2023 COULD BE THE YEAR YOU STOP HOUNDING PEOPLE FOR MONEY.

But in order to get you off your fundraising hamster hustle wheel, we need to help you focus, prioritize, and stay in effective action.

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  • You spend your time bouncing between feeling paralyzed and overwhelmed and hustling through your to-do list so you can feel a sense of accomplishment, but you feel like you’re just treading water.
  • Every year you try to create a fundraising plan but you only get 70% of the way done and because of that, you never use it and you end up right back where you were the year before.
  • You don’t know your low-hanging fruit when it comes to fundraising and how to optimize your input in order to see the highest return?
  • You don’t know the ‘right’ funders to reach out to or the right thing to say in a fundraising email.
  • You don’t know if you should have an event this year or not because the last few years have been so wonky.
  • You are feeling stressed about the economic climate and what it could mean for your fundraising this year.

It is NOT easy out there right now. I feel the sense of defeat in the sector and the overwhelm that nonprofit leaders and fundraisers are dealing with.

But you can’t do things exactly the same way and expect different results. 

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For the first time ever, I am launching 2023 with a Power Partners Action Camp – A Combination of the Power Partners Formula + Cohort Style Accountability, Coworking Time, & Additional Training

💡Know which fundraising opportunities to pursue in 2023 and which to ditch (including that pressing question of whether or not you should have an event) 

💡Have designed your complete annual fundraising calendar with campaign dates, event dates (if applicable), content calendar, meeting schedules, and more! 

💡Have created clear and effective sponsorship levels for any events, programs, or your overall organization 

💡Have raised money while building your fundraising muscle through my 7-Day Challenge 

💡Understand your fundraising barriers and tools to overcome them in the moment of resistance (as well as habits and team culture to set up to decrease resistance in the future)

💡Have built community and connection with other nonprofit leaders and fundraisers who have gone from overwhelm and ‘not knowing where to start’ to clarity, action, and celebration.

JOIN POWER PARTNERS NOW TO ENROLL IN ACTION CAMP

THE PROBLEM IS NOT FUNDRAISING.
THE PROBLEM IS HOW WE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO FUNDRAISE.

The problem is that the way that fundraising has historically been designed ensures that your nervous system oscillates between a state of flight (shiny object syndrome) and freeze (paralysis and perfectionism)

In these two states, we are disembodied, overwhelmed, exhausted, and we cannot find clarity around a path forward.

The pandemic + the current economic climate, have had you on high alert, and in emergency mode for far too long. Our bodies, our nervous systems, are not designed for this.

To get out of this loop of paralysis and overdrive, You need more support, and you need it in an accessible, accountable, and community-based way.

YES! I NEED THAT SUPPORT! JOIN THE POWER PARTNERS ACTION CAMP!

INTRODUCING...

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Our Beloved Power Partners Formula™ + A Four-Week Cohort for Accountability, Feedback & Additional Support

A place for fundraisers to come to get clarity, create their annual plan,fundraising streams and start building raising more from the right funders.

👋Pay in full for the Power Partners Formula™ ($997) by January 20th and You Are Automatically Enrolled in Action Camp👋

Here are the logistics….

We will spend 4 weeks intensively together (January 23th – February 17th)

  • There will be 3 Hours of self-guided pre-work from inside the Power Partners Formula™ BEFORE the first live session.
  • These trainings are from inside the Power Partners Formula to optimize your time on the live calls with unique content, feedback, and coaching
  • There will be an ADDITIONAL 90min LIVE training/coaching session
  • I am going to personally help you kick off your time inside Power Partners and help you focus on applying the methodology to creating your annual fundraising plan. The call will be recorded and shared as well. The call will be from 10am PST/1pm EST - 11:30am pm PST/2:30pm EST on January 23rd, 2023.
  • There will be FOUR 60min CO-WORKING sessions, ONE a week
  • We will all be on Zoom together, muted. We will all be working on the same thing for accountability. This is 4 hours in total time will be TBD based on voting from the group.
  • You will have a private place to ask questions
  • You will have a private community channel that I will be in answering any questions.

