Navigate the opportunities and challenges created by transformational gifts.
Receiving a transformational gift can be a game changer for an organisation – but gifts like this come with a whole new set of challenges.
This workshop will follow the journey of Global Witness in the wake of a transformational gift. You will discover best practice tips and advice for managing and stewarding the relationship with your transformational funder, identify some of the (less obvious) opportunities and challenges these gifts can create, and find out how to rise to them without distracting from your organisation’s mission.
Receiving a transformational gift caused Global Witness to rethink and reshape how they do things, from organisational infrastructure all the way to campaigning. The organisation’s goal was to maximise the impact of the gift, but also to show their funder they made the right choice by investing.
The session will include open sharing of the organisation’s firsthand experience as well as case studies from peer organisations who have also gone through a similar process.
Learning outcomes
- Learn how to set yourself up for success following a transformational gift
- Find out how to shape the narrative, both internally and externally
- Discover ways to ensure financial sustainability for your organisation beyond the gift