The Funding Coach

01/11/2026

01/11/2026

People want to help.
But they won’t search for how.

Explain the need.
Make giving easy.
Ask clearly.

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01/10/2026

Sustainable funding doesn’t start with grants or donors.
It starts with clarity.

Can you explain:
• Why your organization exists?
• How you are changing the problem you’re solving?

If not, funding will always feel hard.

Learn more at thefundingcoach.ca

01/10/2026

Sustainable funding doesn’t start with grants or donors.
It starts with clarity.

Can you explain:
• Why your organization exists?
• How you are changing the problem you’re solving?

If not, funding will always feel hard.

Learn more at thefundingcoach.ca

01/04/2026

Know Your Purpose. Funding Lesson 2
If fundraising feels heavy, exhausting, or stuck…
it’s rarely a tactics problem.

It’s a clarity problem.

When your purpose is clear, donors lean in.
When it’s not, every ask feels harder than it should.

Before another campaign.
Before another grant.
Before another late night wondering why it’s not working—

Get clear.

01/04/2026

We Are The Victims of our own Success. Why Do Nonprofit Leaders Burn Out - Part 3

No matter the size of your organization, you may be among the 70% of nonprofit leaders currently experiencing burnout. There are many reasons leaders struggle, yet we often overlook one of the most obvious.

We can easily become victims of our own success. Nonprofit leaders are some of the most creative, committed, and hard-working people, which makes this cycle easier to fall into than you might expect.

In business, as you build a reputation for what you do well, it brings in more clients, and with them, more revenue. In the nonprofit world, as you become known for what you do well, it also brings in more clients, but 'YOU' must then find more funding to serve them.

This is the core of the problem: the cycle never ends. The better you are, the bigger the need, the bigger the cost.

Nonprofit leaders tend to be highly compassionate people. That compassion often leads to weak boundaries and difficulty saying no to those in need. Over time, this creates constant pressure to do more, serve more, and stretch further.

Eventually, leaders reach a place where the level of need exceeds their capacity and skill set to fund it. This leads to chronic stress, feelings of failure, and ultimately, burnout.

This is where new skills are required. As needs increase, income generation must change. Boundaries must change. Limits must be set.

These are not easy shifts to make alone. Leaders need space to talk, to share frustrations, and to have someone walk alongside them through the changes that are necessary.

Let’s take some time to talk.

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