New Administration: How Nonprofits can Survive and Thrive

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Why aren't we offering this webinar before the inauguration and sooner? Because once Trump takes office, there will be clearer policy initiatives. Right now, it's too early, and any discussion would be based on speculation. We aim to provide value by focusing on reliable information, not conjecture, and respect your time by waiting until we have concrete insights to share.

New Opportunities or Doom and Gloom?

Are you feeling uncertain or optimistic about the country’s direction after the election? Regardless of where you stand politically—left, right, or center—your nonprofit’s success depends on your actions now. Some outdated practices need to stop immediately, while new strategies must be implemented to attract more donations and secure your nonprofit’s future.

In this webinar, we’ll explore the road ahead, review possible government policies, and show you how to grow your nonprofit, boost fundraising, and advance your career in an ever-changing political landscape.

The nonprofit sector in 2024 is not what it was in 2016 or 2020. The challenges of recent years have forced nonprofits to adapt to survive. It’s more important than ever to prepare for what’s next and take decisive action to thrive.

This is a presentation you can’t afford to miss.

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Jonathan Gudema, JD

Jonathan Gudema, JD

Philanthropic Evangelist

Jonathan has over 30 years' experience working with and advising individuals and non-profit organizations on planned gift arrangements and tax-advantaged charitable estate planning options. In addition to being a practicing attorney, he has also played key roles in helping non-profits manage planned giving programs, working with staff, donors and their advisors in cultivating and closing significant planned gifts. Jonathan spearheads the Planned Giving Boot Camp.

Original Audience Comments

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  • Great presenter
  • Very insightful and loved the success steps at the end. 
  • Very interactive and informative
  • Best event I have attended on the topic. Great, practical examples.
  • Very thoughtful presentation with concrete examples provided when asked about specific situations. The presenter had a very pleasant manner and delivery. Enjoyable and informative webinar overall!
  • I’m always a fan of virtual events and you at AFP are amazing at making sure captions are enabled. Wayne was so impressive and confirmed the approach I take with fundraising.
  • Very good
  • Fantastic presentation.  Thank you!
  • The slides were great visuals – less text, more pictures were very helpful
  • This was perhaps the best webinar I’ve ever participated in – strong, personable material, applicable – it was all so good. 
  • It was an outstanding presentation. 
  • I would have liked a more detailed handout and the example of the survey Wayne shared which was not included in the webinar’s handout (resource tab).
  • Troubled by his suggestion to exploit the story of a “victim.” We need to be advancing person-centered, asset-focused story telling that doesn’t exploit individuals. It’s also becoming really outdated to put a donor as the hero – there’s a lot of white privilege here. 
  • I enjoyed this! It’s the small things that we may take for granted as we are caught up in the fundraising jargon and focusing on the ask while putting the human touch to the side at times.
  • Overall positive, but narrow focus and perspective lacked intersectionality (aka, working mothers, POC, members of marginalized populations who may hold fundraising/development roles)
  • Very good
  • Thought-provoking information from a seasoned professional. Some generally accepted practices of fundraising theories and statements were revealed to be problematic.
  • Very broad and lots of quotes vs actual stories and examples
  • I would recommend fewer quotes. I was also disappointed that the speaker didn’t seem to know much about community-centric fundraising.
  • I appreciate the presenter’s attempt to provide a broad overview of communicating with major donors, but think it was too broad. Also, I don’t think the content was specific to major donors, but would work for all donors. I appreciated the fact that the presenter took questions during the session though, I think it would work well at the end, too.
  • Helpful and relevant information. I appreciated the specific examples that were shared.
  • Good format
  • Wayne did an excellent job outlining best practices for communicating from the donor’s point of view and ensuring we listen to donors more than we speak when in meetings. 
  • I enjoyed Wayne’s presentation and I thought his insights were very valuable. 
  • This is a fantastic presentation – thank you! Spot on.
  • Really good presentation – thank you Wayne!
  • Completely agree about personal notes. If a donor has the time to write a check, the org should make the time to write a letter
  • This is all spot on, Wayne.
  • Just yesterday I learned that anonymous donor asked for an update. None came. He had given hundreds of thousands of dollars. He has now stopped giving, and removed the charity from his will. Would have been millions of dollars.
  • Thank you for a great presentation, Wayne, and for confirming how important it is to think like a donor! It makes such a difference for our donors and should be a priority for us.
  • Great content Wayne. Very informative.

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