Emily Bocking Emily Bocking

Overhead with Confidence

Ready to Talk About Overhead Without Apology?

If you've ever hesitated when a donor asks about “admin” or “overhead” costs, you're not alone. For too long, nonprofit professionals have been trained to tiptoe around these topics—as if vital infrastructure were something to hide.

But here's the truth: strong infrastructure is mission critical.

Change the Overhead Conversation—for Good

You know the story: A donor loves your mission, believes in your impact, and then flinches when the budget shows anything labeled “operations,” “admin,” or “overhead.” It’s a moment of tension many fundraisers dread.

It’s time to change that.

Advocate, Don’t Apologize

Overhead isn't a burden—it's the backbone of impact. It supports your staff, your systems, your strategy. Without it, there’s no scale. No stability. No sustainability.

That’s why we’re reframing the narrative and putting the spotlight on what it really takes to do good work well.

Join the Conversation

🎥 Watch our presentation on how to speak to donors with clarity, confidence, and pride about the real costs behind meaningful outcomes.

This session is crafted for fundraisers, executive directors, and nonprofit leaders who are ready to move from apologizing to advocating. You'll learn how to:

  • Reframe overhead as mission support, not mission drift

  • Use values-based language to build donor understanding

  • Respond with confidence to tough budget questions

  • Make the case for infrastructure as impact

Because Doing Good Shouldn’t Mean Doing Without

Donors want to invest in results—and that includes investing in the teams and tools that make those results possible. Let’s show them what it really takes.

Watch it and start having better conversations about what powers your mission.

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