Smarter Fundraising Starts Here
Get perspective, tools, and real-world strategies from Donorly’s expert-led sessions.
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Hot Seat Coaching Session
Join us for Hot Seat Coaching each month as Sandra Davis, our CEO, sits down with a nonprofit expert to dive into key fundraising topics. Participants can submit questions, and if yours is selected, you’ll get to ask it live during the session and receive real-time, personalized feedback and advice. -
The Fundraising Growth Lab
Donorly’s new Fundraising Growth Lab for nonprofit leaders is available to CEOs, Executive Directors, Founders, Directors of Development and Trustees—anyone at a nonprofit who actively participates in the activities of fundraising and wants to learn more.
Hot Seat Coaching Session
Beyond “Give or Get”: Empowering Your Board as Fundraising Champions
Most boards don’t love fundraising—but they can become your nonprofit’s most powerful fundraising asset when they understand their role and feel confident taking action.
Join our live Hot Seat Coaching session with Hannah Zollman of Mission Driven Consulting to learn how to:
Clarify the board’s role: Give, Get, and DO
Engage members in donor cultivation and stewardship
Build a culture of philanthropy at the board level
Recruit and onboard fundraising-ready board members
Overcome common board fundraising challenges
Register today to save your spot!
Growth Lab Inaugural Cohort
Designed for nonprofit leaders—CEOs, Executive Directors, Founders, Directors of Development, and Trustees—this program is ideal for anyone actively engaged in fundraising who seeks to deepen their knowledge and effectiveness.
EOY Countdown Starts Now - Prep Session
Year-End Fundraising Prep: Free Nonprofit Working Session
Get your systems, strategy, and donor pipeline in shape before year-end giving takes off. Nearly one-third of annual individual donations happen in Q4—are you ready?
Join Donorly for a free 45-minute working session designed to help nonprofit leaders use this quieter season to gear up for the most critical giving months of the year.
In this interactive session, you’ll learn how to:
Organize and clean donor data for actionable fundraising
Reignite a stalled major gifts pipeline
Prioritize the right donor moves between now and December
Spot and close hidden gaps in your year-end strategy
Whether you’re planning a full year-end campaign or simply want to strengthen your approach, you’ll leave with clear, practical steps to maximize giving season success.
Save your spot and head into year-end with clarity, focus, and momentum.
Hot Seat Coaching Session
Ready to build a giving program that’s not just functional — but truly sustainable?
Join us for August’s Hot Seat Coaching as we dig into the essential ingredients of a fundraising program that grows with you. Whether you’re starting from scratch or strengthening what you’ve already built, you’ll leave with practical tools, actionable ideas, and a fresh perspective.
EOY Countdown Starts Now: Summer Prep Session
Join Donorly for a free, informal working session designed to help nonprofit leaders like you use this quieter season to gear up for the most critical giving months of the year. As of August 8, we are at full capacity. If you register after August 8, you will be added to our waitlist, and we’ll email you the details if a spot becomes available.
Hot Seat Coaching Session
Free Live Event
Nonprofit leaders: Is your team stuck in a loop of chaos and quick fixes?
Join us for “Streamline to Succeed: Building the Operational Backbone of a Thriving Nonprofit”, a live Hot Seat Coaching session where we’ll dig into the real root of overwhelm: broken systems.
💡Spoiler: Operations aren’t just tech. They’re the entire ecosystem behind how your organization works—from your CRM to your calendar to your culture.
Join our CEO Sandra Davis and of All Trades, Founder Britt F. Gage, for a live coaching session designed to help you:
- Align your team, tools, and workflows
- Create clarity around roles, ownership, and decision-making
- Reduce friction—and free up capacity to grow
- Build the operational backbone that makes fundraising and impact sustainable
Changemakers Table
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Hot Seat Coaching is a free, live monthly session for nonprofit leaders—Executive Directors, Development Directors, and founder-led organizations—who want expert support tackling real fundraising and organizational strategy challenges.
The EOY Summer Prep Session is designed for in-house fundraising teams and nonprofit leaders actively involved in fundraising. Each session is highly interactive, with participation from all attendees, and is limited to 20 seats to ensure meaningful engagement and maximize your takeaways.
The Growth Lab is for nonprofit leaders—Executive Directors, Founders, Development Directors, and Trustees—who are actively fundraising and ready to grow.Your membership includes a full year of access to expert coaching, tools, and a supportive peer community. Pricing is offered on a sliding scale based on your organization’s annual budget.
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Hot Seat Coaching is a live, interactive session where we coach one nonprofit leader through a real fundraising or strategy challenge. It’s not a presentation—it’s a working session you can learn from, whether you're in the seat or watching from the sidelines.
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Registration is required so we can send you updates and a calendar invite. You can register above or visit our LinkedIn page for more details.
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It depends on the session:
Hot Seat Coaching: Yes! Recordings are available on our YouTube channel, so you can catch up anytime.
Fundraising Growth Lab: Recordings are available to active members only, as part of your paid subscription.
EOY Summer Prep Session: These sessions are designed to be interactive working sessions and are not recorded.
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Once you register, you can submit your question to us by completing the submission form.
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All of our public events—like Hot Seat Coaching—are held monthly.
If you’re a member of the Fundraising Growth Lab, you’ll have access to several sessions each month, including solicitation rehearsals, workshops, and peer learning opportunities.