Helping nonprofit boards raise money,
build partnerships, and represent their mission with confidence.
build partnerships, and represent their mission with confidence.
Why is this program different?
Our Board Development Fundraising and Advocacy program incorporates proven Customer Discovery skills to enable your organization and board directors to deeply understand donor needs and their pain points. And create win-win-win partnerships.
Customer Discovery Pros will help you develop positive relationships, sustainable and scalable processes and position your organization for success.
Your Board Members will gain the confidence, knowledge and practice for success as Ambassadors and Advocates for you!
- We focus on smart listening and deeper conversations with donors, organizations and high net worth individuals
- We focus on authentic human storytelling - with a twist.
- We provide shadow coaching - participating directly in your Zoom calls.
- We take the discomfort out of fundraising - and we help you and your Board Members generate revenue
Customer Discovery Pros will help you develop positive relationships, sustainable and scalable processes and position your organization for success.
Your Board Members will gain the confidence, knowledge and practice for success as Ambassadors and Advocates for you!
our Case studies = EvidenCE
See Customer Discovery Pros' success on our Case Studies page.
Who this is for:
- Nonprofit Boards that want members to play an active role in fundraising and advocacy
- Executive Directors & CEOs seeking to boost board engagement and financial results
- Development Directors / Chief Development Officers who need their boards to open donor and sponsor networks
- Boards preparing for a capital campaign or a major fundraising initiative
- Organizations with new or growing boards who need training in fundraising basics
- Nonprofits facing board recruitment challenges — this program makes service more attractive by reducing fear around fundraising
- Mid-sized nonprofits ($1M–$10M budgets) that rely on individual donors, sponsorships, and community relationships
program outcomes
✅ Increased donor and sponsor revenue.
✅ Stronger stakeholder and policymaker relationships.
✅ More confident and engaged board members.
✅ Easier recruitment of new board members.
✅ Stronger stakeholder and policymaker relationships.
✅ More confident and engaged board members.
✅ Easier recruitment of new board members.
increase confidence + readiness to take action
“Give your Board Members the skills and confidence to raise money, build partnerships, and become powerful ambassadors for your mission — without the fear and hesitation that holds so many back.”
They will benefit from hands-on practice, role-playing donor conversations;
practicing outreach scripts; and 1-1 and small-group coaching.
practicing outreach scripts; and 1-1 and small-group coaching.
"I've become more confident."
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Since I’ve worked with Randy, I have gained so much insight into how NGOs like mine can bridge the gap between my vision and activities advocating for women and better health outcomes - and speaking the language of funders who want to make a difference.
Randy is an incredible mentor, and his commitment to helping me succeed is very motivating and inspiring. I’ve become more confident - and even though I am the founder of an NGO, I now see that I can be entrepreneurial too! Through my collaboration with Randy, I’m learning the true importance of being investor-ready. By embracing the proven method of customer discovery, I’ve had many “Eureka” moments! - Alimatu Dimonekene MBE, Founder, A Girl At A Time UK / Sierra Leone |
Alimatu Dimonekene MBE
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UPDATE: In only 3 meetings, A Girl at a Time developed a partnership and advocacy campaign with Avaaz - a global human rights organization with 70 million members (https://secure.avaaz.org).
RESULTS:
RESULTS:
- 500K+ signatures on a petition from 194 countries to end violence against women / ban female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone. https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/sierra_leone_loc/
- An influencer / pressure campaign (including grassroots mobilization and on-the-ground advocacy to persuade the President to join the modern family of nations - and do the right thing: Ban FGM!
- Increased revenue.
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Avaaz Project Manager for the Ban FGM Campaign
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Alimatu Dimonekene, MBE (centre) and some of the 50 leaders
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Activities
✅ Reframing Fundraising as Relationship-Building
✅ Integrating Customer Discovery Skills to Identify Donor Interests, Motivations and Pain Points
✅ Listening without Judgment or the Fear of Asking for Money
✅ Seeking Alignment and Developing Processes for Success
✅ Activating Networks, Prioritizing Prospects and Clear Next Steps for Outreach to Donors, Sponsors and Partners
✅ Build Confidence through Hands-On Practice, Role-Playing and Simulations
✅ Integrating Customer Discovery Skills to Identify Donor Interests, Motivations and Pain Points
✅ Listening without Judgment or the Fear of Asking for Money
✅ Seeking Alignment and Developing Processes for Success
✅ Activating Networks, Prioritizing Prospects and Clear Next Steps for Outreach to Donors, Sponsors and Partners
✅ Build Confidence through Hands-On Practice, Role-Playing and Simulations
Format / DELIVERY OPTIONS
✅ One-Time Workshop – Half-day or full-day (in-person or Zoom / virtual).
✅ Webinar Series – 3–4 live sessions (1 hour each).
✅ Board Consulting Engagement – Initial training + 3–6 months of coaching, facilitation, and support.
✅ Webinar Series – 3–4 live sessions (1 hour each).
✅ Board Consulting Engagement – Initial training + 3–6 months of coaching, facilitation, and support.
pricing / INVESTMENT
✅ Contact Randy Shawn Fisher, Facilitator and Subject Matter Expert
The Fine Print
✅ The Fine Print
- All prices in USD.
- Taxes and online merchant fees extra (3%)
- Payable in full, in advance.
- We reserve the right to customize the learning program and/or coaching according to your needs
and the people in each group. - Sorry, no refunds.
We are grateful for assistance from:
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