You will have Monthly Power Partners Group Coaching Calls Starting in February and Following Action Camp

The Power Partners Group Coaching Calls are something truly special. They happen every first Tuesday of the month at 9am PST/12pm EST.  

You Will Have Access to a 30min Hot Seat Call with Me  

The Power Partners Group Coaching Calls are something truly special. They happen every first Tuesday of the month at 9am PST/12pm EST. 

I WANT TO GET INSIDE POWER PARTNERS ASAP TO JOIN ACTION CAMP!

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One Payment

$ 997 paid before January 20th so you can launch with us on January 23rd
  • There will be 3 Hours of self-guided pre-work from inside the Power Partners Formula™ BEFORE the first live session.
  • There will be an ADDITIONAL 90min LIVE training/coaching session
  • There will be FOUR 60min CO-WORKING sessions, ONE a week
  • You will have a private place to ask questions
  • 12 months of access to the Power Partners Formula™
  • You will have Monthly Power Partners Group Coaching Calls Starting in February and Following Action Camp
  • You Will Have Access to a 30min Hot Seat Call with Me
Let's GO
I’M IN & READY TO GET IN ON THE ACTION CAMP MAGIC

This Action Camp + Power Partners Formula™ power pack is for you if you...

  • need some personalized support creating your fundraising plan for 2023
  • are feeling overwhelmed and wondering what fundraising streams and opportunities you should be prioritizing
  • are wondering what (and who) you should be saying no to and how to have (and hold) boundaries around those nos
  • are trying to figure out how to stay in action in a way that isn’t so scattered all the time. And how to know you’re on track with the action you are taking.

Here’s more about your Coach and Camp Counselor...

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I’ll be your coach, consultant and cheerleader. 

I am a certified executive coach and fundraising consultant that specializes in helping social impact fundraisers apply life-changing scientific research and personal development frameworks to their fundraising work. 

My brave, bold, and innovation framework teaches nonprofit fundraisers to raise more from the right funders so they can stop hounding people for money. Fundraising doesn’t have to be uncomfortable when it is built around a win-win framework and authentic partnerships.

A little about me:

  • CEO & Creator of the Power Partners Formula™️
  • Mom to three year old (can't believe it) daughter Emmie
  • Relentlessly committed to the movement of money into the nonprofit sector
  • Lives in San Francisco Bay area
  • Over 15 years working in nonprofits (managing director and ED of multiple fast-growth organizations)
  • My favorite way to unwind is to go on a walk with a friend
  • Recognized in readwrite and Forbes as a disruptor and innovator
I CAN’T WAIT TO GO TO CAMP WITH MALLORY!

Here’s what people have said after working with Mallory….

