My Passion
When over 90% of nonprofits fail within the first 2 years, I’m focused on helping small nonprofit and social enterprises, hit the ground running and fast-track funding results. My passion is to ensure that those who want to change the world for good have the funding and resources to do so!
Imagine What's Possible
Your nonprofit generates regular and consistent revenue to hire and pay staff!
All of your nonprofit programs and services are FULLY funded!
Your nonprofit is top-of-mind with Grantmakers, Funders, and Donors, nationwide!
Your legacy of good work and good will leaves an enduring impact on the community!
Yes! This Could Be You
Doing the work that you are uniquely called to provide! All the money and resources you need to make a difference and make it happen! I’ll guide you through my PROVEN nonprofit funding system so Instead of chasing down every penny, nickel and dime you fulfill your mission, walk in your purpose and live your passion every day!
Before
Little or no forward momentum. (…dead in the water?...)
Constant grant rejections and funding setbacks
Diminished capacity to offer services because you simply can’t afford it
A nonprofit that is functioning on life support (…and quite frankly, you’re about ready to pull the plug!…)
After
Ability to grow your charitable operations and expand your reach
Power to generate revenue and achieve funding sustainability
Acceptance of your grant and funding proposals
A JOY knowing that you are spreading your vision out in the world
The Profitable Nonprofit Works To Tailor Services To Best Suit the Size, Expectations of Organizations.
The Profitable Nonprofit places emphasis on donor acquisition and retention; effective governance and leadership; revenue generation and diversification; implementation of a strong organizational vision and sound operational systems. We aim to leave organizations with robust fundraising strategies to enable catalytic funding goals and foundational program offerings, aligned with a strategic plan, that deliver quantitative evidence of credibility and service.
We are laser focused on providing the essential strategic services enabling organizations to effectively scale and sustain impact.
FUNDING SUSTAINABILITY
Revenue Diversification – Emphasis is on revenue diversification. Targets corporate social responsibility & charitable giving programs, earned income, investments, partnerships, sponsorships and other collaborative and marketable strategies that can be leveraged to implement a healthy portfolio of diverse revenue streams.
Donor Acquisition & Retention – Analysis of donor data, donor tracking and implementing systematic donor engagement methodologies.
Fundraising Audits – Comprehensively assess status of current fundraising efforts identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas for growth.
Capital/Endowment Campaigns – Evaluate the organization’s readiness for a major gift campaign. Build an infrastructure for running a campaign to include board commitment, donor engagement, donor stewardship events and ideation surrounding publicity efforts for campaign awareness.
BOARD DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
Board Roles & Responsibilities – Assess efficacy of board roles and activities, amplify an organization’s leadership potential, ensure all directors are up to speed with organizational activities and strategic direction, re-emphasize board’s role in resource development.
Good Governance – Underscoring best practices in sound governance, policy development, risk management and fiscal accountability.
Organizational accountability & transparency, ensure that leadership, resources, and finances are commensurate with vision, and instruct leadership on best practices for monitoring performance.
Succession Planning – Minimize the negative effects of leadership transitions by providing for continued visionary leadership. Ensure business continuity and sustainability while laying the groundwork for the subsequent leader's success.
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA) – Provide guidance to help organizations gain a clearer, more focused, perspective on whether or not their IDEA values are genuinely and authentically embedded into work culture and daily business activities. Recognizing bias within organizational practices, culture, policies & procedures, addressing systemic barriers and inequities, identifying action steps necessry to build a foundation for equity and inclusion.
Mitigating inequities – Improve cross-cultural competencies by integrating a diverse, equitable and inclusive lens into programing, strategic planning, and work culture. Establish inclusive teams, while creating space for ‘brave’ conversations.
Trainings – Emphasis on creating positive and respectful work environments, cultural sensitivity and incorporating diverse perspectives to strengthen work team capacity.
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS/BRANDING
Case Statement – Creating a compelling philanthropic investment prospectus that clearly conveys to prospective donors what the organization hopes to accomplish with their philanthropic gifts. Whether a case is developed for a campaign or for special project fundraising, we support to create presentation materials, storytelling and internal communications, marketing materials.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Program Direction & Definition – Developing a road map for growth while identifying measurable indicators of impact (success). Defining desired outcomes and refining areas needing improvement.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Strategic Direction – Ground organization in a strong results framework. Validate rationale for promoting reliable and diverse revenue streams and activities to nurture a reliable stable of donors.
Formulating Goals – Refine and recalibrate long-term and short-term objectives, identifying strategic opportunities and threats. Assess organizational capacity to execute mission.
Budgeting and Forecasting – Develop a feasible financial plan that supports the long-range vision for the future position of the organization.
GROUP FACILITATION
Collaborative Process – Building buy-in and ownership of a plan while reflecting input and insights of all stakeholders. Designing and planning the group process to include selecting tools that best help the group progress towards desired outcomes; guiding and controlling the group process ensuring that outcomes, actions, and questions are properly recorded and actioned.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Professional Development – Coaching and mentoring for developing executive presence, building rapport, resolving conflict, honing people management and leadership capabilities, while shaping soft-skills like time management, active listening, analytical thinking, decision making, and ‘clean’ communication.
Volunteer Management – Galvanize volunteers, interim and temporary staff around specific programs and special event activities and train on fundamentals of fundraising.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Empowering Communities – Positioning communities to have an active voice in shaping their future. Ensuring initiative teams listen to, learn from, and partner with communities in ways that intentionally share power and decision making. Move community engagement beyond a one-way conversation of eliciting feedback to an intentional practice for transferring greater power and control to communities over the factors that affect their lives.
Let's Do This!
It takes big audacious thinking to believe you can make a difference in the world and it's going to require that same FEARLESSNESS to bring in the big bucks!
I will leave you with a PROVEN, tactical roadmap to sustain your organizational mission and a strategic FUNDING action-plan to get you there!
Let’s talk about where you are now and where you want to be. Schedule your FREE discovery session now and let's get started.
Stoke the flames of your own greatness. There’s no time for you to spontaneously combust, the world needs you to set yourself on fire!
- Pamela J. Oakes
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“SUCCESS SECRETS OF A PROFITABLE NONPROFIT”
Are you looking for a leadership speaker for your upcoming conference, retreat, seminar or virtual event?
I absolutely love working with nonprofits, entrepreneurs, visionary leaders and everyday dreamers who are also passionate about changing the world while living a life of passion, dedication and service. I have worked successfully with a variety of audiences around the world by delivering powerful keynotes, trainings and workshops on:
Nonprofit Leadership
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Justice
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Goal Mastery
Personal Transformation
To book Pamela to speak at your next event, please email Pamela@Profitable-Nonprofit.com or call (800) 706-4026.
