Step By Step Fundraising

Recently Don Griesmann posted a story on his blog that I believe is worth a read. The organization profiled in the story, Kid Care, began as a labor of love, but ended abruptly after 18 years of service...

I sent out a special email on Monday to those who are signed up for the Step by Step Fundraising newsletter. It included some of the tips that I also posted here: Annual Fund Drive, End-of-year Fundraising Success Strategies...

I’m kicking off this week with a Resource Roundup with simple success strategies for your year-end fundraising campaign. Many nonprofits see a great increase in donations toward the end of the year. Don’t miss out on year end donations from your supporters just because you didn’t ASK! Here...

Continually learning is important for most jobs and fundraising is no exception. Personally I love going to conferences, seminars and even taking online classes...

Anytime I’ve been out shopping the past few weeks, it’s been tough to miss that that October is “breast cancer awareness month.” Our local grocery store is even doing big displays and calling it “Pinktober.” Over the years cause marketing campaigns like these have grown steadily and with good r...

Sending out a special thank you to our September premium sponsors: eTapestry works with nonprofits to streamline their donor management system. They also offer an online giving, specialized email tools and event registration that are all tied together in a web-based environment...

If you are someone that loves books, chances are you have been to a used book sale. They are popular with the community, with some of the larger ones drawing people from fifty miles away – or from other states! ...

There’s a variety of software programs that many nonprofits, just like commercial businesses, need in order to be successful. For charitable groups managing donor information, communicating with supporters online and accepting internet based donations are of particular concern. ...

Following up on Lori Rice’s article, Customize Communications to Increase Donor Loyalty, I’d like to explore three practical ways that you can personalize your fundraising letters. In...

The largest fire in LA County so far has burned 220 square miles and devastated hundreds of families. There’s a centralized volunteer response team organized by L.A. Works, in partnership with the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles. Find out more at the L.A. Works website. ...

Awareness bracelets are still going strong as a fundraising and advocacy item. You can find bracelets in every color of the rainbow to represent various causes. In particular, pink is instantly recognizable as the color for breast cancer...

Labor Day is coming up on Monday September 7th. Well I figure nonprofit folks are some of the hardest working people out there, and you deserve to be rewarded for the labor you do. So I’m offering a 25% discount on all of our guidebooks and seminars as a bit of a reward. ...

I spent most of this afternoon watching the live video from the Social Media for Social Good conference. Here’s a blog post with some tips from the presentation and more links: Roundup: Social Media for Social Good If you are on Facebook you’ve probably recieved “gifts” from your friends. Anythi...