Planning a fundraiser can be a long process with many highs and lows between the initial meeting and the big night. Along the journey, there will inevitably be roadblocks that may bring down group morale. However, don’t get frustrated; follow these simple guidelines and just wait for your committee members’ smiles to appear.
Is your organization having trouble retaining donors? Do you have a significant number of followers who give once and never again? If so, here are our tips and tricks for reconnecting with lapsed donors and making sure they keep coming back to give again.
As the baby boomer generation reaches retirement age, nonprofit executives, directors, and founders need to prepare for these managerial transitions by reaching out to young professionals.
Have you ever gotten in over your head as an volunteer manager, and needed to ask for help, but not known how to ask for exactly what you want? How can you manage volunteers?
At the recent WATCH Luncheon, a fundraiser produced by Sustainers in the Junior League of San Francisco, we asked attendees their thoughts the organization could do to engage more Sustainers.
A couple of well-meaning internet entrepreneurs decided they wanted to flex their philanthropic muscles by donating a million t-shirts to Africa. Their good intentions were not rewarded.
Most charitable volunteer organizations have Sustainers – those individuals who have fulfilled their Active obligations for some number of years. If they are still in good standing they are given the opportunity to become a Sustainer which allows them to continue to connect with the organization but without the requirements Actives have.
Benefit auctioneer Sherry Truhlar hearts the Viva Philanthropy Library and you will, too, when you score tips and templates, forms, and letters no fundraiser can live without.
Are you a volunteer for a Nonprofit Organization? If so, the organization is usually in fundraising campaign mode. Often this can be associated with a special event but there are also capital campaigns, annual campaigns and a host of other fundraising efforts that involve the Board and other volunteers. Here are a host of ‘Truths’ … Continue Reading
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Library of documents to assist Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) in their fundraising efforts. Organizational Part I: Joining a Nonprofit Board? Part II: Tools for Nonprofit Boards Part III: Nonprofit Board Fundraising Part IV: Nonprofit Board Fundraising Tools Assessing your Mission Statement Fundraising Fundamentals Becoming a member of the Google Grants Redeeming American Express Membership Rewards points … Continue Reading
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