To give nonprofits the tools they need to implement this system, Benevon offers many resources.

Free Resources:

• Live, in-person Introductory Sessions held throughout the United States and Canada, in which expert instructors give an engaging, full presentation of the Benevon Model and introduce newcomers to this fundraising approach.
  
  
• A Web site, www.benevon.com, which includes articles, information, and even a free online video that people can view anytime, 24/7.
  
  
• Benevon E-New$, a bi-weekly newsletter with articles and interviews on building sustainable funding from mission-based individual donors. Free downloads on related content are available only to subscribers.
  
  

The Benevon Curriculum for Sustainable Funding^™:

• Fundamentals of Sustainable Funding—Getting Ready to Implement the Benevon Model
  
  This one-day workshop is for two-person teams that are serious about implementing the fundamentals of sustainable funding as they prepare to attend our full two-day workshop and, ultimately, our Five-Year Program.

• Benevon 101: Building Sustainable Funding for Your Mission
  
  This intensive two-day workshop trains teams of up to seven people from each organization in customizing the Benevon Model. Follow-up coaching over the next year ensures their success.

• Benevon 201: Fully Integrating the Model
  
  After their initial success, most organizations are eager to move on to a fuller implementation of each component of the model.
  
  Participants leave this two-day workshop with a second-year plan focusing on cultivating relationships with their new donors as well as practice in asking for gifts from individuals. Follow-up coaching is provided over the next year.

• Five-Year Sustainable Funding Program^™
  
  Benevon's Five-Year Sustainable Funding Program is a special training and coaching package for organizations serious about being trained and coached to build long-term financial sustainability. Benevon is currently enrolling several workshop alumni organizations in this exciting new five-year program.

Books and DVDs:

• Raising More Money—A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Lifelong Donors, Terry Axelrod's first book, gives a full, in-depth account of the Benevon Model and is the definitive guide for nonprofit staff, board, and volunteers committed to using this model.
  
  
• The next book in the sequence, Raising More Money—The Point of Entry Handbook, walks readers through the steps to customize an emotional and educational one-hour introductory Point of Entry^® for their favorite nonprofit.
  
  
• Terry Axelrod's third book, Raising More Money—The Ask Event Handbook, teaches nonprofits to create a powerful, emotion-filled, mission-based one-hour fundraising event that will leave guests inspired and moved to action.
  
  
• The Joy of Fundraising by Terry Axelrod will teach you to shift your thinking, focus, and actions to an abundance-based approach that attracts long-term donors who are passionate about your mission.
  
  
• In her fifth book, Beyond the Ask Event, Terry Axelrod shares how to take your organization's implementation of the Benevon Model to the next level of cultivating and connecting with major donors.
  
  
• An Introduction to Raising More Money provides an engaging DVD introduction to the Benevon approach. Terry Axelrod's succinct presentation of the Benevon Model is designed for nonprofit staff, board, and volunteers.
  
  
• Re-Igniting Your Board is a DVD that reconnects board members with their passion and is an excellent tool for board members interested in implementing this model at their organizations.
  
  
• Seventeen Minutes to Sustainable Funding covers the four steps of the Benevon Model for building sustainable funding for your nonprofit organization.
  
  

Donor Tracking Software:

• Benevon offers Next Step^®, a complete donor management system designed in conjunction with eTapestry. This Web-based fundraising software is customized specifically for the Benevon Model and is easy enough for all team members to use.