automatically be declined because it's too large of a number. Very helpful!

[email protected]

Lindsey Molander here, with Seed India. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseymolander/

Recognizing that many nonprofits are doing wonderful work in providing direct services to help people, are there funders interested in advocacy and/or systems change?

Hi! I'm Don Pocek from the Nashville Steam Preservation Society http://www.nashvillesteam.org. We are the group that is restoring the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis steam engine No. 576 that was located in Nashville's Centennial Park. We are doing historical preservation which is somewhat non-traditional to the other non-profits on this call.

I'm Michelle Thomas with the Nashville Repertory Theatre. We are the resident theatre company at TPAC

We work internationally and we find funders are more opt to give to local orgs and hyper local Nashville neighborhoods. We are located here, but don’t serve the local people here. Are there people who are open to help with funding international needs?

https://maddoxfund.org/needing-more-than-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/

Thx Joseph

Yesssssss

I love this type of reflection!

Let's pull a conversation together around this. We thank you for your support Maddox Foundation

Same

Here's the link for our 5-year analysis: https://maddoxfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Maddox-5-Year-Comparison.pdf

Yes!! Thank you so much Frist Foundation

$12 million commitment will further Regions’ work to advance inclusive prosperity - https://ir.regions.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2020/06-30-2020-140316435

Yes 👏🏾 thank you Amazon for your commitment to the work

Tammy Hogan - Mustard Seed Ranchwww.linkedin.com/in/tammy-hogan-6128b853

This is Alyssa Dituro at McNeilly Center for Children. We are hoping to know how the organizations are considering childcare and how it plays into the work that they do with those who work for them, but also how it impacts Nashville as a whole as a childcare desert at the moment? As a nonprofit facility, how can we help funders understand how critical our industry is as we look for funding?

Sorry I forgot about the pandemic part of the question. During the pandemic we switched all our grants to general operating support, recognizing that organizations' needs and the landscape are rapidly changing.

How important are Non-Profit partnership on a issue or project to you?

That's good to know about advocacy!

Do you normally look for organizations to partner with other organizations, or, do you look at how they stand alone?

[email protected]

Do any of the funders support capital campaigns that incorporate land acquisition?Lethia, what tax credits are available at Regions bank that support financing for nonprofit work with marginalized communities ?

On that note though, are funders working at all to help facilitate conversations for organizations that are significantly duplicating services?

Can you speak to the intersection between sustainability and philanthropy? Recognizing that climate change exacerbates community need and impacts both nature and people, how do you as funders plan to address this global issue at a local level?

Yes, highlighting and amplifying Emerald Mitchell’s question on land acquisition!!

Thank you for that!

The Center for Effective Philanthropy interviewed 24 foundation leaders on general operating versus program funding. One quote from their report states:Most frequently, the majority of foundation leaders we interviewed focus their assessment of General Operating Support (GOS) at the level of the grantee organization. These leaders find that assessment at this level helps them gain a fuller picture of a grantee’s overall effectiveness. As one describes, “The unit of change for us is the nonprofit. We demonstrate a change in capacity with the trust that, by doing so, we’ll eventually get to systems change and equity outcomes over time.”

Thanks so much Corinne!

Just curious about your thoughts on this.

Amen!

Thank you for that!

Brooklyn Heights Community we are in position to purchase property to do some expanding right now, how can we get support quickly because of time

Maddox currently doesn't make grants toward capital campaigns.

Franko Hashiguchi with the Nashville Shakespeare Festival (NSF). We have teamed up with Kennie Playhouse Theatre, a black-owned theatre whose mission is explicitly to present black-written theatre with black actors. NSF has hired Kenny Dozier of KPT as our producer and work to use the full resources of NSF to elevate KPT and bring disparate communities together. This summer, we had both Shakespeare's 12TH NIGHT and August Wilson's JITNEY to our Summer Shakespeare 2021. This coming summer, we will do the same with Shakespeare's Cymbeline and August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN. Both mainstage, done either in series or in repertory. More info here:https://www.nashvilleshakes.org/shakespeare-in-the-park

That's a great partnership!!!

https://secftrendsreport.candid.org/dashboard/year/2018/state/tn/tab/overview/

Ms Pearl of BHCG email [email protected]

Love this! Thanks @Joseph.

For those looking for international and national Foundation dollars, your CNM membership has a tool you can use to connect to those funds

Thanks for all of the resources you shared, Joseph!

Email me if you need help [email protected]

@Kathryn, thanks!

Lethia, what tax credit does Regions Bank provide that support financing for nonprofits that work with marginalized communities?

As a CNM member, you have free access to GrantStation and can log in from our website here: https://www.cnm.org/grantstation/

Is that calendar year or fiscal year?

For an organization new to your foundation/fund, do you prefer to have an informal exchange prior to any formal application…is email or phone preferable? Or do you not have much capacity for these conversations? Do you perceive cold proposals as a missed opportunity?

Thank you all. Much appreciated!

If we are working on duplication of services

I have ten affinity groups and looking to use these collaboratives to do larger work together

Thank you all for your support of the Middle Tennessee nonprofits!

Yes, thank you all so much for all you give and do!

Thanks CNM and funders! Looking forward to talking with you.

Thank you for your professionalism, and for your encouragement.

Looking forward to seeing you Brian and others

Stay tuned.. at 4:15 we're going to be answering some development questions with Marisa.

