How to Gain Buy-In When Fundraising

Join Darian Shimy, founder of FutureFund, on December 5 at 4 pm PST / 7 pm EST as he shares proven strategies to engage your community when fundraising.

Learn how to inspire involvement, communicate impact, and build a stronger community through effective collaboration.

This 1-hour talk covers:

Clarifying the role of fundraising

How to clearly differentiate between what tuition covers and the additional benefits that fundraising provides, such as enhanced facilities and special programs.

Communicating purpose and impact

How to articulate the specific goals of fundraising efforts and how they directly benefit students, fostering a sense of ownership and involvement among participants.

The importance of offering diverse fundraising options

Why you should provide various opportunities for people to contribute, including direct donations, participation in events, and volunteer roles, to accommodate different preferences and capacities.

Building a strong community connection

Emphasizing the importance of community in the microschool environment, encouraging your community to engage in fundraising as a means to strengthen bonds and support shared goals.

Maintaining transparency and accountability

The importance of regularly updating stakeholders on fundraising progress and outcomes, ensuring openness about how funds are utilized to build trust and encourage ongoing support.

Get a free personalized fundraising strategy session.

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Speaker: Darian Shimy

Darian Shimy is the founder and CEO of FutureFund Technology, a platform dedicated to streamlining fundraising and sales for K-12 school groups. With over 25 years of experience in web-based technologies and engineering team management, Darian has been instrumental in developing solutions that enhance operational efficiency for educational organizations.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Darian is an active community member. He mentors emerging professionals, contributes insightful articles to Entrepreneur.com, and coaches his local high school’s dive team.

Trusted By Schools Everywhere

FutureFund is used by over 1,000+ organizations, including:

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Raised For Our Schools Since 2014

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S, Kasad

Bollinger Elementary & Iron Horse Middle School

“FutureFund is always responsive to questions and suggestions, and added new corporate matching features based on my feedback. We rarely had to wait more than 24 hours for support and always felt taken care of.”

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J, Morgenthaler

Tassajara Elementary

“FutureFund provides excellent onboarding and support for our organization. The FutureFund Team is based in America and easy to get on a call with to help us troubleshoot problems. Most issues are resolved within 24 hours!”