129. Exposing the Fundraising Industry: The Rules You Didn’t Write

<p>In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we&#39;re exposing the &quot;best practices&quot; of the fundraising software industry — and why you&#39;re subconsciously following rules you didn&#39;t write.</p><p><br></p><p>Join us as we pull back the curtain to look at how the fundraising software industry really works on the inside. Learn why they funnel nonprofits into transactional fundraising strategies — and how your best ideas might be fueled by nothing more than fees.</p><p><br></p><p>Discover the two ways that software companies actually make money. Find out who really benefits from the traditional gala model. Uncover the hidden reason every fundraising platform is recommending the same strategies again and again. And learn why a software company will never help you find a $100K donor!</p><p><br></p><p>So whether you&#39;re looking for event software or looking for online fundraising advice, this episode shows why you should be careful in who you choose to trust. Tune in to break out of the box and rewrite your fundraising rules!</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to our channel for more nonprofit development strategies.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>ASK US A QUESTION:</p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?</p><p>Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we&#39;ve found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don&#39;t have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they &quot;get creative&quot; and &quot;try new things&quot; based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don&#39;t realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.</p><p><br></p><p>The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week &quot;live video&quot; course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.</p><p><br></p><p>The course includes 20-ho