Community-Centric Fundraising: Principles, Challenges, and Progress with Marie-France

Is the nonprofit-industrial complex STUCK? Discover the journey of implementing Community-Centric Fundraising (CCF) principles with your host Maria Rio and Marie-France, Director of Community Engagement and Major Gifts at TNG Community Services. In this episode, they discuss the complexities and rewards of aligning fundraising strategies with equity, justice, and collective mission values. Topics include practical applications of CCF, the importance of self-reflection, addressing limitations, and the ongoing work of dignified storytelling in the nonprofit sector.

Community-Centric Fundraising - The Highlights:

• How to integrate CCF principles into your nonprofit’s strategy.
• Overcoming challenges like resource constraints and systemic barriers.
• The role of gift acceptance policies in ethical fundraising.
• Empowering communities through dignified storytelling and public policy advocacy.
• Engaging major donors in values-aligned philanthropy.

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About Marie-France:

Marie-France is passionate about advancing economic justice and equity through dignified storytelling, trust-based philanthropy, and diverse participation in civic engagement. She brings her commitment to advocacy and an anti-poverty, intersectional feminist lens to all of the work she does. She has worked for anti-poverty organizations for the past 8 years and is currently the Director of Community Engagement and Major Gifts at The Neighbourhood Group (TNG) Community Services. She oversees the organization's major gifts and foundations revenue, drive the departmental strategy, and amplify TNG's presence in the sector.

Links and Resources:  

• Marie-France Roche (LinkedIn): linkedin.com/in/marie-france-roche 
• Connect with Maria on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariario/
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