Derik Timmerman is the Founder of Sparrow Nonprofit Solutions, a nationwide consulting firm helping nonprofits maximize their world-changing impact. In addition to coaching nonprofit professionals at all levels, Derik is a nationally-recognized speaker and author on a variety of nonprofit subjects including fundraising, grant writing, and operational excellence. Prior to founding Sparrow, Derik was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and a US Army Intelligence Officer with two combat deployments to Iraq. Derik earned a Bachelor's of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, as well as a Masters, PhD, and CFRE certification in fundraising.
Founder of Sparrow Nonprofit Solutions
Former management consultant at McKinsey & Company
Served as a US Army Intelligence Officer with two combat deployments
Successfully raised over $3 million in funds
Board member at numerous nonprofits
Served as an Executive Pastor
Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE)
Derik graduated in the top 10% of his West Point class
Masters in Divinity from Liberty University
In the dissertation phase of a PhD in Philosophy of Religion from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Nationally recognized nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will share the practical, step-by-step tips that hundreds of nonprofit professionals have used to go from missing tax season altogether to receiving enormous refund-fueled donations.
What You'll Learn
How does the annual surge in disposable income lead to nonprofit contributions?
Who can help you spread the word during tax season?
What specific steps should you follow to maximize tax season 2022 benefits?
What key strategies do most nonprofits overlook this time of year?
Scheduled for 60 minutes including question and answer period.
Nationally recognized nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will share the practical, step-by-step tips that nonprofit professionals have used to turn their organizations into sector leaders in diversity and inclusion.
What You'll Learn
What are nonprofits doing in DEIB in 2022?
Will it be difficult to make your organization more diverse and inclusive?
What key strategies do most nonprofits overlook?
What does belonging mean in real, day-to-day terms?
How can you enhance belonging with among all your stakeholders?
Nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will equip you with essential skills and powerful resources to accelerate your post-pandemic fundraising proceeds. You will receive proven examples, templates, and a spreadsheet of funding sources.
What You'll Learn
What lessons learned during COVID-19 should you retain?
What mistakes are many nonprofits making now?
What fundraising sources do most nonprofits overlook?
How can you find more grants for your mission?
What vendors and apps can help you raise more donations?
Nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will equip you with the essential skills and use-it-today resources you need to win grants from family foundations.
You will receive the following valuable tools:
Spreadsheet of family foundations curated for your geographic area
Letter of inquiry scripts and templates
List of free web resources most nonprofit leaders don’t know about
Proven examples you can replicate and adapt to your mission
Nationally recognized nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will equip you with the essential skills and use-it-today resources you need to get (and hold!) the attention of prospective donors. You will receive proven templates to replicate and adapt to your mission and free web resources most nonprofit leaders don’t know about.
What You'll Learn
How does winning donors’ attention differ from for-profit marketing?
Why do most nonprofits fail to get donors’ attention?
What kinds of donors are most organizations overlooking?
What specific steps should you follow to get donors’ attention?
How can you turn your prospective donor database into a fundraising factory?
Nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will share the nonprofit financial literacy essentials you need. You will learn how to steward your resources wisely while fulfilling your legal and ethical responsibilities.
Benefits of Certification
Understand the details of financial management and reporting
Nationally recognized fundraising expert Derik Timmerman will equip you with the essential skills and use-it-today resources you need to develop a successful major gifts program.
What You'll Learn
How should you create your draft case for support?
What input do you need from current and desirable funders?
How can you use your case for support internally and externally?
What components can you use for specific campaigns or funding opportunities?
How will staff and volunteers benefit from this material?
How can the case for support help resolve differences in funding priorities?
Nationally recognized fundraising expert Derik Timmerman will equip you with use-it-today resources to overcome declining philanthropic habits to fully fund your ministry.
What You'll Learn
How does church and ministry fundraising differ from that of other nonprofits?
What fundraising mistakes do many ministry leaders make?
What cycles and systems have most churches and ministries not tapped into?
What 12 specific strategies can you begin to implement today?
How can you use email to turn your database into a giving factory?
How should you leverage your ministry calendar to foster donations?
Nationally recognized fundraising expert Derik Timmerman will share the 10 things he hates about Giving Tuesday and equip you with the essential skills and use-it-today resources you need to apply an even better fundraising alternative.
What You'll Learn
How did Giving Tuesday come into being?
Why are most nonprofit leaders mistaken about the value of Giving Tuesday?
How is investing effort in Giving Tuesday hurting your fundraising proceeds?
What alternatives to Giving Tuesday should you consider?
How should you explain why you’re lying low on Giving Tuesday?
What November fundraising secrets can enable you to trade Giving Tuesday for a month-long fundraising factory?
Nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will give his refreshingly honest take on how/why boards go bad. You will learn real-world strategies to help your board stop struggling.
What You'll Learn
What does research reveal about how nonprofit boards deteriorate?
Why is board dysfunction a rampant problem across the nonprofit sector?
Why do boards underperform?
What board development tactics are most nonprofits overlooking?
How should you handle various types of toxic board members?
How can you overcome resistance to improvement initiatives?
What secrets can you apply to make your board a long-term fundraising factory?
Nationally recognized nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will share the major gifts officer essentials you need. You will learn how to research, cultivate, convert, and retain major donors to fund your world-changing mission.
What You'll Learn
Understanding mindsets about money
Developing your philosophy about leading the way in generosity
Definition and role of a case for support
Outline and document template for an ask discussion
How to personalize interactions with prospects to key dates, traits, and affinities
Identifying individuals who will help you generate your first prospects
Nationally recognized nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will share the practical, step-by-step tips that hundreds of nonprofit professionals have used to turn grant-less years into plentiful years of five- or six-digit grant revenue.
What You'll Learn
How has grant funding grown? What does this growth mean for your nonprofit?
What mistakes do most nonprofit leaders make when seeking grants?
Where can you find easy grant applications that most nonprofits are overlooking?
What are the best strategies for researching, drafting, and sending applications?
What should you include and exclude include?
How should you personalize the applications for grant decision-makers?
How can you transform facts and figures into a message straight to the heart?
Where can you find local, low-competition grants in your area?
