Nonprofit Fundraising Resources

Informing Your Volunteers

Admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:05:07 +0000

This would have gone well with my Event Invitation Mistakes post a few weeks ago but I didn’t make this mistake until recently. We have had a number of formal prospecting sessions and I have informally added a number of casually mentioned names. Recently I sent out invitations to our prospect list. At my next [...]

The Fundraising Coach: Nonprofit Blog Exchange Round #10

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:49:12 +0000

I am participating today in an annual tradition called the Nonprofit Blog Exchange, an event where nonprofit and philanthropy bloggers write about another blog. This year I am writing about Marc Pitman’s The Fundraising Coach.
Marc is a reputable expert and thought leader in the fundraising community. From his blog you can receive his regular weekly [...]

Interview with eBay’s Robert Chatwani

Admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:43:36 +0000

Through eBay’s Giving Works platform shoppers contributed nearly $1.5 million dollars to Haiti. Eight US nonprofits have received more than $1 million. eBay is at the forefront of the e-philanthropy movement and I’m excited to bring you an interview with Robert Chatwani.- Jason
What is your role at eBay and how does that impact the philanthropic [...]

Opportunities for my Readers

Admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:37:25 +0000

Let me take a second to share with you, my reader, about a couple of different ways we can work together. I want this blog to be interactive and useful for you, and I encourage you to email me with ideas and input on new posts or other content at any time.

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Question: Who Asks for Money?

Admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:12:17 +0000

In a recent post, Who Talks to Your Donors, I mentioned two different styles of fundraising. One style involves board members soliciting donors, and another style involves staff cultivating and soliciting donors.
Does your organization primarily use Board Member or Staff to ask for donations? And, how do you think it should be done?
I see [...]

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Duplicate Solicitation Letters

Admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:03:03 +0000

I’ve heard a lot of recommendations for nonprofits to rehash their old and current website content on their blog and through their social channels. This is a great way to find some information you can use to publish, but make sure to take a strategic look at your communications. Every organization has donors who are [...]

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March Goodness & Pepsi

Admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:48:51 +0000

March Goodness
Razoo is doing it again, this is year 2 in their March Goodness competition. But this year they are only letting in a small number of nonprofits. Check out the requirements to sign-up and submit your application before February 26. Grand prize is $20,000 with a number of prizes based on region around the [...]

Social Media Etiquette

Admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:03:37 +0000

I spoke with a local consulting firm a couple months ago about social media, and we started talking about social media etiquette. Because social media is so new and just starting to be widely adopted, there are not a lot of standards in place for etiquette. I was intrigued to find that one of the [...]

Characteristics of a Model Board Member

Admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:52:27 +0000

I’ve worked with a number of board members over the years. A number of readers are board members and we could all benefit from thinking through valuable traits of board members. This is by no means a comprehensive list.
These characteristics are ones I have come to value. Leave a comment and share a few of [...]

Satisfied Sponsors: Under Promise & Over Deliver

Admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:52:23 +0000

I grew up in Colorado and was very excited when Bob Burris, former Denver Broncos Executive, offered to write a guest post on sponsorship. Bob has recently started an organization to help nonprofits engage businesses, The Burris Group. You can find more information about the Burris Group and his new book “How to Sell Sponsorships, [...]