Last Saturday Sarah, one of our mentors, held a group garage sale at her home. It was rainy early in the morning and we were worried about the turnout. Actually there were quite a few shoppers early in the morning, the “professional garage salers.” By late morning it was pretty dead. The total raised at the sale was nearly $200.

The most unusual item for sale was a golf themed lamp: the base was a miniature golf bag and the top was an umbrella. It was quite a conversation piece.

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Garage Sale Riches - Raise funds for your group with proven yard/garage sale strategies.

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This past weekend we were once again graced with rain. I just wish it would wait til Saturday afternoon to start the downpours! Needless to say, our group was a washout. I did my 8 miles yesterday instead. This is the longest distance I have walked in a long time. Probably since my last marathon training.

Our team is getting some group fundraisers together. Hope to have more news soon.

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Last Saturday our Team had a very busy weekend. Since Nancy and I are doing the half marathon we walked 6 miles. We talked and talked the whole time, but we got our miles in. It was great for Nancy as this was the longest distance she’d ever walked. This exercising thing is pretty new to her, and it’s fun to be able to give her some encouragement. I hope I’m helping anyway.

After the walk we had a stretching clinic at the YMCA. The leader taught us about proper stretching techniques to do before and after a run or walk.
Then we all headed over to Pioneer for a breakfast to celebrate our honored heros. Both Daniel and his wife came and Nancy brought Desi and his little cousin. It was fun to get a chance to hang out with the team. My pictures didn’t turn out, so I hope someone else’s did.

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March 2004

In this issue -

- 5 Keys to Successful Fundraising – Free
- How to Plan a 5K fundraiser
- Journal about your training and/or fundraising experience
- Economical webhosting for your non-profit website

Can you believe it is March already? So is March coming in like a lion or lamb?

Beyond the usual associations with the weather, let’s think about our current projects. Are you tackling your fundraising goals like a lion? Does your organization have clear cut goals and are you racing out the door to complete them?

Whether you are feeling strong and courageous, if you need a little help like the cowardly lion on the Wizard of Oz, I’m here to help!

The 5 Keys to Successful Fundraising

Today the 15 page e-book, “The 5 Keys to Successful Fundraising” is now available, only for subscribers to this newsletter! This course will help you get back to basics, gain a few tips and restart your fundraising engines.

As this is the first release of this book, I am asking for your feedback. Please let me know what you think, if the book helped you, or if you have any suggestions. I am always open to hearing your thoughts and comments. Just drop me a line at Sandra@stepbystepfundraising.com

Best wishes for your continued fundraising success!

Sandra Sims
Editor & Publisher
Step By Step Fundraising

Planning a 5K run/walk fundraiser

What does it take to organize a 5K event for charity? Taylor’s Angels held it’s first 5K fundraiser last year and it was a huge success.

Find out how they did it:
Taylor’s Angels 5K Fundraiser

Journal about your training and/fundraising experience

It’s fun to create a website or journal to document your fundraising and/or training program.

One option is to create a web log, usually called a blog, to journal about your experience. There are two great websites where you can quickly and easily create your own blog.

Find out how to creat your own online journal

Low cost Webhosting for Non-profit organizations

When deciding on a webhost for your non-profit’s website, cost is definitely a big factor. These days you can get affordable web hosting for less than $10 a month. Sometimes even less.

Since I started building webpages about 5 years ago, I have used several different web hosts. Some were free, with advertisements, and some were paid services. I currently use two different webhosts, one is free and the other is a paid service. I recommend them both without hesitation, as the service is extremely reliable. Best of all, they are both affordable!

If you are getting ready to build a website for your organization, or are looking for a new, reliable webhost, then check out the following recommendations:

Webhosting for Non Profit Websites

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