Stories
Canada
Platform
Focus: Civic Engagement – women, youth and gender-diverse leadership
In just 6 months, Platform was able to raise $125,000 in new funding.
Example of Impact: gender-diverse individuals who are active and vocal online will have a platform to protect themselves and be in community. Cybersecurity is so crucial these days, and the program Platform will establish will make it possible for online spaces to be thriving civic engagement spaces.
USA
VISIONS, Inc.
Focus: multicultural environments, DEI
Grant Support and Individual giving support – we’re supporting them in global and local expansions. Stay tuned
Example of Impact: VISIONS will launch its Learning Institute, an initiative to equip courageous individuals and organizations to be able to lead in social justice and multicultural dialogues. This is a crucial topic in today’s divisiveness and VISIONS is sharing tools, social support and expertise to be able to bridge differences and come together meaningfully.
Canada
I Think Together
Focus: Education
30% funding growth secured which allowed them to launch 2 new programs
Example of Impact: More than 3,000 young persons will be able to build essential personal and interpersonal skills, and have a say in real-world problems. Students in those programs gain confidence and tools to engage others, break down binary thinking to create innovative solutions.
That’s what DBNC had to say about us
“Janine breathes life into fundraising dollars. Working with her was seamless. She worked with our team and gave us the confidence to do it all.”
Being resilient
“I think it’s so true! That you need to adapt to the situation and overcome it, and you also need to be the voice of change.”
Be gentle to yourself
“I like to write a lot, and I write what I do every day. So sometimes I take my agenda and I look back on things and I see how I was in a completely different place a month ago for example. I congratulate myself and appreciate the little things I have accomplished.”
Filter out the noise
You have to build your image you have to be present online,[] you have to post on LinkedIn very regularly, and this is a lot of pressure, to keep up and always be present and network. [..] I decided to filter all those things and I do a little bit of everything. I make sure I speak enough about my work but also that I do the work itself
Fundraising in the realm of AI
“Some things would become easier to do, like research or writing but there are ethical considerations [] and also keeping the human touch. The stories we tell about the people we work with, those are genuine stories and the beauty is that they are from the heart and are genuine words.”
Featured on:
Roots & Resilience podcast
DBNC Podcast
Certified Fractional Fundraiser
Janine, our certified fractional fundraiser, shares her experience of collaborating with Cindy Wagman as a member of the Fractional Fundraising Academy…