Category: Fundraising
By Erica Waasdorp, President, A Direct Solution, author of Monthly Giving. The Sleeping Giant and other resources, blogger, Charity How To Webinar presenter, Monthly Donor Motivator Monthly Donors. Sustainers. …
This is a guest post by Brian Saber Most fundraising professionals would prefer to do just about anything than ask someone for money face-to-face. Even for those who find …
This is a guest post by Erica Waasdorp I’m a total convert on the topic of monthly donors. I’ve seen its power and how it has kept an organization …
Originally Posted in Wild Apricot´s Blog Are fewer people attending your events these days? Are you hoping to dramatically increase attendance at your big conference this year? Rather …
By Jeff Brooks, originally posted here Let’s look at the ingredients of a good headline: 1) News. Headlines should reveal something of interest, not merely label a situation. It …
This is a guest blog post by Brian Saber, Cofounder of Asking Matters. If we think we can send board members out to fundraise without giving them tools, …
This a guest post By A.J. Steinberg Sometimes bad events happen to good organizations. Yes, it’s true. Even the best nonprofits sometimes miss the mark when it comes to …
This is a guest blog post by Julia Campbell Your nonprofit website is the most important tool in your fundraising, marketing, outreach, and communications toolbox – BY FAR. …
This is a guest blog post by Erica Waasdorp How long does it typically take to set up a monthly donor program? From soup to nuts. At a recent …
This is a guest blog post by John Haydon, Originally Posted Here. Marketing your fundraising event is arguably one of the most important aspects of holding a fundraiser. If …
This a guest blog post by Kathie Kramer Ryan, founder of Arroyo Fundraising Would you ask someone to marry you on your first date? Chances are, no way! It’s …
By: Heather Stombaugh, GPC Corporations invest in social responsibility programs and activities to support their triple bottom line: people, profits, and planet. Companies are smart to be concerned about …
By Brian Saber We all know that asking doesn’t just happen out of nowhere. Your organization and staff have to embrace fundraising clear across the board in order for …
By A.J. Steinberg It’s hard to believe, but some nonprofit professionals don’t really love hosting special events. In fact, lots of folks seem downright ambivalent, at best. Does that sound …
By Erica Waasdorp Before I got ‘hooked’ on monthly giving, I was already a direct mail ‘aficionado’. Why? Because direct mail works. Because people respond to it. Because you …
Strategies and tactics in fundraising may change, but print publications continue to be a critical resource in the nonprofit toolbox. According to Kivi Leroux Miller’s 2016 Nonprofit Communication Trends …
Step 1 – Strategizing Our case study is called Save The Redwoods and their mission is to protect and restore Redwood forests. To help fulfill this mission, we wanted …
By A.J. Steinberg Have you ever suffered the pain and embarrassment of empty-seat syndrome. You know…that horrible experience of staring at a half-full venue when your event hasn’t sold …
By Erica Waasdorp I’m so excited… Because monthly giving is becoming more and more popular! Systems keep getting easier and easier. More organizations have seen the ‘monthly donor light!’ But …
By Kathie Kramer Ryan – Arroyo Fundraising As a fundraiser, you may hear about “donor cultivation” or “building relationships with your donors,” so you can raise more money – but …
How do you sell your story? You know you need to make your case—it is something you do every day. However, do you have a Case for Support? In …
A few years ago, when I first started teaching webinars at Charity How To, Monthly giving was still in its infancy. It used to be something for the few …
I love teaching the Annual Reports webinars for CharityHowTo’s participants (How to Create an Awesome Annual Report and How to Transition Your Annual Report to an Infographic). Professionals who …
You’ve seen them all over the interwebs. You run into them as you’re scrolling through your feed on Facebook, as you’re checking your Twitter updates, as you’re looking for …
At the start of 2016 I asked colleagues and CharityHowTo webinar participants about what their biggest challenges were for a successful grant seeking strategy in 2016. There definitely was …
We recently hosted the webinar “Raising More Money with Event Sponsorship – A New Approach That Works!” by Joe Waters, author of Cause Marketing for Dummies. Here are some great …
from www.fundraising123.org Last year the Chronicle of Philanthropy shared their “Trends That Will Affect Fund Raising in 2009,” penned by Robert F. Sharpe, a planned-giving consultant in Memphis. These …
