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HOPE MANIFEST

I’ve been a fan and a supporter of Hope Manifest ever since Todd and his partner sat in my living room and shared their vision of Hope Manifest — helping new and mid-size non-profits with their board development and fund raising needs. I was very impressed with their concept of making their services affordable to these smaller organizations. A few years later, I found myself in the role of Executive Director for just such an organization. The Hymn Society has been around for a while but we needed to focus on a long-range plan for our stability as we looked toward our 100th anniversary in 2012. What did we need to take us confidently into our second century? How could we articulate our vision for the future? Hope Manifest responded to our board’s invitation to work together. They not only helped us with growing a positive attitude about fund-raising but also showed us a larger picture of what a governing board could and should do to make our future brighter. They pointed out some important documents that we had never considered such as a gift policy statement and a conflict of interest document. When our visioning campaign came to a close in 2016, we had reached the 1 million mark in our fund raising, we had an inspiring vision statement, and a full array of the important documents that any not-for-profit organization should have. Hope Manifest not only helped us professionally, but they joined into our work with enthusiasm and friendship. The Hymn Society moved from an attitude of scarcity to an attitude of abundance and the organization continues to embrace fund-raising and friend-raising as Hope Manifest taught us.