097: What You Need to Know Before You Start a Fundraiser w/ Matt Hugg, Founder of Nonprofit.Courses

Published: Nov. 12, 2019, 1 p.m.

b'Matt Hugg\\u2019s passion is education, and he has so much to offer nonprofit organizations. Check out Nonprofit.Courses for access to more than 300 FREE courses!\\n\\n\\u201cWhen you\\u2019re working with a nonprofit, you get caught in that \\u2018mission bubble.\\u2019 There\\u2019s nothing wrong with that, but you need to be able to do more than that. You need to connect yourself out to other resources, whether it\\u2019s marketing, human resources, or accounting so that you can actually carry forward your mission.\\u201d - Matt Hugg\\n\\nIn this week\\u2019s episode, you\\u2019ll learn all about:\\n--How Matt got started with Nonprofit.Courses\\n--His extensive background in teaching and online courses\\n--Learning new skills to further your nonprofit\\u2019s mission\\n--The diversity in the available courses on his website\\n--Behind the scenes of nonprofits\\n--The basics of successful fundraising\\n--The mathematical formula for fundraisers\\n--Three aspects you MUST cover to have success in raising money\\n--Overcoming the major challenges in fundraising\\n\\n\\u201cThere is an actual mathematical formula for fundraisers.\\u201d\\n \\nBiography:\\n\\nMatt Hugg is president and founder of Nonprofit.Courses, an on-demand, online (and very cost-effective) educational resource for nonprofit leaders, staff, board members and volunteers. He\\u2019s the author of the Guide to Nonprofit Consulting, and teaches nonprofit management at several universities, via the web, and in-person in the United States, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Matt\\u2019s past work includes fundraising universities and nonprofits. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St. Mary\\u2019s University of Minnesota. \\n\\nYou can email Matt at matthugg@nonprofitedu.com or find him on social media at Nonprofit.Courses! You can also find his books on Amazon.\\n\\nCheck out the book that Matt recommends in the interview: A Spirituality of Fundraising by Henri Nouwen\\n\\nListen to the podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher or watch on YouTube!\\n\\nTo share your thoughts:\\nSend Holly an email at holly@grantwritingandfunding.com\\n\\nTo help out the show:\\n\\nLeave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help, and I read all of them!\\n\\nSubscribe on iTunes or on YouTube.\\n\\nLooking for more? Follow us on Instagram @grantwriting_funding'