High-Growth Fundraising the Silicon Valley Way

10Unlocking Generosity Wrap-Up

One of the things that really attracted us to Silicon Valley and has kept us here is this almost irrational sense of optimism. In the religious space we call it faith. In Silicon Valley it's called risk. Generally, what's so attractive is the limitless nature—this idea that we can create a future better than what we have in the present.

This takes visionaries, courageous people, who are willing to risk and stretch and have a deeper purpose and meaning for their life. That's what's so powerful about Silicon Valley, and I would argue this is the same type of spirit that some of the best nonprofit leaders, creators, makers, and fundraisers have.

If you're working for a nonprofit, a charitable organization, or a church, you are either a visionary or a vision carrier of your organization. We hope that this book has provided an environment where you can think bigger. In our current society, it's possible to unlock unprecedented amounts of generosity that have never been available before.

In this last chapter, I want to give you a high-level summary of the ground we've covered and give you an example showing that if I were to start a 501(c)(3) organization today, how I would approach it. Using the principles laid out in this book, I'll walk through how I would apply the various learnings to unlock unprecedented generosity for my organization.

What We've Discussed

We started the book by talking about how in the past decade it's been evident that giving ...