Betsy teaches nonprofit board and staff members how to ask people for support — from ten dollars to ten million dollars — so that her clients’ vision can flourish.

Giving USA reports that over 75% of charitable giving in the United States comes from individuals — not corporations, foundations, or the government.
Does your nonprofit’s board understand their role in engaging individuals? Although it’s not their job to solicit gifts (unless they want to), they play a vital role in fundraising.

And how’s your staff doing with personally asking for gifts?

Fundraising can be overwhelming. But there are tried and true techniques for asking!
Let Betsy show you how to ask for big gifts on behalf of those who can’t ask for themselves.
She will share her expertise and experience with clarity and compassion —
empowering your staff to successfully ask!

Presentations for the Board

Educate and inspire your board members at your next board meeting with a presentation by Betsy Steward. Her overview of fundraising will educate, inspire, and correct commonly held misconceptions about fundraising — inspiring your board to embrace their critical role in fundraising.

Getting Your Board on Board with Fundraising: A Presentation to Educate and Inspire Nonprofit Boards About How Fundraising Works (1 hour)

How Does a Nonprofit Capital Campaign Work? What Board & Staff Need to Know Before Committing to a Capital Campaign (1 hour)

Workshops for the Staff

How’s your staff doing with personally asking for gifts? Betsy’s concise and specific trainings on Fundraising from Individuals can help your staff excel in this most important component of fundraising. If your nonprofit isn’t asking people, you’re missing out!

Asking People to Support Your Nonprofit: How to Solicit Gifts from Individuals (2.5 hours)

Optimizing Your Fundraising “Back Office”: Focus on the Support Systems You Need to Secure Your Nonprofit’s Future (1 hour)

Building Trust with Your Nonprofit Board: Reporting and Presenting Fundraising Goals and Progress (1 hour)

Fundraising from Individuals: Ten sessions focused on optimizing staff techniques for raising money from people - not foundations or corporations (10 hours)

Betsy’s Areas of Expertise

Major Donor Cultivation and Solicitation Coaching

Betsy’s extensive experience cultivating and soliciting major donors has led to many major gifts, and makes her a terrific strategist for your major gift program. With her coaching, you’ll feel comfortable and confident getting the meeting and “making the ask.”

Guiding You on Best Practices For Fundraising

Fundraising may be unpredictable, but knowing what works and what doesn’t is invaluable. Betsy’s 15 years’ of fundraising experience, her Certificate in Fundraising from NYU, and her experience as a teacher make her the perfect guide for your fundraising journey.

Making Presentations

As a seasoned presenter and former performer, Betsy’s professionalism is always apparent. She can help yours show, too, by honing your oral, written and digital presenting skills - important for development professionals who must educate board members about fundraising.

Communicating with Donors through the Written Word

Writing to a donor - via email, text, note, proposal or appeal letter - requires tact, diplomacy and sophisticated language skills. As a former grammar coach and published writer, Betsy is a master in the art of writing to donors.

Coaching Boards on Fundraising and Facilitating Fundraising Discussions

Every board member joins their board with the best possible intentions, but may not really understand the fundraising landscape, or their individual role in nonprofit leadership. Betsy leads board discussions to correct misconceptions and inspire participation in fundraising.

Back-Office Organization

Tight, well-run systems that donors never see are critical to fundraising success. Betsy’s career experience includes leading fundraising campaigns as well as running several successful businesses, and teaching Word, Excel and PowerPoint, making her a valued resource for organizing nonprofits.