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A 10 Step Guide to a Throwing a Successful Fundraising Event

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Charity events are a popular form of fundraising. While they can be great money makers for an organization, they can also be time consuming and expensive. The success of charity …

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Why Your Non-Profit Should Avoid #GivingTuesday Like the Plague

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Have you heard about Giving Tuesday (or, as most people write it, #GivingTuesday)?  It’s a noble effort by those in our profession to transform the holiday season from take, take, …

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3 Great Unusual Fundraising Ideas

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When small and midsized non-profits are looking for new fundraising ideas, they are usually given ideas that require a lot of work for only a little return.  Things like carwashes, …

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17 Ways to Raise $25,000 for Your Organization

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As people responsible for fundraising for non-profit organizations, we often get “analysis paralysis,” the inability to decide on a course of action.  We spend so much time reviewing great new …

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5 Ways to Make Your Next Fundraising Letter Look Interesting Enough to Read

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People don’t read letters that look boring or tedious to read.  Think about it — when you pick up your mail, do you read long sales letters, or text-heavy updates …

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Non-Profit Blog Carnival: Donor Newsletters (Call for Submissions)

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Most non-profits use some kind of newsletter to stay in touch with their donor universe.  Some organizations send out regular e-mail newsletters, others print glossy, four-color newsletters to send through …

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5 Things You Need to Do to Run a Successful Viral Fundraising Campaign

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2014 was the year that viral fundraising got everyone’s attention.  With the success of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, every non-profit on earth was thinking about ways to create the …

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How to Run a Successful Giving Day for Your Non-Profit

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By now, you’ve probably heard that I’m not a huge fan of #GivingTuesday.  I believe that it’s a mistake for non-profits to try to run a one day giving campaign …

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Why Volunteers Make Amazing Donors

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Guest Post by Corbit Harrison from VolunteerHub Your volunteers are already some of your most committed supporters. You know that this is true, because they are contributing a highly valuable asset: …

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The Rebel’s Guide to Fundraising

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When it comes to fundraising, non-profits normally don’t rock the boat. Sure, lots of charities might be counter-cultural when it comes to their work, and many organizations’ raison d’etre is …

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Here Are My Fundraising Pet Peeves… What Are Yours?

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If you’ve been working in non-profit fundraising for any length of time, chances are you have developed a few pet peeves. Now, I’m not talking about a donor that grates …

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7 “Quick and Easy” Ways to Raise More Money for Your Non-Profit

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Ok, I admit it – the title of this post is a little misleading. Nothing is really, truly easy when it comes to fundraising. But – and anyone who has …

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Thinking Bigger in Fundraising in 2015 (Non-Profit Blog Carnival)

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I’m a big fan of thinking big.  Really, really big. Far too many non-profits play “small ball,” always thinking about how to incrementally move the ball forward, without looking for …

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What You Can Learn about Fundraising by Playing Poker

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Poker is one of America’s favorite pastimes – particularly Texas Hold’Em, which has dramatically risen in popularity over the past 20 years. You might play some poker, or maybe not… …

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3 Unusual but Effective Ways to Market Your Non-Profit

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Non-profits need exposure for lots of reasons… not the least of which is to increase fundraising. Marketing your non-profit effectively will not only lead to additional revenue, but will also …

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What Small Non-Profits Can Learn from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

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It’s all over the place. From celebrities to your Facebook friends, newscasters to rock bands, it seems like everybody is taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. And, as a result, …

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