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98. 5 Fundraising Myths That Are Killing Your Nonprofit
30 minutes Posted Aug 6, 2025 at 6:00 pm.
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In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we're talking about the top 5 fundraising myths that are killing your nonprofit. Tune in to find out why!


Join us as we break down 5 key misconceptions that are holding back your fundraising. From the social media silver bullet to the virtual events of the Covid era, we're talking about what's really keeping you from success — and what it takes to build long-term results.


Uncover how an executive director can make a million-dollar ask with confidence. Learn why relationships — not transactions — are the secret to sustainable funding. Discover the key insight your board members don't understand about their role. And find out how to raise 6 figures in a single night!


So whether you're clinging to outdated fundraising traditions or wondering why your event didn’t meet its goal, this episode offers the clarity you need to rethink your strategy and move forward with confidence.


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Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we've found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don't have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they "get creative" and "try new things" based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don't realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.


The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week "live video" course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.


The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course.


The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit.

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