Big Budget, Bigger Pressure: Maintaining Momentum in Today's Funding Landscape
ED Roundtable: Navigating Funding Challenges for $1M+ Nonprofits
Date & Time: Thursday, September 18 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM
Location: Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
When your nonprofit reaches $1M+ in annual revenue, funding challenges don’t disappear—they multiply. This roundtable is designed exclusively for Executive Directors of organizations with annual budgets over $1M who want a confidential, peer-to-peer space to share strategies, challenges, and successes. **Limited to 10 participants to ensure meaningful dialogue.**
Board Breakthrough: Transforming Good Directors into Great Leaders
When: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Where: Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Join Sharon Papo and Willy McCrea for this interactive workshop designed for board members, executive directors, and development directors who want to strengthen board effectiveness in the areas of governance, development, and ambassadorship.
Whether you’re looking to re-energize your board, align leadership with organizational goals, or deepen impact, this session will provide actionable insights to take your board from good to great. SIGN UP TODAY!
Program: Raise More Money & Keep Your Sanity!
Are you stressed about meeting your fundraising goals?
Do you have a fundraising plan that sits on a shelf, or no plan at all?
Do you feel like there is always too much to do and you don’t know the most effective ways to focus your time and energy?
Whether you are an Executive Director pulled in a thousand directions or a Development Director juggling a busy schedule, the Raise More Money and Keep Your Sanity Program will give you powerful tools to raise more money than ever before while keeping your sanity and not burning yourself out.
In the Raise More Money and Keep Your Sanity Program, you’ll discover:
- How to create a clear and effective fundraising plan
- How to right-size your development plan to make the most money with the least effort
- Proven techniques to help you grow and deepen your donor base
- The single most powerful strategy to address overwhelm
- A supportive community to support you and cheer you on.
Testimonials
“Sharon will support you in meeting and succeeding in your fundraising goals, just like she did for us.”
-Stephanie Barron Lu
Executive Director, Positive Discipline Community Resources
“I hired Sharon to equip me with the tools to become a major donor fundraiser and she did. I feel much more comfortable in the act of soliciting gifts. One of the most important things Sharon did for me was help me identify that the root cause of a lot of my stress was time management and prioritization. Sharon has helped me set priorities, and stick to them. These tools were so transformational for me that I’m strongly recommending them for my leadership team.”
-Sarah Newkirk
Executive Director The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
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