Example 3

However, the situation has changed now – administrative challenges were addressed by previous leadership, and under new leadership new projects are being developed, there is an influx of volunteers, and it can be argued that the organisation is at a recovery or growth stage, not a winding down or support stage. But a recovery process like this needs to be fuelled by funds – and additional donations and volunteers can only be obtained if there are programs and results to justify the appeals. It is difficult to gain trust and succeed in fundraising on promises and prospects alone. For example, it might be necessary to pay for professional services, invest in events, infrastructure, additional employee working hours, offer reimbursements to volunteers and Trustees in order to develop new programmes sufficiently for them to garner donors’ confidence. This creates a difficult situation – how to obtain funds without outcomes that lend credibility to fundraising efforts?