Most of non-profitable organizations starts from a very humble beginning. They only starts with a vision and a mission. Along the way, the organizations faces a lot of challenges and most of lies in the hands of well-wishers to survive. Most of them depending on the vision bearer survives and others diminishes. At such a point it is advisable to seek for donor engagement. The donors makes a significant, positive difference in the lives of those who need through programs. To qualify for donor funding, its important to consider the following factors. First, you need to a well written proposal to the donors. The proposal must prove to the donors that what you want to do is non-profitable but a way of helping the society. One of the most preferred point by the donor is a well written vision and mission of the organization. The vision should well state why you must do what you are doing. This helps the donor to assess whether your organization will be of benefit to the society at large.
The other written important point is the plan of the budget you have and a plan on how to meet the budget. You need to approximate a big budget and a plan of how you propose to use the budgeted money. Secondly, you must write down the challenges you are facing and how you have been trying to cope with the challenges. One of the challenges should be financial challenges. You must state that you desperately need to be funded in order to meet your budget. You must state a plan of activities to reach to your vision. This involves set programs which will enable you reach the community. The cost of meeting the society should be well stated to help the donors see where they should come in and engage themselves to your organization. Finally, the information submitted should prove be true. If the donors note any point of untrustworthy, they cannot engage themselves to your organization. You must then portray faithfulness and honesty in your proposal. Once the proposal goes through, it is important to keep every single record of activities that you have done. Any achievement done through the donor funding should well stated and stored for donors verification.
The way the budget has been used is an important element to maintain the funding or not. Therefore proper storage of financial records should be well kept for reference purposes. If the donors senses any misconduct with the funds, then they quickly withdrawal from the organization. It’s therefore advisable to work with honesty and show clearly that you are meeting the stated vision and mission. Meeting the vision and changing lives positively is the mission statement for every donor funding. It is therefore important to prove that through the donor engagement, this is made possible. A project should be finally written on the successful plan of actions that have been made possible through the donor engagement. Storage of this kind of data will help in future donor engagement in any other project you may have. It is therefore crucial to keep the record for future reference.