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Sandra Sims has written 292 posts on Step By Step Fundraising.

Sandra Sims coaches non profit organizations toward greater fundraising success through her free articles on Step by Step Fundraising, ebooks and CDs and referrals to third party fundraising solutions. Sandra holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas and is currently attending Midwestern State University pursuing a Certificate in Non Profit Management. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

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Interview with Mike Robbins: The Power of Appreciation for Non Profits

Posted on 10 June 2008

I knew going straight to the expert on the topic of appreciation would be the best way to finish up this series. But rather than just give us an article, Mike Robbins volunteered to do an interview!
In this 42 minute audio Mike shares practical ways to focus our attention on appreciating ourselves and others.
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Resource Roundup: Social Media, Networks for Non Profits

Posted on 06 June 2008

Last week’s roundup was on online fundraising and taking donations online. Having a great website, including online donation capacity is now a basic must-have for every non-profit.
For non profits those who are ready to go to the next level there are many online social networks and other tools related to “web 2.0.” Many [...]

Powerful Video: JDRF

Posted on 04 June 2008

This video is a great example of powerful storytelling through online video. It takes just four minutes and tells of one child who is overcoming many obstacles because of Juvelile Diabetes. Thanks to Paula Werne of Holiday World who posted a link to the video on the Charity Mile blog. [...]

Resource Roundup: Online Donations; Online Fundraising Strategies

Posted on 30 May 2008

This week the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants offers a variety of insights, tips and tricks for online fundraising. Though I didn’t participate with an original article this time I can at least offer up some additional resources. Here are several that I’ve found recently plus some that I’ve been saving in my bookmarks [...]

World Vision - Storytelling in Multimedia

Posted on 27 May 2008

In last week’s Resource Roundup: What’s Your Story? I featured World Vision as an example of a non profit that is always telling its story well. An email newsletter that I got from World Vision after publishing Friday’s post confirmed this once again.
While they had already published a video and other news alerts [...]