5 visuals about fundraising consistency.
Be average in your fundraising.
Consistently.
Because consistently average will raise more money than if your nonprofit brand is inconsistently brilliant.
Just think about the power of compounding interest in finance. Or that among the worldβs 15 largest nonprofits, all were founded before 1979.
The unfortunate reality is:
Most poverty and injustice will take a lifetime to solve. So we need your fundraising and leadership resilience.
Thatβs why these great illustrations below from Hannah Wilson hit the mark.
Itβs a marathon, not a sprint.
And consistency wins the fundraising race.
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βThere are lots of overnight tragedies, but no overnight miracles.β β Morgan Housel
The daily bonus
A few additional quotes on the topic of consistency:
βIf youβre looking for a formula for greatness, the closest weβll ever get, I think, is this: Consistency driven by a deep love of the work.β β Maria Popova
βSometimes all you need for exceptional results is average effort repeated for an above-average amount of time.β β James Clear
βA little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing.β β African Proverb
βWe tend to overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can achieve in a decade. Miraculous things can be accomplished if you give it 10 years. A long game will compound small gains that will be able to overcome even big mistakes.β β Kevin Kelley
βChoosing something once is easy. Choosing it repeatedly makes a difference. Ordinary choices compound into extraordinary results.β β Farnam Street
Sneak peek
Coming up in tomorrowβs newsletter:
Real localization =
Local leaders and local funds.
Time to redraw the philanthropy map.