Built for small shops doing BIG things.
Get tools, strategies, and clarity that help small nonprofit leaders raise more and stress less—even when you're wearing all
Built for small shops. Backed by real results.
Built for small shops. Backed by real results.
Built for small shops. Backed by real results.
Built for small shops. Backed by real results.
Built for small shops. Backed by real results.
Built for small shops. Backed by real results.
Mission and Momentum
About the Book
Mission & Momentum is a practical guide for small-shop nonprofit leaders. Drawing on decades in nonprofit leadership, award-winning campaigns, and CFRE-certified fundraising, this book delivers system-based strategies, templates, and real-world mindset shifts to help you build sustainable fundraising without burning out.
Small-shop fundraisers aren’t just raising money — they’re holding the mission, managing the chaos, and keeping the lights on. I’ve been there. That’s why Mission and Momentum is built around one core belief: you deserve a fundraising guide that actually understands your world.
This book isn’t theory. It’s lived experience — rooted in strategy, grounded in heart, and built for people doing it all with limited time and limitless passion.
If you’re looking for real tools, smart systems, and a reminder that you’re not alone — you just found your next favorite resource.
My Experience
About the C. L. Cotton, CFRE:
- Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE),
- Recipient of the INP Changemaker Award.
- I’ve raised millions, led capital campaigns, and built sustainable donor relationships from the ground up.
- I serve on multiple boards, including Philanthropy Partners of Cape Cod, where I’ve co-chaired Philanthropy Day
- The Executive Director of the Osterville Village Library, a 140-year-old institution that has become an award winning cultural and innovation hub.
Free Fundraising Tools to Build Your Momentum
Fundraising is work that asks a lot of the people doing it. Before moving into the year ahead, this guided reflection invites fundraisers, development professionals, and executive directors to pause and look honestly at the year they just lived.
A Fundraiser’s Year in Review helps you reflect on wins and losses, energy and effort, leadership and board dynamics—so you can move forward with greater clarity, alignment, and sustainable momentum.
This is not a performance review. It is a leadership practice.
Fundraisers_Year_in_Review (pdf)
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