Fund Advisors Toolkit
Thank you, neighbor, for all you do to lead and support our region in meaningful ways. By contributing your energy and expertise, you make a sustainable impact on the lives of those who call our community home.
The files that follow all together make up the Northwest Minnesota Foundation Fund Advisor Toolkit, as grouped by topic area. Each file is downloaded by clicking on the corresponding text.
Introduction: Begin here!
Welcome
Useful Information
learning opportunities
- Video training: Mindset Matters, May 2025
- Video training: The Future of Volunteerism, May 2024 (appx. 1 hour, 15 minutes)
- Video: Introduction to Fund Advisor Toolkits, December 2024 (appx. 35 minutes)
- Slides from Secrets to Make a Thoughtful Gift Request, November 2024
- Video training: Telling Your Fund’s Story: Communications Strategies for Success (appx. 50 minutes)
- Slides from Telling Your Fund’s Story: Communications Strategies for Success
Fundraising Guidelines
Operations: Important forms and processes
Useful forms
NMF Forms, Policies and Procedures
Useful Information
DISASTER FUNDS
EVENT PLANNING
Planning: Establishing a strong foundation for success
INTRODUCTION
SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS
GOING DEEPER: IN DEPTH PLANNING TOOLS
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Marketing: How to get the word out about your fund and impact
Introduction
Templates and Forms
FAQs and Information
Marketing Plans
Community Fund Logo Guidelines
Press Release Examples
Fundraising and Endowment
introduction
Endowment Development
Successful fundraising tools
fundraising events
Grant-making
More tools will be added soon!