Mallory helped me to quickly identify the barriers that were standing in my way of making effective asks with major donors. Fear was a big one. She helped me see that communicating authentically (not perfectly) with donors and being transparent about the purpose of my calls were key. Within days of starting to work with Mallory, I had two major donor meetings set up and both resulted in significant gifts. In fact, one donor even gave $5K MORE than I asked for. Her approach to fundraising and insightful guidance has had a direct, positive impact on our organization’s bottom line. You won’t regret investing in this program!
Paige Bradley
Paige BradleyExecutive Director
Mallory Erickson was an invaluable asset to help set me up for success in my new role as Development and Marketing Director. She is a kind, warm, experienced and passionate woman who truly cares about others and how they approach fundraising and donors. Highly recommended! The Fearless Fundraising Strategic System provided me with valuable strategic insights, tools and resources to help overcome my fundraising fears and build a solid plan to raise more money. Thank you Mallory for a great hands on and interactive session!
Wendy-Rodgers
Wendy RogersDevelopment & Marketing Director
I was expecting to get an overall basic course learning about how to run a nonprofit. But what I instead received was so much more valuable and really priceless. During this time together I was able to dig deep and find the root issue with asking for money, understanding my worth, and keeping my focus on my mission personally and professionally. I was able to respectfully leave a bad funding relationship behind me and see the opportunities that were ahead. I was also able to not even blink when asking for the compensation that I’m worth. Our time together helped me make decisions both professionally and personally that will serve me.
nicole
Dr. Nicole FarmerFounder + President
Mallory Erickson started working with our established social services nonprofit during a critical leadership gap leading up to a fundraising event type we’d never done before. All of this during the Covid era, when staff were more than usually stretched and our organization had its work cut out for us to maintain program impact remotely. From the very beginning (when she introduce the concept of “Fearless Fundraising” to us) all the way to the present, Mallory helped us plan, prospect, and execute our campaign, raise an unprecedented amount of funding, help to onboard a brand new head of Development, and charmingly coalesce diverse groups of people (Board members, executive leadership, donors, and committee members) to accomplish great things together. She has also helped us tremendously to formulate strategic, realistic fundraising goals, budget and prospect leads, articulate program impact, deepen donor relationships, and acquire new sources of funding. She is charismatic, cohesive, and a bundle of positivity and clarity – there is not a single conversation we’ve had where I did not learn from the Power Partners Formula, and come away refreshed and raring to go. But more than cheering us on, Mallory continues to help me focus my efforts, come up with concrete actions to take, and create realistic projections around fundraising goals. Fundraising is about meaning in life, purpose alignment with others, and powerful storytelling. It takes a lot of personal energy and professional acumen, and Mallory somehow has the ability to refresh and sharpen both.
Liberty Franks
Liberty FranksVP of Fund Development
I wanted to let you know that all of us at Tandana are thrilled with the results of our fall fundraising campaign, especially the major donor asks. Your support and encouragement have been instrumental in making this great success possible, particularly in giving me the confidence to actually do it and the know-how to approach it well. So, thank you.
Anna Taft
Anna TaftExecutive Director
Mallory helped me to quickly identify the barriers that were standing in my way of making effective asks with major donors. Fear was a big one. She helped me see that communicating authentically (not perfectly) with donors and being transparent about the purpose of my calls were key. Within days of starting to work with Mallory, I had two major donor meetings set up and both resulted in significant gifts. In fact, one donor even gave $5K MORE than I asked for. Her approach to fundraising and insightful guidance has had a direct, positive impact on our organization’s bottom line. You won’t regret investing in this program!
Paige Bradley
Paige BradleyExecutive Director
When I signed up for Mallory’s coaching program, I never could have imagined how much it would change my life – both professionally and personally. Looking at fundraising through your own personal emotional state, and recognizing that you already know what to do, but what your limiting beliefs are – is a total game changer. Using Mallory’s unique approach to thinking through your emotional state, your fundraising style, and your organization’s assets and super powers gives you a whole new perspective on your fundraising efforts. During this bootcamp Mallory walks you through each step of the process to help you identify where you’re wasting your energy, but more importantly where you are missing out on opportunities for growth. This program made me think about my organization’s fundraising activities in a whole new perspective and I can’t wait to plan out the next 12+ months of fundraising activities and blow the current goals out of the water.
