Recently Don Griesmann posted a story on his blog that I believe is worth a read.  The organization profiled in the story, Kid Care, began as a labor of love, but ended abruptly after 18 years of service.
Its founders were not professionally trained in nonprofit management prior to starting their work.  They simply saw a [...]

I sent out a special email on Monday to those who are signed up for the Step by Step Fundraising newsletter.  It included some of the tips that I also posted here:  Annual Fund Drive, End-of-year Fundraising Success Strategies.
I got an email back from Tony with some great comments that maybe you can relate to.

Hi [...]

The great thing about writing a blog on a regular basis is that the author has the opportunity to really dive into a subject and examine it on a microscopic level.
Today is such a day, when we pull out our microscopes and peer deeply into our organization’s image. Let’s talk about voice mail and answering [...]

Strong leadership is essential to being successful with your fundraising goals.  There’s not just one or even a handful of leaders that are important to a nonprofit organization.  Leadership can come from staff (at all levels), donors, committee members, advocates, volunteers serving on short term projects (like fundraising events) or those that give a few [...]

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. we set aside today as a holiday. While it is a historic day, it is not a time to look back with either the extremes of sentimentality or heated debate. It’s a time for appreciation, work and looking toward the future.
There are many clips of Dr. [...]

Each Monday I get a success newsletter from John Chappelear.  He includes two affirmations each time, one for personal success and the other for business.   Today’s Business Thought of the Week is particularly apt for charitable organizations.
With my slight adjustment for nonprofits:
I will not draw into my shell. Weak economic times call for strong [...]

I field questions about raffle fundraisers quite often.  Especially since the downturn in the economy and housing crisis, I have heard from several people who want to raffle their own house.  It won’t sell on the real estate market so why not raffle it?
The first reason not to do a house raffle, is that in [...]