Why are SEGUEs better than the status quo?
We believe the SEGUE approach could make it significantly more likely that organizations will be successful in enacting their strategic business plans. • Instead of cobbling together a large number of separate grants, each with its own negotiation, performance requirements, restrictions and reporting regimen, the nonprofit management team is able to bring multiple funders together under a unified strategic agenda. • The capital campaign approach makes it possible to pre-raise several year’s worth of equity-like capital, thereby shifting focus away from constant fundraising and towards developing the skills needed to sustain it in the long-run. • The rigorous tracking of progress towards sustainability makes funders less concerned about creating dependency relationships, and thus more willing to write large checks. • The capital campaign syndication approach allows funders to enjoy each other’s leverage. (The opposite of what happens when funders “take turns” in supporting a nonprofit e
