CFYD Mastermind: 3 months

The Crowdfund Your Dream Mastermind Group is a small-group coaching program that comprises 8 x 2-hr weekly coaching sessions via Zoom video conference. Before we meet, the client must complete the self-guided Crowdfund Your Dream Course, which comprises 6 x 2-hr video modules, a digital workbook (115 pages), and bonus features (Marketing Plan and Timeline, Graphics & Video Creation Guide, Outreach Kit, and Email List Builder Kit), plus 24/7 access to a Facebook virtual community.

Learn how to tap into your network, map your fundraising strategy, manage your campaign, measure its performance, and make some noise to fund your creative dream. I’ll guide you through exercises in setting a campaign budget and goals, defining your target audience, developing a fundraising strategy, executing a marketing plan, and building community around your work. My fundraising approach makes deep, culturally-specific, and sustainable connections to community, with the belief that each of us can find our village, no matter how small.

The course covers the following topics:

• Introduction: How I Raised $15K For My Short Film in 4 Weeks

• Part I: Map It. Business Setup, Campaign Planning, Campaign Messages, Cultural Considerations

• Part II: Manage. Fundraising Platforms and Donation Management

• Part III: Make Some Noise. Friends and Family, Email Marketing, Live Events, Press, Partners, Content Marketing, Contests, Social Ads

• Part IV: Measure. Campaign Metrics, Google Analytics, Google Optimize, Bit.ly, Facebook Insights, Facebook Pixel, Twitter Analytics, Instagram Insights, Youtube Analytics

PLUS bonus features, including:

• Bonus – Marketing Plan & Timeline: A step-by-step marketing guide to promote your campaign with a strategy, messages, calls to action, and a timeline

• Bonus – Graphics  & Video Creation Guide: Case studies, content guidelines, and specs for creating your campaign graphics and promo vid

• Bonus – Outreach Kit: E-mail, social media, and direct mail scripts I used to raise $15K

• Bonus – Email List Builder Kit: 15 tools to build your e-mail list from scratch