Charity events are a popular form of fundraising. While they can be great moneymakers for an organization, they can also be time-consuming and expensive. The success of charity events depends …
As fundraisers, we often focus on planning and tactics: what five things are we going to do to raise $200,000 this year? How are we going to shift our direct mail …
Many organizations have the misguided notion that if they just make that “donate now!” button bigger, or if they just hit on the secret formula that no one will tell …
Why You Need a Fundraising Plan Many non-profits, particularly smaller charities and start-ups, operate without a fundraising plan. When someone has an idea for an event or a campaign, these …
If you’re in non-profit development, chances are that over the past two weeks you’ve read about the recent CompassPoint study Underdeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Non-Profit Fundraising. Everyone …
Building relationships with donors and prospects is one of the most important things that non-profits can do to ensure fundraising success. Part art and part science, great donor cultivation relies …
Once a non-profit starts to gain steam, raise a decent amount of money, and build a sizeable donor list, it often finds that that the organizational tools it used as …
Next to making personal fundraising asks, grant-writing is probably the tactic that scares new fundraisers the most. Grants seem mysterious and technical, and it often seems as if it takes …
Participatory fundraising is the strategy of using dozens, hundreds, or thousands of people, participating in a single even or campaign, to raise money for an organization. Things like walk-a-thons, collecting …
To many organizations, fundraising through the mail seems like the end-all, be-all tactic. It’s a way to raise money without having to ask in person (or over the phone), it …
While most non-profits, schools, and churches utilize some form a fundraising network, few know that they do, and even fewer know how to deliberately build a fundraising network from scratch. …
O.k.… I know this is the scary part for many people. Making fundraising asks is like speaking on stage. It feels unnatural, awkward, and a little bit scary. But with …
If you’re raising money for any type of non-profit, either as a board member, event host, or volunteer, your first task is to build a strong prospect list. A prospect …
O.k. – let’s dispel these myths once and for all: Fundraising isn’t evil. Fundraising isn’t bad. People who fundraise aren’t slimy, smarmy, or shady. Organizations that fundraise aren’t only concerned …
Fundraiser. Rainmaker. Event Chair… For most people, those words conjure up a certain amount of mystique, awe, and fear. Everyone has certain issue they care about, and certain groups they …
