⚠️ Part 2: Don’t Fall Through the Cracks — Activate Your Emergency Fundraising Mode

Rebecca J Diamond
Oct 20
1 min read

Nonprofits don’t fail because of mission.They fail because of timing, silence, and delayed revenue cycles.

🧭 Your End-of-Year Survival Blueprint

Here’s your checklist. Tape it to your wall:

✅ Secure what’s promised — don’t assume. Confirm.✅ Follow up aggressively but warmly — “just circling back” is your new best friend.✅ Segment your donors — identify who can stretch and who needs to be nurtured for later.✅ Show visible impact daily — testimonials, photos, gratitude posts — proof you’re still moving forward.✅ Mobilize everyone — no more passive staff. This is an “all hands on deck” scenario.

💥 Donors Need to Feel It

Right now, donors are asking, “Is my gift making a difference?”Show them. Loudly. Frequently.At the same time, say: “We’re grateful — and we still need you. Here’s why.”

🧨 Because Here's the Truth

Some nonprofits will quietly fold in the next 12 months — not because of bad leadership, but because they didn’t act fast enough to secure cash during a tightening window.