It's definitely not too late! We've helped organizations successfully start campaigns after GivingTuesday (the first Tuesday in December). With a good easy-to-use platform, strategic guidance, and templates + examples, you can stand up a great campaign in about 3 hours.

It's important to go ahead and DO this. Why? The end-of-year holiday season is when 30% of all gifts are made during the year. And most of those occur in the last days of the year leading up to December 31st.

If you don't already have a great free fundraising platform that allows you to set up a Donor Match (for 3x-5x more donations) and Recurring Gifts (for 90% retention), we provide two recommended options when you get the bundle.

While you may also want to keep completing applications for grants, individual donors provide 66% of all funding in the United States. With international networks and reach, you can invite donations from other parts of the world than where you are based.

> Start with the GivingTuesday Holiday Fundraising Training and Playbook in the bundle.

You probably have a bigger list then you realize, when you also reach out to contacts in your mobile phone and personal + work email.

This is a good time of year to look back on accomplishments and look forward to what's next. You'll update both your opt-in list and your own network, and giving a call to action to donate or get involved in other ways. You'll reach out multiple times because it can take 7 touches to move people into action.

When you need funding and clients, it can make sense to spend about four hours a day on this, reaching out via text message, emails, phone calls, social posts, post cards, events, and more.

Last year, Adriana worked with one nonprofit CEO the day after GivingTuesday, which had had not-so-inspiring outcomes, and she then moved into action with a powerful decision and action step to make 5 phone calls per day to update her network contacts and invite them to make a gift. This resulted in $94,000 just in the month of December, with more coming in in the New Year as a result of the outreach.

You can have game-changing results even from no official list or a small list.

It's about you reaching out and inviting your community to get involved in what is needed NOW for the cause and community that needs support.

People in your community and network are incredibly busy with their lives. As they say, "It can take 7 touches to move someone to action." You'll need to and want to have multiple touch points — multiple emails, social posts, text messages, a phone call — to invite involvement what your community and cause needs.

One nonprofit executive director noted that someone had promised to donate, and hadn't yet. The ED had fresh news she could share as an update while reminding this person and others. Throughout the holidays, keep thinking of ways to interact and share what you do and why it's important. The workshop in this bundle helps you come up with ideas.

"Am I good enough? My ask for a donation might be rejected." —> That's a common feeling!

So many experience imposter syndrome. But when you experience limiting beliefs like this, you're not likely to act from a powerful and centered place. In the workshop that's included in this bundle, we help you work through money beliefs and create a new powerful story.

Your relationships are roots you're growing, where finding donors amongst your community and relationships. You want to focus on the importance of the cause and community over any limiting beliefs, and take a powerful and straightforward approach each and every day.

A powerful approach involves reaching out to individuals with a desire to connect and learn what's important to them. You can ask for a warm introduction or ideas they can contribute. With those interested, you can suggest a donation as one way to get involved in making a difference, and show your new fundraising page as one vehicle to give (or you can log a gift manually while having it count toward your goal and show on your donor wall).