New Strategies Rising

An Advanced Financial Leadership Training Program

Launched in 2023, New Strategies Rising is an invitation-only financial leadership and donor networking program. It was born out of the highly-rated New Strategies program and responds to the unique experiences of nonprofit leaders and organizations proximate to and actively serving resource-constrained communities with operating budgets of approximately $1.5 million or less.

Like New Strategies, companies, foundations, and grantmakers send their grantees to the four-day, on-campus Rising program focused exclusively on how nonprofits can bolster, diversify, and manage revenue for growth and success. Instructors, presenters, and small-group facilitators are Georgetown faculty and nationally recognized experts in revenue-generating fields.

New Strategies Rising features structured touchpoints at 30-, 60-, and 90-days following completion of the on-campus portion of the program and connects participating nonprofits with an expanded community of philanthropic allies through the Network Marketplace.

New Strategies Rising’s Approach

New Strategies Rising is customized to address the highest-priority business needs of highly impactful nonprofits with demonstrated demand for their services and proven potential for growth. It provides a platform to become visible to a broader network and to build resources often unknown or unseen by funders beyond their immediate communities.

The program is capped at 40 nonprofit executives, allowing for personalized assistance and in-person networking opportunities with peers from across the country. Following topical plenary sessions, participants engage in curated small-group facilitation sessions where they can collaboratively explore how to integrate revenue concepts into their own operating plans.

About the Network Marketplace

A pioneering component of New Strategies Rising is the Network Marketplace which provides benefits for Rising’s nonprofit leaders, as well as participating funders and donor allies.

Through the Marketplace, nonprofit leaders connect one-on-one with a new landscape of philanthropic professionals and corporate partners which provides them the opportunity to learn, connect with, and build an expanded potential fundraising network. Through these connections, funders and donor allies gain access to a vetted pipeline of organizations proximate to and actively serving resource-constrained communities which provide them the opportunity for deeper learning on issues and trends impacting national communities and for potential organizations to forge new collaborations.

Representative Topics

• Cause Marketing
• Earned Revenue
• Government Funding
• Storytelling
• Donor Targeting 
• Individual Giving
• Navigating Power Structures in Fundraising
• Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)
• Board Development and Engagement
• Corporate and Foundation Support
• Story Pitching

Who Should Participate

Selected nonprofits are encouraged to enroll CEOs, executive directors, or other executive-level individuals responsible for generating and/or managing revenue. Program participants are expected to be able to enact new and evolving strategies within their organizations. Over 75% of all New Strategies Rising participants are the CEO or executive director of their organization. Others included directors of development (or equivalent) and project or program directors with financial responsibilities.

New Strategies Programs Partners

For more information, please contact Tanya Smith-Evans (tns26@georgetown.edu), Director – New Strategies Programs