Alison Quast
Alison QuastDevelopment Director
Working with Mallory while going through the fundraising process felt like a dose of sanity every week. She helped me stay on track, on point, and on purpose. Not only did she provide support on the practical level – keeping me prioritized, goal-oriented and taking the necessary steps but her support was crucial for the psychological and emotional impacts of the fundraising process. She called me out on the places I was playing small, helped me consciously bring to the light areas where my own fear was getting in the way, and gave me tools to increase my effectiveness during conversations with potential investors. Mallory showed up each week with focus, encouragement, and fantastic tools. I grew leaps and bounds by working with her and am so grateful for her coaching.
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Shaina KandelFOUNDER + CEO, MOON + LEAF
Mallory Erickson was an invaluable asset to help set me up for success in my new role as Development and Marketing Director. She is a kind, warm, experienced and passionate woman who truly cares about others and how they approach fundraising and donors. Highly recommended! The Fearless Fundraising Strategic System provided me with valuable strategic insights, tools and resources to help overcome my fundraising fears and build a solid plan to raise more money. Thank you Mallory for a great hands on and interactive session!
Wendy-Rodgers
Wendy RogersDevelopment & Marketing Director
Mallory has such a way of breaking down the barriers of fundraising. By starting with understanding the energy you put into fundraising and identifying your style – you’re able to lean into your strengths and identify your areas of growth. One of the best things I took away from her program is to “not make any assumptions”. It’s easy to build fear in your head about why someone wouldn’t want to support your organization, but when you remove the assumptions, you see that it was an assumption that was keeping you from an opportunity. These tools will help you better understand your fundraising potential and help you take the necessary steps to starting being fearless! Working with Mallory one on one felt like a breakthrough. She walked me through the energies I have and talked me through how to overcome the negative energy holding me back. She asks great guiding questions and let’s you talk through some things to come up on that “Ah ha” moment that sometimes we can’t see. As a result I now have personal goals and mantras for things I plan to work on. I wouldn’t have been able to do this without Mallory’s support. Instead of having my self critic holding me back in my head, I’m going to replace them with Mallory cheering me on instead! I’m beyond grateful!
natalie
Natalie JakubExecutive Director
Mallory Erickson’s Training is absolutely very practical. All the pearls I picked, I am going to use in my day to day fundraising. My apologies, I forgot to mention the most important part: Ms. Erickson’s Training is also a very original idea. I have been attending Seminars, Workshops on Fundraising for more than twelve years, and Webinars for more than five years. Most of these serve as refresher course with the same ideas being recycled. Ms. Erickson’s Training for more than three hours is all through and through full of original new ideas. Very useful training, both for beginners and for very advanced fundraisers.
Ash-B.-Varma-M.D.​
Ash B. Varma M.D.​Board Member
I was expecting to get an overall basic course learning about how to run a nonprofit. But what I instead received was so much more valuable and really priceless. During this time together I was able to dig deep and find the root issue with asking for money, understanding my worth, and keeping my focus on my mission personally and professionally. I was able to respectfully leave a bad funding relationship behind me and see the opportunities that were ahead. I was also able to not even blink when asking for the compensation that I’m worth. Our time together helped me make decisions both professionally and personally that will serve me.
nicole
Dr. Nicole FarmerFounder + President
Mallory is an incredibly caring, calm, and inspiring coach. With a coaching background myself, I find it important to work with someone who really understands how to focus a session, provide targeted goal- setting and next steps, while creating a space where I can bring my full experience to our work together and know it is valued and appreciated. As a Development Director for a small organization, I worked in small team and even in the first session with Mallory, I felt like I had an extra teammate in her that could help me creatively see solutions to challenges with ease. I would absolutely recommend Mallory to anyone looking to take their work to the next level!
Lora Morgan
Lara MorganDevelopment Director
