What is Fundraising Coaching?

Hi, I’m Cherri!

I started Fruitful to provide small nonprofits like yours with a simple way to build community support and grow your impact in the world—all with a simple monthly membership that is affordable and fruitful for ALL.

What is fundraising coaching & is it the right fit for you?

I like to think of Fundraising Coaching as a sort-of mentorship for small nonprofit leaders who need the support of an expert as they gain confidence in fundraising. As your coach, I’ll guide you through every step of creating and implementing a customized annual fundraising plan—providing support, encouragement, and constructive feedback along the way.

Coaching may be a great fit for your organization if…

You’re filling multiple roles & your time to focus on fundraising is very limited.
You’re not sure where to start or you feel stuck in your fundraising efforts.
Fundraising feels intimidating & you want to start thinking differently about it.
You’re not sure if donors understand why your work matters & why they should support it.
You want to bypass loads of trial & error and start your fundraising program off strong.
You need a step-by-step plan, broken down in to manageable sized bits.

What does a coaching membership include?

As a fruitful member, I’ll work 1:1 with you at a comfortable pace to refine your fundraising, attract new donors, & empower your organization to achieve fundraising results that will make a greater impact on the community you serve.

We'll meet once a month and work toward a fully-customized annual fundraising plan in manageable-sized bits.

Coaching is available in person to organizations located in Northwest Arkansas, and via Zoom for those outside the area. Surprisingly, Zoom meetings tend to be the most productive, and some organizations located in NWA opt to meet online for this reason.

**What’s in a custom fundraising plan?**

We'll look at everything your organization is already doing to find places where fundraising is a natural, easy addition.

**We'll also incorporate things like spring and year-end fundraisers, monthly donor campaigns, corporate sponsorship opportunities, and many other time-and-value-tested fundraising strategies** according to your organization's needs and capacity.

What does membership cost?

Most small nonprofits can’t afford to hire a fundraising consultant or coach, with fees ranging from $1,000/day on the conservative end, up to $2,500/day on the higher end.

It’s been my dream with fruitful to keep my costs as low as possible, so that smaller nonprofits can get the help they need at the beginning, rather than exhausting themselves and their resources trying to figure it out alone.

**Membership is a flat fee of $350-$950 per month—based on your nonprofit budget—with absolutely no hidden costs.**

Rate is based on a sliding scale which allows nonprofits with larger budgets to pay-it-forward to the smaller guys by helping cover costs they can’t afford yet.

This is one of the ways that coaching stays within reach for everyone.

Rate 1: $350/month for nonprofits with budgets under $100,000 per year.
Rate 2: $450/month for nonprofits with budgets up to $200,000 per year.
Rate 3: $650/month for nonprofits with budgets up to $300,000 per year.
Rate 4: $800/month for nonprofits with budgets up to $600,000 per year.
Rate 5: $950/month for nonprofits with budgets up to $950,000 per year.

**Your nonprofit can receive fundraising coaching from *fruitful* for as long or short a time as you’d like**—with one affordable monthly fee.

How Do I Enroll?

Before enrolling, we’ll schedule a free consultation to talk through your organization’s current fundraising needs and see if membership is a good fit for you.

Ready to chat? Click here to send me a message! Learn more about my fundraising experience HERE.

**I’d be honored to walk alongside you & empower your organization in fundraising** so that *you* can spend more of your time & energy doing the meaningful work you that brought you here!

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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Client Testimonials.

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Cherri has been nothing but amazing and INCREDIBLY insightful when it comes to unique campaigns that have raised us thousands of dollars. She's always available for questions and it's clear she's a true pro!
—Tim Whitaker, The New Evangelicals
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Cherri helped my nonprofit, Transmuto, to formulate an effective fundraising strategy that propelled us toward financial viability.
She brings a knowledge base that draws from a rich reservoir of experience. She's worked with small start-ups like ours to large, well-established nonprofits.

Cherri is patient, gracious and supportive in her coaching style. She leverages the coaching sessions to maximize productivity and efficiency. All the while, she maintains a friendly and fun atmosphere.
I strongly recommend Cherri and Fruitful Fundraising!
—Jeff King, Transmuto
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Cherri has been a phenomenal resource for me and for our non-profit, HeartConnexion. She’s skilled, empathetic, and clear with resources, tools, and incredibly helpful feedback.
Step 1) Hire her.
Step 2) Do what she recommends…the way she recommends it.
Step 3) Rinse/Repeat steps 1 and 2.
—Brad Hill, Heartconnexion
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Cherri with Fruitful Fundraising Co. has completely rewritten the story of fundraising for me.

Total honesty, I've been so paralyzed with overwhelm and confusion as I've been diving into the beast that is fundraising, clarifying our message, finding monthly donors, etc.

It continued to be put on the back burner because it was just too much and I didn't know how to tangibly take bite size pieces so I could really learn and engage with our community better.

Cherri has made all of it so tangible though. She continues to meet me where I'm at, break things down so it's easier to understand, and empower me in my strengths and hopes. All while having fun!

I know Be Restored is better, stronger, and more engaged because of Cherri and her expertise and ability to teach with compassion, humor, and empowerment.
—Courtney Harms, Be Restored
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Cherri is a wise and strategic philanthropy fundraising advisor. She helped us to gain clarity on strategy around our end of year campaign and gave us new tactical tools to execute.
Cherri brought fresh thinking and creativity to what would have been a standard strategy. Her direction helped us take an ordinary giving campaign - reporting the data, and shifted the focus onto the individual human lives the work is impacting.
The shift in strategy and tone helped our team to feel deeply proud of the work, and the results increased our year and giving.
Cherri’s ideas, mentorship and willingness to help us with a broad range of work has been an incredible support.
Spending just a few minutes with Cherri, it will become clear to you, that she would be a high value asset on any campaign.
—Keith Conti, Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation
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We have had the AMAZING opportunity to work with Fruitful Fundraising for almost a year now. Cherri meets us where we are and begins there.
We love the personal way Cherri provides assistance in one-on-one sessions which allows us to focus specifically on our own fundraising needs - this has been a game changer since most of what we have done in the past is in a group session with other non-profits.
We don't have a budget to support a full time development director, so the investment in the coaching from Fruitful Fundraising has been instrumental in our growth this past year.
DO NOT WAIT. Her schedule fills up quickly and YOU don't want to miss the amazing opportunity to work with Fruitful Fundraising!
—Jenny Sorey, Hub of HOPE
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Cherri was a huge jump start to our organization becoming financially healthy! Her fees are affordable and the return is easy to see.
We were with Fruitful for a year, and the best part is that we now have a sustainable plan for community fundraising that we can activate over and over! Great investment for our org.
Oh, and she's got to be one of the nicest people in NWA, hands down.
—Kenny Williams, Pedal It Forward
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We have been working with Fruitful Fundraising for the past year, and the experience has been fantastic.
Cherri goes above and beyond to make sure we are equipped with everything we need as we get ready to expand our fundraising goals.
Hands down one of the best investments we have made as a small nonprofit.
—Adrean Stinnett, J127 Ministry

What is Fundraising Coaching?