The Weekly Planner That Helps Fundraisers Hit Their Goals

Get a free printable template to align your week with what matters most, designed for busy fundraisers like you.

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Too busy to be strategic?

The Fundraiser’s Weekly Planner helps you align what matters most every week, so you can stop spinning your wheels and start moving the needle. Designed for busy fundraisers and nonprofit leaders, this free printable/downloadable template gives you a simple, repeatable way to set quarterly goals and track the weekly actions that help you hit them.

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Why You Need a Fundraising Weekly Planner

If you’re a nonprofit fundraiser, executive director, or development manager, you know the pressure of wearing too many hats. Donor meetings. Grant deadlines. Campaign launches. Stewardship. It’s easy to feel busy, but not focused.

The Fundraiser’s Weekly Planner was designed to solve that. It’s a free, printable or fillable template that helps you:

• Set clear quarterly fundraising goals
• Break those goals into 5 SMART weekly objectives
• Stay aligned with what truly drives revenue and relationships
• Reduce burnout by cutting out the noise
• Track your progress, week after week

Whether you’re running a solo shop or leading a full development team, this planner will help you work on purpose — and raise more with less chaos.

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What’s Inside the Fundraiser’s Weekly Planner?

✔️ Quarterly Fundraising Goal Tracker

Outline your big-picture objectives for the next 90 days — including revenue targets, donor segments, or campaign goals.

✔️ Weekly SMART Goal System

Jot down 5 weekly objectives that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound for each day of the week.

✔️ Prioritized To-dos

✔️ Notes and Reflection Section

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Who This Planner Is For

This goal-setting template is made specifically for:

• Nonprofit fundraisers and development directors
• Executive directors and founders managing fundraising
• Small development teams who want to stay focused
• Anyone juggling multiple fundraising priorities at once

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Download Your Free Fundraiser’s Weekly Planner

Stop guessing. Start focusing. This free fundraising planner helps you align your time with your biggest revenue goals, in less than 10 minutes a week.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the planner printable or digital?

Both! You’ll get a PDF that can be printed or filled out digitally.

Can I use this with my team?

Absolutely. Many fundraisers use it during weekly team meetings or 1-on-1s to stay aligned.

Does this integrate with DonorDock?

The template works on its own, but inside DonorDock, our automation tool Otto can help you align tasks and donor engagement efforts with your weekly goals and you can use the built in ActionBoard to automate much of the weekly planner right in your CRM.

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Want to Go Deeper?

Watch The Focused Fundraiser for weekly strategies on nonprofit productivity, smarter fundraising, and how to do more by doing less.