Fix Your Funding, Part 2: Build Your Nonprofit’s Crisis Response Fundraising Strategy

We’re kicking off 2026 with a topic that’s top of mind for nearly every nonprofit leader right now: funding. As part two of our three-part Fix Your Funding series, Lindsay and Alyssa walk through how to build a fundraising crisis response plan—so you can stabilize cash flow, close budget gaps, and focus your efforts where they’ll move the needle fastest. If you're heading into the new year feeling the pressure of financial uncertainty, restricted dollars, or a lack of revenue diversification, this episode is for you. Here's what you'll learn in this episode: How to build a fundraising crisis response plan based on your organization’s most urgent financial health metric Why your board should be your first (and most powerful) lever in a funding crisis High-ROI ways to mobilize board members quickly—without burning them out How to approach current funders with transparency, urgency, and a clear stabilization goal What to do when restricted revenue is limiting your ability to operate effectively How to think about revenue diversification in a crisis (and what not to do) What to prioritize when all four financial gauges are off track | SHOW NOTES | Fix Your Funding Part 2: Build Your Nonprofit's Crisis Response Fundraising Strategy | MENTIONED | Fix Your Funding Series (Part 1: How to Diagnose What’s Wrong) Nonprofit Financial “Gauges” | CONNECT | ChangemakerConversations.com for show notes and additional resources Prosper-Strategies.com to learn more about our strategic consulting practice Hello@ChangemakerConversations.com with topic suggestions, guest recommendations or questions On LinkedIn with Alyssa Conrardy, Lindsay Mullen and Prosper Strategies