Well, so New York City says there are too many Minnesotans with the cursed virus. Scheduling your annual pilgrimage to national funders? You’ll have to quarantine for 14 days before wandering down Broadway. But maybe staying in a New York hotel with room service for two weeks is what you need?
COVID Funders
People and Funds
- Mortenson Family Foundation – it’s well past the June 10 deadline, but if you’re planning on dropping in for a chat or looking for a construction bid on your next capital campaign, the Family Foundation has moved:
700 Meadow Lane North, Suite 615
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55422
Staff’s the same Donna Dalton (ED), Ambar Hanson & Danyelle O'Hara (Community Relations Officers)
- Margaret Cargill Philanthropies – Last week we mentioned MCP is looking nationally for an Environment Program Officer. This week you might want to know MCP is also looking for Native Arts & Cultures Program Officer. New program, new staff. August 10 deadline.
- Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation – Looking for Relationship Managers (Grant Officer Newbies?). Deadline: July 24. THAT’S THIS WEEK! BTW –Do you remember the SPMF general grantmaking deadline (including Bigelow and Mardag) is August 4? New guidelines responsive to the Uprising. The Management Improvement Fund and Community Sharing Fund grants are later.
- First Children’s Finance is looking for a National Lending Officer. Deadline is August 3. A really interesting job opportunity in a great organization. Just ask our crew, they’re an AP client.
- Bush Foundation has simplified the Community Innovations grants, simpler language, easy to understanding criteria. What do you think? Is it any better? 4info@accessphilanthropy.com
- Chicago’s Joyce Foundation has been a consistent supporter of great Twin Cities groups. Now they’re looking for a Program Officers in their Education & Economic Mobility Program and Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform Program. Their gun violence program is premier in US.
Get With The Language
- Hey, another language shift! – Old fashioned Program officers are now becoming Relationship Officers or Community Relationship Managers (see Mortenson and SPMF above). As the New York Times says, “This is a developing story. Watch for updates”.
- How do we keep up with all the language shifts? One way is the Progressive’s Style Guide, a 41 page politically correct directory with “use” “don’t use” words/phrases in 14 areas including age, gender, immigration, and police. Easy to use, but my god, how will they keep it updated?
Something on Your Mind? Talk to Us
Our staff has been chatting with folks from all over the state about the concerns they have about fundraising, marketing, volunteers and just plain “what happens next?” Free 30 minutes chats with staff, Just chat with marketing, prospecting, planning, capital campaign and smart folx (a
nother language shift!). Drop a note to our esteemed colleague Gail Morrison
gail@accessphilanthropy.com
for a time.
Forgotten How to Talk to Donor Prospects?
After you’ve been in quarantine for months, who could blame you if you forgot some basic do’s and don’t’s about working with major donors. But
Jim Langley, president of Langley Innovations published a piece in
LinkedIn on the don’ts. Post on your phone, iPad or your dashboard (eventually):
Ten Thoughts You Wouldn’t Dare Share with Your Donors
1.
We’ve got you pegged as low hanging fruit so I’m hoping this won’t take too long.
2.
This is the third move we executed on you so you should be ready to put out.
3.
Congratulations, you’ve scored very high on a wealth rating so now you’ll be getting lots of attention from us.
4.
I’m here because our affinity scoring system shows you warrant the attention of a Major Gift Officer.
5.
IF we’re right you are going to want to give and give big after you hear our new elevator speech.
6.
You’ve come to 11 events in the past 16 months, heard the president’s vision and still no money even though you’re sitting on a wad.
7.
My boss says the only reason you haven’t given is that you haven’t been asked, so here goes.
8.
We need to figure out which PG instrument would cause you to give all or most of your hard earned money to us before you kick the bucket.
9.
I’m asking you for $$$ because that’s what I need to meet my performance goals for he year and I’m running out of time.
10.
I realize that we’ve never given you the time of day, but our researcher says you just sold your business.
Key Information Discounts
We all need info these days.
Can we share some of our best grantmaker information with you at a ½ off price. Our most popular database –
MNPlus Funders (1500 Minnesota Relevant Funders) 24/7 access online for one year for $250. Subscriptions are selling faster than cheese curds on a stick (such as sad story). Hit the link. Offer ends August 31.
If We Weren’t Social Distancing…
We might be raising a toast Emma Lazarus’ birthday (7/24). Emma wrote “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”. We can’t gather together, but we can raise a glass to honor the huddled masses -- from Central America, Syria, Yemen and all over the world -- who are still yearning to breathe free.
Oh yeah, If you’re going there, have a great time in New York. Just don’t breathe on anybody.
