You’re doing the work of an entire fundraising team. Alone.
A free checklist for the “team” of one fundraiser who needs to know what actually matters — and what can wait.
When you're the only person on your fundraising team, you're not really fundraising. You're firefighting.
You're shifting from grant deadline to donor call to thank-you letter to board report — and by the time you come up for air, three more things have landed on your desk. Everything feels like a priority. So nothing gets the attention it actually deserves.
You’re not behind because you're doing something wrong.
You're behind because you’re doing the work of four people, trying to keep your organization afloat with a to-do list that never ends.
The “Good Enough” Checklist offers a step back. It’s not a to-do list; it’s the foundation for a fundraising system built for a “team” of one, so that you can stop putting out fires and start to build something sustainable.
This is for you if…
You're a Development Director who is the entire fundraising department.
You're an Executive Director writing thank-you notes between board meetings
You're a founder keeping programs running and trying to keep the lights on at the same time
You're a nonprofit leader who hasn't had a dedicated fundraising team — and probably won't for a while
If you've ever thought there has to be a better way or this isn't sustainable, this checklist is where you start.
It won't solve everything. But it will show you exactly what a strong fundraising foundation looks like for a team of one, so that you can start to build a path to making your job feel more manageable.
I’m a Recovering Development Director and former “team” of one. I left in-house nonprofit work because I’ve been exactly where you are. I created the Solo Fundraiser’s Survival Guide to help solo fundraisers fundraise smarter, communicate boundaries without guilt, and mitigate the burnout that comes with doing it all.
I’m Christina.
This Checklist is part of that Guide. It's the exact foundation I learned to build (the hard way) to manage doing it all when doing it all felt impossible. This is for fundraisers and nonprofit leaders who care deeply about their work - and are stretched thin doing it alone. Because being a fundraiser shouldn’t be an automatic path to burnout.
What’s Inside
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Everything you need to set up a donation processing and data management system that actually works — without overcomplicating it.
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The basics of staying connected to your donors consistently, so that relationships don't fall through the cracks when things get busy.
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Stay on top of your grants — prospecting, grant tracking, writing by streamlining this work.
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A simple framework for setting goals, tracking progress, and building a fundraising plan that's built to grow without adding to your workload.
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The "Good Enough" Checklist is one piece of the Solo Fundraiser's Survival Guide — a practical workbook with 22 pages of tools, systems, and strategies for fundraisers doing it all without a team. If this resonates, the Survival Guide is for you.