By Sandy Rees Have you gotten lazy with your donor relations efforts? If you’re like the rest of us, you probably have. We start out being so excited about stewarding donors and building relationships, but over time, it’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day activities and we forget to keep our eye on…
By Lino Esguerra Types of Fundraisers There are a lot of ways to make money. To help decide which ones will be best suited to your group, we’re going to first identify categories into which most fundraising efforts fall. 1. Product Sales Selling a good product to fulfill a market need has always been an…
By Marc Pitman Turn on any news show and you’ll hear analysts and pundits forecasting economic doom and gloom. Their reports are filled with words and phrases like “economic downturn,” “soft economy,” and the dreaded: “recession.” While the jury is still out about whether or not we’re really in a recession, now is a great…
By Low Jeremy For certain organizations like those that are non-profit enterprises, fundraising serves as the primary way of obtaining money for specific endeavors and operations which usually include a broad spectrum of concerns. These fundraising efforts are usually targeted towards religious and philanthropic causes, research organizations, public broadcasters, and even political campaigns. Aside from…
Guest Post: An In-Depth Look at Using Facebook for Fundraising by Susan Chavez Nowadays it seems that social media is the answer to everything: marketing a new product, finding a new job and, of course, fundraising. What seems to be left out is how exactly to use social media to achieve your goal. The following…
By Lydia Newsom So, you want to have a fund raiser, but don’t know where to begin since there are literally hundreds of fund-raising methods to choose from. You ask yourself, “Do we sell raffle tickets, dunk a teacher in water, or partake in the traditional catalog sales?” Well, that runs across the minds of…
By S Walls The Internet is the perfect way to connect charities, fundraisers and donors under a common cause. Find out how to use the Internet to start fundraising online. Social Fundraising Friends and family are the best sources for fundraising support, and social networking websites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter make it easy to…
By Robinn Lange Fundraising has become an essential element to schools, scouts, sports and cheerleading teams, youth sports leagues, and other community groups in both small towns and major urban areas. The need for fundraising has become of greater importance than ever before for a variety of needs ranging from playground equipment, uniforms, and trips,…
By Jordan Gottlieb The number one concern of any PTA should be helping the school to be the best that it can be. That means being there to help teachers, chaperoning field trips, and planning family events at the school to get other parents more involved in their students’ success. One huge area of interest…
By Jim Berigan It’s a feeling I’m sure many of you have had. That sinking sensation in your stomach when you know you’ve got to hit up your co-workers for cash to support your child’s school fundraising project. We’ve all been there. You hate to impose on the people you work with, but the school…