I cannot speak highly enough of Mallory. You know the people who are so warm, so encouraging, so wise that they were BORN to help others reach their goals? That’s her. When we first started working together, I was in a huge rut of self-doubt and fear. I was clueless as to how I was going to find a job that was right for me, paralyzed by feelings of inadequacy, and guilty that I couldn’t seem to just get it together. I struggled every day with voices in my head that told I wasn’t doing enough. Mallory immediately put me at ease from the first moment we spoke. It was never hard to express my feelings or fears, and she always made me feel heard. Besides being super compassionate, she’s also incredibly insightful. She showed me new ways to look at the challenges ahead of me and break down what I would need to do to find a job that really fulfilled me. She helped me identify and move past key limiting beliefs that were keeping me from being productive and – more importantly – happy. Thanks to her, I now have a job that feels really good for me, where I can use my talents and learn every day. I wouldn’t trade my time with Mallory for anything in the world, and if you can work with her, than ABSOLUTELY go for it! You have nothing to gain but greater self-confidence and movement forward in your life.
Ariana Dokhanchy
Ariana Dokhanchy
As a manager, leader, and coach, Mallory exemplifies the word “empowering.” She is extremely perceptive, with a keen eye for identifying and building people’s strengths while simultaneously providing constructive, tailored advice to work on opportunities for improvement. As a mentor, her coaching is always incredibly actionable; rather than providing vague advice, she has helped me develop specific skill sets that immediately translate into effective daily practices. Mallory has also been tremendously supportive and encouraging, helping me strengthen my confidence even throughout the natural discomfort that comes with growth and uncertainty. She is chock-full of insight, wisdom, and experience, and she has helped me grow tremendously as both a working professional and a leader. Finally, she is also incredibly intelligent and sharp. She never misses a beat, and she is always thinking critically about the best (and most creative!) approach to difficult situations. In the end, she is extremely passionate about supporting others in their professional growth, and I can’t think of a more caring, thoughtful, and inspiring coach. She effuses positivity and optimism, and she has helped me better understand and appreciate the most important parts of who I am and who I have the potential to become. I am incredibly grateful for everything I have learned from working with Mallory, as I know her mentorship will benefit every aspect of my future career – and, more broadly, my entire life.
amelia
Amelia D.Medical School Student
I have had the privilege of working with Mallory at The diaTribe Foundation over the past year, throughout which she has been a key driver of my professional growth. She brings a unique combination of productivity and sensitivity to coaching and leadership development. Though Mallory and I have focused in particular on building more powerful communication, her diversity of experience allows her to get to the heart of different challenges with (and maximize the strengths of) a wide variety of individuals, from recent college graduates to seasoned professionals. Mallory is a rare example of someone who both exhibits strong leadership and excels at building that capacity in others – I couldn’t recommend her strongly enough.
Emma Ryan
Emma RyanMedical School Student
Now that I’ve worked with Mallory, I believe everyone would benefit from coaching. In each session I gain a clearer perspective about what I want and what’s holding me back. She helps me to break down my mindset, behaviors, and circumstances to sift through what is under my control and what my choices are. I leave feeling both heard and challenged, and I’ve been so impressed with her structure, objectivity, and empathy. I noticed a shift in the energy I bring into the workplace in just a few sessions.
Joanne-Schneider-Demeireles
Joanne Schneider DeMeirelesCo-Founder / Head of Product
Mallory brings a unique blend of empathy and action to her management that allowed me to push myself during the time we worked together. She is a dynamic director, equally skilled at program development, fundraising, and strategic planning. She brings vision and drive to the places she works.
jonathan
Jonathan KaufmanFounder
Mallory approaches coaching on a genuine human level, recognizing the strength of each individual person she develops. She draws on her own strengths of compassion and to help others realize their capabilities, even when they doubt themselves.
Tara
Tara
Mallory taught me that it is okay to go against what society tells you to do. The way that “everyone” else is doing things isn’t perfect either. She showed me how to be a strong leader in an authentic and compassionate way. The leadership skills that I gained through Mallory’s coaching have allowed me to take on new challenges with confidence.
Shelby
Shelby
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The Power Partners Formula™ is a course that takes all of the guesswork out of fundraising. Step-by-step, you’re walked through how to identify the right Power Partners for your organization, how to engage them effectively (no more ghosting!), and how to get that YES for funding. You cannot find the information inside Power Partners Formula™ anywhere else because it has been my secret sauce in working with organizations 1:1. Until now…