Yesssssss

thank you panelists for all you do!

Thank you

Thank you all!

Again - feel free to connect: [email protected] - @maddoxfund on facebook and instagram

Thank you CNM and Funders, this has been very helpful!

Contact info to be sent later?

Thank you!!

Thanks!

Thank

Thank you!

Yes @kim

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much for the time and information!

Thankyou to all the funders on this call.

Thanks.

Thank you from the Global Education Center

Thank you all

Will contact info for panel to be sent later?

I'll have all the contact info for everyone tomorrow!

CAN WE have a copy of the chat?

Yes!

yes

This was wonderful, THANK YOU!

Brandi - i'm in Spring Hill too! We should connect.

TNWAC has been a CNM member for years but I learned a lot today about services CNM offers, i.e. free access to GrantStation (which we were paying for). Is there a comprehensive list of things CNM offers members?

Yes @Pat! https://www.cnm.org/cnm-membership/

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Are there any good resources for funding for improvements to historic buildings, one of which is on the historic register?

As The Branch works in food insecurity and wants to move people to livable wages and sustainability, which funders do you recommend?

Ellen - you should contact my sister! [email protected] - she's an expert on historic preservation

Ask questions here too if you cannot unmute

@Melissa - a quick list is looking at people in your space who provide similar services and look at the grants they have received.

You can also search in GrantStation and filter by capital campaigns.

This has been great. Thank you for this opportunity.

One thing we are looking at right now is finding fundraising opportunities/events that are not already being done in our communities.

I am a current recipient of the Sam Howard Empowerment scholarship and it is an amazing opportunity.

Partnership worksheet: www.cnm.org/wp-content/uploads/civicrm/persist/contribute/files/Nov%20CEO%20Convo%20Worksheet.pdf

More on Nashville Shakes, we are bringing a 5 person team of actors to schools, community centers, and a few public shows doing a choice of three plays. This would also include FREE productions and workshops to Title I schools. We are also expanding to offering it free or more highly discounted (we already keep our prices exceeding low as a way to increase accessibility to all) to community centers that serve a majority of low income students. If you are interested, hit us up. [email protected]://www.nashvilleshakes.org/touring-shakespeare

Thank you everyone for what you do. Thank you CNM for doing these Funders Forums they are so great!!!!! Keep up the great work! :)

Is there a way to see how much companies like Amazon, Regions, Bridgestone give in the form of sponsorships to nonprofits? As opposed to grants, that is.

Young leaders scholarships from Maddox - closes tonight!!!! https://maddoxfund.org/cnmscholarships/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonplattsmier/ Would love to connect! [email protected]

Happy to support with self-care, physical, mental, spiritual health resources to any staff looking for resources for staff care! [email protected]

Jesse Strauss, Grants Manager at Nashville Symphony and grant writing for other local arts orgs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-strauss-7226982b/

Christian Community Services Inc. (CCSI), www.ccsinashville.org, [email protected] Happy to connect.

[email protected] Brandi Alderson

Thank you guys so much for hosting this! Gotta sign off but so helpful!

Courtney Blakemore https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-j-blakemore-mba-a5977039/

Connect with Marisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisa-swystun-89148156/

I need help with ALL the things😁

If other orgs here are working with moving from food insecurity to sustainability, please reach out for collaboration. [email protected]

Aleena Robinson, 4:13 Strong (men’s residential program for formerly incarcerated, homelessness etc, ages 18-30 in Nashville) Email: [email protected]

[email protected] - would love to know about any opportunities! I didn’t hear much mention for folks that promote inclusion for people with disabilities at all ages and stages, but if there is anything that comes up that would be super! So thankful for this conversation!

Melissa Spradlin, Book'em, executive director, children's literacy Nashville, we are looking for space to rent. We've outgrown where we are. [email protected]; www.bookem-kids.org. Thanks for this session. It's been informative!

Tessa Lemos Del Pino, Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors. [email protected]

[email protected] Michelle Thomas

Thanks so much, Dawn and Marisa!

Y’all are amazing!

Looking for a funder who believes in supporting a successful organization and believes in Second Chances for the incarcerated. Our grads have only 10% recidivism rate for the women who have been released …. Ask Dawn :)

CNM Membership Directory: https://www.cnm.org/membership-directory/

Franko Hashiguchi, grant manager, Nashville Shakespeare Festival . Can patch you through to coworkers, too [email protected]

Thanks so much CNM!

Thanks you all so much for doing this. This has been so helpful!

Kieme Eligwe [email protected] young person learning and in need of resources

Thanks CNM! So many vital bits of information shared. Keep up the good work!

Check out our past Town Hall events and recordings: https://www.cnm.org/crisis-response/

Ellen Gilbert, Global Education Center, [email protected]; www.globaleducationcenter.org

I am available anytime, Nella Ms Pearl Frierson [email protected] 615 474 2887 contact me please

Happy to connect! Stronger Than My Father has a before and after school program in the Antioch/Nashville community. We are also working to have multiple resources for all our families [email protected]

Learn more about CNM free networking groups: https://www.cnm.org/networking-groups/

Thanks so much for a great conversation today! [email protected]

Thank you and best wishes to all here today!

Thanks for this conversation with funders! Liz Piercy [email protected]

Thanks for the great information!

Thanks

Thank you!