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Targeted Fundraising Strategies for Entrepreneurs, Creatives, and Nonprofits

Do you have an idea or strategy for a new creative project, business venture, or nonprofit and want advice and perspective from a seasoned fundraising professional on how to fund your dream?

Talk through your startup idea and the options you have in sourcing funding to make your idea happen!

Venture Wishes provides executive fundraising coaching services for creatives, budding and growing business owners, and nonprofits. Our one goal is to make your big idea happen!

Based in start-up capital Phoenix Arizona, providing services to clients around the globe.

What You Can expect From Your Discovery Session:

Initial project analysis to understand goals and the specif needs of your venture

Discuss ideas and options for your venture

Outline the venture budget requirements

Discuss venture timeline

Targeted Funding and Growth Strategies For Your Business, Nonprofit, or Creative Project

We focus on the funding so you can focus on your business

We collaborate with each of our clients to design fundraising strategies tailored to their specific goals. Our focus is to provide strategic direction, guidance, and support for developing a multi-channel fundraising plan.

Topics Can Include

Building and expanding your grant program, strategic planning, organizational and project management, corporate sponsorships, fundraising events, and funder identification.

Schedule your consultation today!

Funding Strategies

There are many different types of funding available and it will take a strategic strategy to combine the types of funding available to launch your business.

Bootstrapping, Friends & Family, Angels, Family Offices, Venture Capital, Accelerators, Incubators, Crowdfunding

Crowd Equity, Bank Loans, Venture Debt, Government (SBA/PPE), Grants, Corporate Sponsorships, Individual Giving

Work with us to create the strategy that works best for you!

Fundraising Executive Services

You and your venture are on a mission to change the world.

Not all organizations are at a point where they can take on full-time staff (as much as they want to).

Our passion is growing and launching new ventures – which makes organizations that are in need of funding support to fit their budget are our perfect partners!

There are many benefits to using a Fractional Fundraising Executive:

Access to an award-winning and seasoned fundraiser
It is a fraction of the cost when compared to the salary and benefits package of hiring a full time experienced Development Director
Less risk and overhead of a full-time staff person
Flexible payments
Higher for your specific development needs for the time that works for your organization

Fractional Fundraising Executive Services – NonProfit Track:

Custom Services package tailored to your needs.

Build relationships
Develop funding pipelines
- Prospect Research
Prioritized prospect list
- Comprehensive Prospect management and solicitation strategy
- Corporate Partnership Development: research corporate profiles and develop partnership strategies
Build and expand your grant program
- Grant Strategy/ Calendar Creation
- Proposal writing
- Peer review your proposal BEFORE you submit ( must be submitted within one week of funding deadline to allow time to incorporate edits and strengthen your outcomes
Implement major gift program and 18-month strategy
Campaign Strategies
Digital and peer to peer strategies
- Day of giving
Board governance
Market evaluation

Coaching: One-on-One or group coaching to broaden knowledge and increase confidence for fundraising.

Fractional Fundraising Executive Services – Business Track:

Custom Services package tailored to your needs.

Targeted funding and growth strategies for your new or growing venture.

We focus on the funding so you can focus on your business

Determine the best options for funding your business, project, or nonprofit
Targeted funding and capital planning
Build and expand your grant program
- Grant Strategy/ Calendar Creation
- Proposal writing
- Peer review your proposal BEFORE you submit ( must be submitted within one week of funding deadline to allow time to incorporate edits and strengthen your outcomes
Launch growth strategy
Startup shower planning
Business planning
Monetize your products and services
Sales and marketing
Review pitch and campaign materials

Coaching: Sometimes you just need to talk your idea out with another human- One-on-One- and group coaching to broaden knowledge and increase confidence.

Partner

We Care About Connecting Good People with Good Companies!

Feature Opportunities:

Do you want to engage with a group of smart, socially conscious, creative innovators?

Then we would love to talk to you about featuring your brand or product.

Custom and editorial posts or series on the Venture Wishes website and social media channels
Featured Interviews: Live and/or recorded
Newsletter Sponsorship
Branded downloads
Sponsored giveaways
Social campaigns

Speaking and Training

Founder and CEO, Melissa Watson, is an award-winning fundraiser and is proud to have partnered with innovative organizations generating revenue and increasing their support base. Launching new initiatives and taking on big challenges is what she knows best – having been a part of the original launch teams for Yelp in the United Kingdom, The REEF Creative Habitat, Atwater Crossing Arts & Innovation Complex, in Los Angeles. As well as working with the UNLV Global Entrepreneur Experience, the UNLV Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and the ASU W.P. Carey Center for Entrepreneurship.

She founded Venture Wishes with the social mission to create a new life milestone that should be celebrated with as much gusto and support as getting married or welcoming a new baby into your family. Venture Wishes celebrates the moment you launch or grow your business or creative passion.

Speaking Topics Include:

Targeted Fundraising Strategies: For your small business, nonprofit, or creative passion
How to Use Crowdfunding to Launch Your Venture and Test Your Market Without Giving Up Equity, Going Into Debt, or Risking Your Savings
Corporate Culture: Pay Equality, Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
The Art of the Introduction: How to Sell Yourself Effectively
The BIG Ask: Making Major Gift Solicitations
Life in a Garret: How to Fund Your Artistic Career
Not Done Yet! – Funding Your Business After You “Retire”

In her encouraging and interactive talks, Melissa will provide you with clear and concrete action steps and you will leave with the confidence to make cultural changes in your current business or seek funding to launch your new venture.

Intended Audiences:

Entrepreneurship Centers, Accelerators, Launch Pads, Incubators
Co-Working Spaces, Business Chambers of Commerce, Nonprofits
Women’s Organizations, Men’s Organizations, Culture Oriented Businesses
Student Groups, Highschools, Universities

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