Is Budget-Mission Confusion Costing You?

“Aligning Your Budget, Your Narratives, and Your Reality”

Lessons for Executive Directors from the World of Grant Writing

Book Kevin & colleagues to present in 2026!

Is Budget-Mission Confusion Costing You?

Whether we like it or not, there are three major places donors look before deciding whether (or how much) they will give to us. These three places are: your budget, your public narratives, and your observable realities. The question funders ask when deciding whether to give maximally: Do these three areas align?

The new presentation “Aligning Your Budget, Your Narratives, and Your Reality” (from Kevin Mahler of Contributed Line & friends) will help you shape how you appear to donors across these three important areas.

In this presentation, you will join presenters in envisioning how to make your budget documents and your public narratives align with how you are spending your time helping your community and changing the world. Kevin and co-presenters will employ interactive exercises and dynamic participation opportunities to show you how to do this alignment work. Attendees of this presentation and implementers of these alignment processes may experience improvement in organizational culture, board financial literacy, community comprehension, and fundraising efforts.

Would this message help your conference or your speaker series? We would love to talk about how to tailor this important message to your audience.

Request a preview of this presentation today! (Book a meeting with Kevin through Calendly or email kevin@contributedline.com)

Request a preview of this presentation today! (Book a meeting with Kevin through Calendly or email kevin@contributedline.com)