The majority of people and organizations that thrive inside the Power Partners Formula…

  • Are single ED lead organization who needs fundraising direction and a tailored community OR a small shop development team (usually less than 3) 
  • Are an organization with an operating budget between $100,000 – $3 million.
  • Have all been part of at least one fundraising campaign (could be for the organization they work for now or a walk they participated in years ago – they just need to have fundraised in SOME way at least once before), some of our most active members have also been fundraising for 20 years!

If you’re someone who. . .

  • knows how to build authentic and close relationships in your personal life but haven’t been able to translate that into your nonprofit leadership and fundraising. 
  • is stuck in your perfectionist tendencies – always needing the perfect letter, email, list, question, or answer – and so making big asks seems like a heavy lift. 
  • feels exhausted, overworked, and lonely – and yet deep down you know there has to be a better way to fundraise for your organization. 
  • is looking for permission to stop doing one more event or campaign with little or no return on investment. 
  • wants the validation that fundraising through “best practices” is more about pleasing your ED or Board than about raising money in ways that align with who you really are. 

Then the Power Partners Formula™ is for you. 

The short answer is: everything.

✔︎ Group coaching calls with me!

✔︎ Lessons that feel like we’re sitting together in your living room going over your fundraising challenges.

✔︎ Workbooks that guide you through how to think differently about your fundraising strategy and focus.

✔︎ Email templates that earn an average 85% return rate for my clients (no that is NOT a typo).

✔︎ Exclusive Facebook group with support and more education!

Everything you need is literally in this program – and if you EVER get stuck, I have your back.

You will need about 3-5 hours to get through the content (all broken up into bite-sized pieces in under 15-minute lessons) to make it super easy and digestible. PLUS, the templates provided for you will save you dozens of hours (not to mention all of the time you’re NOT spending doing things wrong). And here’s the thing, you’re going to learn this ONCE and then apply it every single day so this will save you thousands of hours over the course of your career. I know you don’t have time to spare and I will not waste the precious time you have! Remember, I’ve been in your shoes!

In addition, to help you move through the program at an easy pace, I have a 12 week day by day guide for 60-90 minutes worth of time to help you start raising more money immediately. 

To see how the course is broken up and what all is included check out this page.

Most of the people thriving inside Power Partners are moms (many of them single moms), and no one is busier than working single moms. We respect your time and this program is designed with the busiest people in mind. We are able to do this because Power Partners is based on the best fundraising science mixed with the ART of fundraising. It is rooted in habit building and behavior change to create efficient and effective fundraising machines.

With Power Partners, nonprofits raise more money without wasting months or even years trying to trial and error their way to successful fundraising efforts. 

Plus they aren’t ruining relationships with donors by hounding them.

For the standard Power Partners Formula™  class everyone currently gets one Hot Seat call (as a bonus) where I spend 30 minutes walking you through anything you want: I can coach you on a big partnership meeting, I can help ghost write, I can help you strategize, this is your time to have me help you with anything you need. 

In addition to the Hot Seat call, every month you can submit questions before the group coaching call so I can coach you through any sticking points you are having this month. 

And finally with Power Partners Formula™ , you get access to the private Facebook group page where I am always in and out to answer your questions, but you can also get support from others who are doing the program RIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU! 

If you are looking for 1:1 weekly accountability and more facetime with me, I suggest you look at the Power Partners Plus program where I combine the Power Partners Formula™  course with one on one coaching sessions.

Power Partners Formula™ is designed to work for organizations both large and small, but for large development offices I suggest you contact me directly at Support@MalloryErickson.com to discuss group rates. For smaller organizations we can allow up to three users to access the video content, but only one person per organization can have access to the Facebook group, the group coaching calls, and the Hot Seats. 

We love seeing funders support their grantees by helping them fundamentally fundraise differently. Please email Support@MalloryErickson.com to discuss group rates. And to learn more about the work we do with funders, please visit us here.

I mean, honestly, you should have bought this yesterday 😉  but now will have to do! You shouldn’t waste any more time trying to fundraise without this program. (And, you’re being offered a special 12-month payment plan if you need it, so if you need that flexibility now is your time!)

I’ll be honest, the Power Partners Formula™ is NOT for everyone. It is not for fundraisers who….

  • are looking for done-for-you support – although my Power Partners Plus program might be the right 1:1 structure if you do need more support. Email support@malloryerickson.com for more information. 
  • are looking for guidance on incorporating social media into their fundraising strategy. However, my friend Dana at Positive Equation has a course on this. Use the code MALLORY for $50.00 off. 
  • are looking to boost their grant writing skills. However, my friends at Learn Grant Writing are the experts! Use code MALLORY for 10% off their course. 
  • are looking for support on building out a monthly giving program. But look no further because Vik Harrison has an amazing course – The Monthly Giving Launch Guide – and is offering 20% with the code MALLORY. 

If you change jobs within your 12-month license, you will get to retain a license with your personal email and your organization will get to move a license to a new person on their team.

MALLORY ERICKSON

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