Sponsoring a Fundraising Intensive Cohort

Are you sending thoughtful outreach into the void and struggling to find the right funders who actually want to talk to you?

Does fundraising feel like you’re knocking on doors that never open, while trying to lead, deliver programs, and avoid burnout?

CI’s newly-launched  cohort is designed  to bring together organizations that share similar challenges in their fundraising journeys. The Fundraising Intensive Cohort is designed for community-based organizations in the Global Majority that need support in: 

• accelerating your fundraising efforts
• focusing your fundraising strategy 
• seeking clarity and key messaging that produces successful fundraising results

Although we will consider all interested organizations, we believe that organizations building out formal fundraising teams for the first time and/or seeking to expand their support beyond 1-2 anchor funders will benefit most from cohort participation.  

Are your grantees asking for more support as they navigate shrinking funding, shifting priorities, and increasing pressure to diversify revenue? 

How do we help build sustainable fundraising practices without adding to burnout?

Fundraising is one of the most mission-critical yet isolating challenges facing early-stage and community-based organizations. Many operate with limited team capacity, small budgets, and little proximity to funders or peer organizations, especially those based in rural or under-resourced regions. The Connective Impact Fundraising Intensive Cohort was created to change this. Accelerating their fundraising capacity, and bringing them into a supportive community of peers, is one of the most effective ways to strengthen organizations in this moment of change.

Sessions are 1-1.5 hours

Week 1: Kick Off 

Week 2: Priority Setting 

Week 3: Finding the Right Fit Funders

Week 4: Refining Your Pitch

Week 5: Funder Outreach that Works

Week 8: Outreach Wins and Roadblocks

Week 11: Wrap up call

Connective Impact Membership includes:

• monthly Funder Q&As,
• quarterly Funder Intel Q&As
• weekly funding opportunities
• funder intel database 

As a cohort member you additionally receive one virtual funder engagement opportunity.

The funder connections and relationship building will continue beyond our 3 months together. A 1 hour 1-on-1 strategy call is included to support you after the cohort sessions are complete so we can check in on your progress, refine strategy as needed, and help you overcome challenges you’ve encountered since the fundraising intensive cohort. 

• Priority placement for organizations you sponsor
• Customized check‑ins to track grantee progress and surface learnings
• A funder learning brief summarizing insights, barriers, and opportunities across the cohort
• Visibility for your foundation as a partner investing in sustainable, community‑rooted fundraising capacity
• Bonus workshop with Conference Season Coaching (before Skoll World Forum, UNGA Week, and more)