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What's New
Deb Lukovich is One of PNC's "Women Who Achieve!"
The alinea team is proud to announce that Deb Lukovich, our Founder and President is now one of PNC Bank's "Women Who Achieve." Check out her story and word's of wisdom here.
Congrats Deb and thank you PNC for being a trusted resource for alinea and our clients.
Meet Our New Team Members!
 Elizabeth Gardner, Project Manager and Consultant
We are proud to announce that Elizabeth has joined the alinea team as our new consultant who will also be handling project management to ensure customer satisfaction for all of our clients. Elizabeth has more than 10 years experience working with non-profits, most recently as Director of Education and Outreach for the Florentine Opera as well as Board member for the Civic Music Association.
 Meghan Martin, Marketing Manager
Meet Meghan, alinea's new Marketing Manager. Prior to joining alinea worked at Sohobiztube.com as a Marketing and SMO Consultant and wrote the monthly "Player Profiles" for Magazine SOHO.
New Monthly Services
Need to raise more money, but can’t afford to hire a fundraiser? We’ve launched our monthly coaching services. Just two hours of coaching every month on strategic relationship cultivation can result in more resources! For more information, email Deborah@alineaconnect.com.
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Our Book
Schools and nonprofits! Learn how to attract all the resources you need by telling your story and cultivate relationships in a way that inspires people to want to help!
To order The Secret to Better Schools; A New Mindset for Engaging the Community, by Deborah Lukovich, Visit us at www.alineaconnect.com
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Upcoming Seminars!
Developing a Professional Case Statement
Wednesday, Oct 19th
7:30-9am
Sponsored by PNC Bank and Reilly, Penner and Benton Accounting Firm
To RSVP and for more details visit here
Turning Volunteers Into Ambassadors
Thursday, November 10th,
9-11:30am
Sponsored by the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
To RSVP and for more details visit here
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Bring our Seminar to Your Community
Want to bring our inspirational message to your community? We'll share the formula for long-term sustainability for nonprofits and schools:
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Story
Direction
+ Relationships
= Sustainability
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Contact Deborah@alineaconnect.com to erto find out how to bring our seminar to your community of schools and nonprofits.
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Hot Tip!
5 Biggest Mistakes In Foundation Fundraising
To read an expanded version of this article, go here.
1.Submitting a grant application without a relationship with the foundation. Did you know that only 1-2% of grant-applications get funded? If the foundation receives 100 excellent applications, 75 will be rejected. If you were the decision maker, what would make the difference for you in choosing which excellent applications to fund? Knowing something about the organization of course!
2. Hiring a grant writer. Most organizations begin foundation fundraising by hiring a grant writer. But that's focusing on the wrong thing. Honestly, it's not the writing of the grant that makes a difference, it's the mission and effectiveness of the organization, as well as a compelling picture of what the future looks like because of the organization's work.
3.Not following up. If you've been lucky enough to have a staff person or board member from a foundation visit your organization or school, and they invite you to submit a letter of intent, then you better do that right away! Ideally, you want to be invited to apply for a grant, which is your chance to impress the foundation.
4. Not learning from rejection. Many organizations get rejected because they haven't done their homework; they may not have been a match. If they had developed a relationship with the foundation prior, they would have received valuable feedback on whether or not they were a good match for the foundation.
5. Not continuing to cultivate the relationship once a gift is received. Many organizations think their job is done once they receive a grant from a foundation. Really, your job has only just begun when it comes to building a long-term relationship.
We'd love to hear what happens. Send your story to Deborah@alineaconnect.com.
To read an expanded version of this article, go here
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Who Do You Know?
Do you know a nonprofit or school that needs more resources?
Could they benefit by developing a professional case statement, empowering their board with tools to raise money, or learning the art of relationship fundraising?
Pass this e-newsletter along and encourage them to visit www.alineaconnect.com to learn about an upcoming seminar or schedule a FREE CONSULTATION to learn how alinea helps nonprofits and schools attract more resources.
If your referral ends up hiring alinea, we’ll send you a $50 gift card to Amazon.com.
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