Nonprofit Fundraising Resources

The Technology Schedule

Admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:07:59 +0000

Living in Redmond, Washington I have a number of friends who work for Microsoft. Many of them start work at 9 am or later. They have the ability to set their schedules and work from home. Many serve on nonprofit boards and are often some of the easiest board members to schedule meetings with because [...]

Featured Fundraiser: Jennifer Maxwell

Admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:06:42 +0000

This month’s Featured Fundraiser is Jennifer Maxwell.Thank you Katherine Wyatt for referring her to me. If you ever would like to nominate someone for Feature Fundraiser just send me an email. - Jason
What kind of fundraising do you do and who do you do it for?

I am the Executive Director for the Warrick [...]

100,000 Visit Milestone

Admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:45:59 +0000

Readers I wanted you to join me in celebrating the first 100,000 visits on A Small Change- Fundraising Blog!
You are all amazing and I’m having such a great time talking with you about what I’m learning as a fundraiser. Thank you! It is a priviledge to have the opportunity to learn from you and be [...]

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 [...]