Director of Development at Des Moines Performing Arts
Succeed by focusing on one priority for your fundraising strategies
Cherian Koshy is the Director of Development at Des Moines Performing Arts and is an internationally recognised speaker, author, and thought-leader in the nonprofit sector. Cherian’s sustainable development models once took a struggling nonprofit organisation from five to seven-figure revenues in less than five years.
Interview with Cherian Koshy CFRE
Director of Development at Des Moines Performing Arts
Succeed by focusing on one priority for your fundraising strategies
Cherian Koshy is the Director of Development at Des Moines Performing Arts and is an internationally recognised speaker, author, and thought-leader in the nonprofit sector. Cherian’s sustainable development models once took a struggling nonprofit organisation from five to seven-figure revenues in less than five years.
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Summary of interview with Cherian Koshy CFRE
Section 1: Introduction and Reflecting on Cherian’s career
Cherian’s early years working in fundraising
Learning from past mistakes to become a better fundraiser
Section 2: Director of Development at Des Moines Performing Arts
What the role of Director of Development at Des Moines Performing Arts entails day to day
The biggest challenges faced in the role leading the fundraising efforts
Key components to the success of Des Moines Performing Arts fundraising campaigns
An insight into Cherian’s leadership style
Section 3: Fundraising strategies
The fundraising model that once took a struggling organisation from a five figure revenue organisation to seven figures
Where other organisations fail to make an impact with their fundraising
The importance of using data to make decisions
How to be more strategic in the planning phases of a fundraising strategy
Being strategic with your donor retention strategies
Important trends emerging that fundraisers should be aware of
Section 4: Professional development for fundraisers
How being a CFRE, Board Member and an AFP Master Trainer has helped develop Cherian as a fundraising professional
Reflecting on a successful fundraising campaign and what made this a succeess
Cherian’s goals for the next stage of his career
Section 5: Final advice
Cherian’s final advice to inspire and fulfil fundraisers and nonprofits